Where is the best tarpon fishing?
Costa Rica has some of the best Tarpon fishing in the world. There are two areas to fish. There is the Caribbean side and there is the northern region along the Costa Rica Nicaragua border.The Rio Colorado, Tortugero and Parisimina area on the Northern Caribbean coast has been world famous for Tarpon and Snook fishing since the 1960’s. Fish the rivers, lagoons and river mouths for Tarpon that average 100 pounds and Snook that average 20 pounds. In recent years many operators have started using larger boats. These larger boats not only make it easier to get out of the river mouths and catch Tarpon but it has made offshore fishing available for fisherman wanting to catch Atlantic Sailfish, Atlantic Blue Marlin, Wahoo and Dorado.A newer and more remote hotspot has developed over the past ten years on Costa Rica’s northern border. You can fish the Rio Frio River, Cano Negro Lagoon, Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan River for Tarpon, Snook, Guapote and more. These areas receive very little fi
