Captain Carlos Picado runs a 2004 Cabo 35 Express powered by twin Cummins 430 hp engines out of Marina Pez Vela. The boat holds up to 6 guests and offers half-day inshore (5 hours), 3/4-day, and full-day offshore (9 hours) charters targeting sailfish, marlin, dorado, tuna, and roosterfish.
We book this boat for our guests as part of the trip: the day, the pickup from the villa, and the fish going to a restaurant that night if you want it cooked. Prices, departure times, and what is included move with the season, so we confirm the current numbers with the captain before you commit.
Photos are the operator's own, from their website.
Owner-operated 45-foot Viking custom sportfisher out of Marina Pez Vela, run by Captain Rolando Gonzales Cruz with 35-plus years on the local grounds. Full-day offshore charters include all tackle (Penn and Shimano), bait, hot lunch, and drinks. Current ownership has operated under this name since 2022.
One 45-foot Viking yacht, six ways to use it: full-day offshore fishing, half-day inshore for roosterfish, a sunset coastal cruise past Punta Quepos and Punta Catedral, whale watching in season, a snorkeling and coastal cruise combo, and fully bespoke charters. Every trip is private to the group, run by Captain Minor Hidalgo out of Marina Pez Vela.
Sportfishing charter run by Captain Butch aboard the Gypsy Girl, a 1986 Palmbeach/Gamefisher 30-foot express with a marlin tower, one of the original sportfishing boats built in Costa Rica. The boat fishes offshore for blue, black, and striped marlin and sailfish, plus tuna, dorado, wahoo, grouper, amberjack, and snapper.
Half day and full day fishing charters out of Quepos aboard the 32 foot Big Eye II, run by Captain Franklin Araya, who has roughly 20 years working these waters. Offshore targets include sailfish, marlin, yellowfin tuna, and mahi mahi, with inshore trips for roosterfish, snapper, and jacks.
All boats in Quepos and Manuel Antonio · Where to fish, month by month · Quepos fishing seasons
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