Aguila de Osa

Part of our complete guide: Fishing Lodges in Costa Rica: Every Lodge and Fishermen-Run Resort, by Zone

What it is

Aguila de Osa is a long-established lodge in Drake Bay, the quiet bay on the north coast of the Osa Peninsula with no real road access for most visitors. It sits on a hillside above the mouth of the Agujitas River, with rooms in the trees and its own dock below. The lodge books Corcovado hikes, diving, birding and mangrove trips, but fishing has always been a big part of it: it says its boats have worked these waters for more than 30 years, and that its captains have set 4 IGFA world records.

It's open and booking: its Fishing Adventure package runs from May 1 to December 19, 2026, and guests were reviewing their stays in 2026.

The boats

The lodge runs 3 boats. The 2 it features for fishing are:

• Albatros, a 31-foot cold-molded sportfisher built by Palm Beach, with a Caterpillar 3116 turbo diesel, Garmin electronics, Rupp outriggers, shade and a toilet. This is the boat in the fishing package and the one for offshore days.
• Reel Time, a 26-foot custom center console with a walk-around layout and a 250 hp four-stroke Yamaha, handy for inshore days.

Both carry life jackets, flares, GPS and a satellite phone, and the tackle runs from Penn International and Shimano Tiagra reels to custom rods in every weight class.

Where it leaves from

Trips start from the lodge's own dock, which spares you the wet beach boarding that most Drake Bay boats need. The usual start is around 6:30 a.m., though it's flexible. To reach the lodge, fly to the Drake Bay airstrip or to Palmar Sur, and the lodge arranges the taxi and boat transfer.

What you'll fish for

Offshore, about 20 to 40 miles out, the targets are blue and black marlin, sailfish, yellowfin tuna and dorado, with schools of dolphins often showing where the tuna are. Inshore, the crews troll around Caño Island for wahoo and jig the rocky high spots for cubera snapper, amberjack and grouper, with roosterfish and Sierra mackerel along the coast. Caño Island is a biological reserve with no fishing allowed, so the boats fish the water outside it.

Sailfish are best from about December to April, and marlin and tuna from about May to September. See our Southern Pacific guide for the full calendar.

Release practice and the kitchen

The lodge's rule is simple: eat what you catch or let it go. It says it was the first charter on the Osa to commit to catch and release with circle hooks, and billfish must be released under Costa Rican law in any case. What you keep goes to the lodge kitchen, where the chef will cook it for your dinner.

Rooms and packages

Rooms range from standard and deluxe rooms to junior and master suites, all on the forested slope with views over the bay. The Fishing Adventure package covers 4 nights for 2 with all meals, 3 days of fishing on the Albatros, kayak use and the airstrip transfers. It's sold only direct, not through agencies. Half and full days, inshore or offshore, can also be added to any stay; children can fish from age 6.

Book on the lodge website, by WhatsApp on +506 8744 2967, by phone on +506 2775 4545 or by email at [email protected]. For other options in the area, see our guides to Osa and Golfo Dulce fishing lodges and fishing lodges across Costa Rica.