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Fishing lodges and resorts

Fishing lodges where the boats leave from the dock, plus resorts that make a good base for a few days on the water.

Start here: the complete guideFishing Lodges in Costa Rica: Every Lodge and Fishermen-Run Resort, by ZoneCosta Rica's true fishing lodges, where the boats leave from the lodge's own dock, cluster in the far south (Puerto Jiménez, Zancudo, Drake Bay, Golfito) and on the Caribbean tarpon river at Barra del Colorado, with a few more in the Gulf of Nicoya and the northern lowlands. Elsewhere, anglers stay near the big marinas at Los Sueños, Quepos and Papagayo and meet a charter at the dock.

Charters, lodges and marinas

A pale blue sportfishing boat named Albatros with a tuna tower and outriggers tied up at a wooden dock beside a jungle-covered bank
Drake Bay · fishing lodgeAguila de Osa Rainforest & Marine Adventure LodgeAguila de Osa is a rainforest lodge on the hillside above the Agujitas River in Drake Bay, on the Osa Peninsula, with its own…
A white express sportfisher with a tuna tower and outriggers at anchor on calm water in the Gulf of Nicoya, with green hills and white clouds behind
Paquera · fishing lodgeBahía Rica Fishing and Kayak LodgeBahía Rica is a small fishing and kayak lodge at Punta Cuchillo, just east of the Paquera ferry landing on the Gulf of Nicoya…
An angler in a cap and sunglasses leans over the side of a Crocodile Bay boat holding a sailfish's bill beside the hull before releasing it in deep blue water
Puerto Jiménez · fishing lodgeCrocodile Bay ResortCrocodile Bay is a sportfishing operation and marina in Puerto Jiménez, on the Osa Peninsula side of the Golfo Dulce, running…
Peninsula Papagayo · resortFour Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa RicaFour Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo is a beach resort at the tip of the Peninsula Papagayo in northern Guanacaste, between two…
A small fishing boat with anglers aboard on a wide brown river lined with dense green rainforest at Caño Negro
Caño Negro · fishing lodgeHotel de Campo Caño NegroHotel de Campo Caño Negro is a small, family-run lodge facing the lagoon of the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica's far…
A row of brightly painted wooden casitas in green, turquoise and yellow with railed porches, along a garden path at Kawé Lodge
Barra del Colorado · fishing lodgeKawé LodgeKawé Lodge is a small family lodge of 6 air-conditioned casitas on the Río Colorado, about 1 km from Barra del Colorado Sur and a…
The pool at the Manatus Hotel lit up at night, with palm trees and the lodge's garden lights reflected in the water
Tortuguero · resortManatus HotelManatus Hotel is a small hotel on the canals of Tortuguero, on Costa Rica's northern Caribbean coast, reached only by boat or…
A smiling angler in sunglasses and a buff holding a long silver tarpon across his lap in a boat on brown jungle water
Caño Negro · fishing lodgeNatural Lodge Caño NegroNatural Lodge Caño Negro is a garden hotel with a pool and restaurant in the village at the heart of the Caño Negro Wildlife…
A Silver King Lodge center console with two anglers aboard running across choppy brown water at the mouth of the Río Colorado under a clear blue sky
Barra del Colorado · fishing lodgeSilver King LodgeSilver King Lodge is an all-inclusive fishing lodge on the Río Colorado, inside the Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge on Costa…
Center console sportfishing boats tied along The Zancudo Lodge's private river dock at sunrise, with a thatched palapa at the end of the pier and mangroves behind
Playa Zancudo · fishing lodgeThe Zancudo LodgeThe Zancudo Lodge is an all-inclusive fishing lodge on Playa Zancudo, at the mouth of the Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica's far south…

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A Silver King Lodge centre-console boat with anglers aboard working the choppy brown water at the Río Colorado bar under a clear blue sky
Fishing lodges and resortsFishing lodges on Costa Rica's Caribbean coastSilver King Lodge at Barra del Colorado is the only full-service fishing lodge on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast that we could…
Sunrise over the calm Golfo Dulce from the Puerto Jiménez pier, with small fishing boats at anchor
Fishing lodges and resortsHow to Choose a Costa Rica Fishing Lodge: Types, Seasons and the Questions to AskPick the fish and the month first, then the kind of stay: a true fishing lodge with its own dock, a nature lodge that fishes, or…
The Zancudo Lodge's fishing boats tied up at its river dock at dawn, with mangroves, a thatched shelter and misty hills across the water
Fishing lodges and resortsFishing lodges of the Osa Peninsula and Golfo DulceThe far south has 3 true fishing lodges, Crocodile Bay at Botánika in Puerto Jiménez, The Zancudo Lodge at Playa Zancudo and…
A Silver King Lodge centre-console fishing boat with anglers aboard running across choppy water at Barra del Colorado
Fishing lodges and resortsFishing Lodges in Costa Rica: Every Lodge and Fishermen-Run Resort, by ZoneCosta Rica's true fishing lodges, where the boats leave from the lodge's own dock, cluster in the far south (Puerto Jiménez…