Richard Bexon Ramblings of a mad man in Costa Rica

Bill fish

I just came back from a  great weekend at the Marriott Los Suenos near Jaco, Costa Rica.  The area if famous for its bill fishing as the Los Suenos Bill Fishing Tournament is Costa Rica’s largest fishing competition held annually at the Marriott.

This was my first time fishing in the area as well as staying at the Marriott.  We stayed at Casa Harmon on the Marriott resort which is managed by Stay in Costa Rica.  The house was a fantastic house and located only 5minutes from the marina, the hotel and also the beach.  The house looked over the golf course and had 6 bedrooms however the swimming pool was the best part of the house as it was surrounded by tropical plants.

We fished on Maverick Sportfishing’s 42 ft Super Fly boat which came in 2nd for the 2008 Bill Fishing Tournament.  The boat was fabulous, by far the finest boat I have been on.  It had a full kitchen, AC and was nicely finished with wood and teak.

Our first catch was a 150lb blue Marlin and was a great fight for Chris.  The 2nd was a 150lb sailfish caught by Tony and then I caught the last fish which was a 150lb sailfish.  It was a OK days fishing based on what they normally catch, however the day before they had caught a 500lb black marlin.  Typically they say they catch around 10 bill fish a day.

You ca see more about Costa Rica fishing here.