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COSTA
RICA’S NEWEST HOT FISHING SPOT HERRADURA BAY - LOS SUENOS
By Bill Boyce
Vision… A word that is defined by several meanings…
the power of seeing with the eye…. The ability to perceive something
not actually visible…. Something seen as if from a trance, or
in a dream. To many of us the wonder of sight vision marvels us daily,
but few of us have the ability to perceive a vision. Even less of
us have the persistence, expertise, tenacity, and financial resources
to enact their vision like Mr Bill Royster. His vision began while
dropping his anchor in the sandy substrate of Herradura Bay, Costa
Rica some ten years ago.
On a six month leave from work – during the economy slowdown
of the early nineties…. in his words “his sabbatical”
– Bill decided to set sail on his 82’ Barducci sportfisher/
cruiser to the bountiful waters south of california. Fishing and touring
the entire length of Mexico left him yearning to discover what lay
beyond. What were the coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama
like..??? He continued on, making it to the Gulf of Panama and was
returning Northward when he came upon a bay in Costa Rica…totally
undeveloped as was much of the Costa Rican coast in those years. This
secluded spot north of Quepos and south of Cabo Blanco immediately
hit him as “the place dreams are made of”.
While at the time, the area was nothing but a seaside rancho, he enthusiastically
states that his vision was “to create a real destination"
– one which encompassed “a marina, a fabulous first class
hotel, golf, tennis, diving, surfing... all within the confines of
an ecological park like setting, and most importantly.. all within
striking distance of the undisputed finest fishing the world has to
offer. “I truly wanted to design and produce one of the top
resorts in the world..period” – in doing so “taking
on a worthy challenge and turning it into a legacy”.
This legacy started years ago, turning a 1,100-acre cattle ranch into
such a dream. A dream called LOS
SUENOS... in Spanish, simply ..the dream. Of the total
acreage he purposely developed only 450. A world class golf course
designed by Ted Robinson Jr.– with over 160 golf courses designed
internationally – where tee-ing off may require you to scream
“fore” to a three toed sloth on the fairway, as the course
is literally cut from the contours of the tropical rain forest in
such a way as to look a part of the landscape itself. JW
Marriott built an exclusive 5-star resort hotel -
Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort – complete with
beachfront activities, several exquisite restaurants, tennis courts,
a gorgeous sprawling pool complex that rivals a Disneyland attraction,
waterfalls, ice cream parlors, bakeries... all done with ina tasteful
architectural motif reminiscent of old Antigua in Guatemala.
The resort complex is further complimented by a full service marina…did
I say FULL SERVICE… ample quantities of reliable
fuel, a great tucked away location with state of the art jetties for
protection and world class dock facilities. I am purely stating, they
not only rival stateside marinas in quality… they
surpass it..!!! An amazing Spanish design of 6061 extruded
aluminum beams with riveted teak planks create an “erector set”
system whose layout configurationcan be readily modified as to their
layout configuration and to accommodate the cleating position of various
vessel lengths. Dock managers confidently state that vessels of 150
feet can be easily moored at this facility. Oh cool…”I’ll
be bringing my 150 right down”…Yeah right….!!!!
Currently a capacity approaching 250 boats is in the harbor with more
dockage being produced as I type this article. When developing something
of this magnitude in Central America, never let your destiny be controlled
by the quality of materials or the timetables these latitudes typically
work with.To combat that trend, Royster had the insight to build all
the production facilities on site to create this marina. Need a dock
pile driven??? He has one on site…. Need a few extra floats???
He produces state of the art floats on site…. Need more jetty
drogues and anchors??? Bill molds them right there. This place, simply
stated, is the finest, most modern marina facility in the entire Western
Hemisphere of the Central Pacific.
How does one go about building such a resort..??? By years of legally
convincing the Costa Rican Congress that this resort will truly put
them on the map. Then showing them that a mega resort can be at one
with its surroundings as well. Limiting heights to only 4 stories,
keeping a majority of its confines in its natural state … and
by having the gonads to sink over 150 million dollars into the construction
of this dream!!!!
INSHORE FISHERIES
I have had the opportunity to fish Central America extensively over
the past twenty years, having spent many of those years as a fisheries
biologist in the productive waters found along this coast. I have
always been impressed by the diversity, the quality and quantity of
the fish found in these waters. However, I was typically experiencing
the offshore pelagic fishery and rarely got the chance to get “in
tight” and pull on some “rockers”. The places I
have been fortunate to fish in Costa Rica have always targeted blue-water
fish, so when asked to write an article encompassing both inshore
and offshore, I was quick to report to duty.
The inshore fishery at Los Suenos is nothing short of AWESOME, just
minutes from the harbor’s entrance. We went out the first day
aboard the DREAM II, a 32’ LUHRS plugged with a bait tank full
of live blue runners – a small jack species similar to the favored
green jack of the long range boats and the goggle eye of the Atlantic.
Pinning these baits to a 7/0 Eagle Claw circle hook, we put them back
in a slow troll and cruised the wash rocks present a few hundred yards
off the steep rocky escarpment of the outer bay, a truly mesmerizing
backdrop. The watercolor inshore was a dar,k somewhat milky green
and Captain Carlos mentioned to us conditions were far from ideal.
Noting to myself that a rocky place like this would be difficult to
pull a fish from, I suddenly felt my bait getting very nervous and
fed line to the fish that was chasing it. Carlos said the fish we
could encounter could be of a large variety so I was expecting a body
slamming strike and prepped myself to lean on it to keep it from the
real estate we were trolling near. Instead it was a soft pick-up,
a slow deliberate run, stopping … turning … fidgeting
… then finally the sustained run where I could apply pressure
to a circle hook set. “There it is!”. Immediately the
feel of steel and we are off to the races. Passing the rod to Adriana,
our lady angler of the day, she subdued the beast with persistent
pressure and a nice 25 lb.roosterfish was the result of her effort.
Another Costa Rica Dreams charter, aboard the 25’ diesel GAMEFISHER
center console with Captain Edwardo, put on a few nice roosters at
that rock pile as well so we decided to find some new grounds. In
doing so Carlos made the” bold “ move of going another
half a mile down the coast to a submerged rock pile he said held a
lot of cubera snapper. True to his word, as the boat was still sliding
off the throttles to a slow trolling speed, Earl Warren, legal consul
and part owner of the Los Suenos resort, had his bait engulfed and
came tight on the circle hook – on the hook.. another 30 lb.
roosterfish. Meanwhile, Adriana gets bit again and she hooks up on
a fish. This one came up a nice cubera snapper of 20 lbs. At this
point I have to ask myself…. “Wow… what if the conditions
were say average or better..!!!!” One more roosterfish and another
smaller snapper and Carlos asked want to go out and really pull
on something? He mentions a few pinnacles he knew of in the deeper
waters just outside the bay. “Let’s make the run, nothings
too far for this journalistic endeavor” I jokingly reply.
Throttled up, I figured it was time for a sandwich and a bag of chips.
Before I could sink my teeth into the masterpiece I had just created,
we are slowed to a crawl as Carlos surveyed the structure on his meter
some 180 feet beneath the transom. “Get out the 50’s and
put on a lot of weight” were his suggestions as we positioned
on the side of a fishy looking tide rip directly above a rock pile.
Down went the sandwich, out came the stand-up guns and baits were
lowered to the meter marks. Before Earl’s bait even hit the
bottom he was hammered by a powerful adversary that gave him only
a matter of seconds to stop. Not prepared for the ensuing battle,
Earl lost. I was the next to get smoked. A 50 Penn with a hammered
drag and stout tuna stick “gone bendo” proved no match
for what was tethered to the end. Now we were 0 for 2 and trying to
flex up our psyche preparing to land one of the brutes. Earl put the
hurt on one soon thereafter which proved to be a respectable cubera
snapper of about 40 lbs.
Carlos was not at all convinced that 40 lb. snappers were the culprits
taking us downtown. His wealth of experience and local knowledge said
large broomtail grouper were the ones we couldn't stop. My bet was
he was right on target with that one. His biggest grouper to date
went 95 lbs. noting that many other larger fish he’d hooked
were simply un-stoppable. I was informed that Carlos’s mate
Regan had recently caught a nice broomtail grouper that went close
to 80 lbs. on that same spot. What is still amazing to me at that
poin twas that we were still just a few miles from the harbor; in
fact as I shot a photo of a landed fish, the boats in the harbor were
quite visible.
On another afternoon at the rock pile, with talented angler and good
friend Dave Elm from AFTCO, some mystery fish again rocked us and
the only one we stopped was a girthy 25 lb. jack crevelle. Another
large jack with a bad-ass reputation frequents these same inshore
haunts. This mighty muscled fish is the almaco jack, also known as
the pacific amberjack. This fish, like the sailfish, obtain much larger
sizes here in the pacific, and can commonly be found near 100 lbs.
in size. The all tackle record in the pacific went 132…!!! These
“jumbo jacks” carry a well-earned reputation as great
fighting fish. The thought of pulling on fish of that size and fury,
so close inshore, dispels the rumors that only bluewater species are
worthy of such respect.
Returning home one late afternoon after chasing sailfish all day,
we came upon two local charters working the rocky point at the entrance
to Herradura Bay. One was the 36’ LUNA SEA with Captain Augie
Misiak, the other, a 37 footer, the ESTRELLA DEL MAR with Capt. Tom
Carton. Both boats were hooked up to nice fish and I saw one fish
clear the water like an acrobatic dorado. By the size of it at that
distance I thought “what a nice dolphin to be caught so close
inshore”, but when they finally landed it, Capt. Tom radioed
to inform us it was a roosterfish, and proudly continued by stating
that it scaled 80 lbs. !!!!! Both of these guys have years of experience
in these waters and adamantly boasted that the inshore fishery is
live and well at Los Suenos.
I am told the seasons for this inshore action is year round. To this
I have no doubt, for the water temperatures stay pretty constant here
and these are fish not known to migrate great distances. Other inshore
species in abundance are the tasty corvina, (a close relative to the
white seabass, and weakfish) sierra mackerel, and mullet snapper.
The one inshore fish we didn’t target, as we never fished near
any river mouth areas, were the large black pacific snook. Known to
preside in small deltas where the rainforests drain to the sea, this
pacific species represents the largest of the entire family of snook
and the all tackle world record of 57lbs.12 oz. was landed down the
coast a few miles away in Quepos. The locals really prize them as
a food fish and I heard many stories of 30 plus pound snook caught
routinely in these areas.
Other than live bait fishing, trolling plugs such as Rapalas, Rebels
and Bangos would no doubt be effective for all these inshore species,
and I am certain fishing lead headed plastic swim baits like Fish
Traps worked and jigged up tight to the rocks would produce strikes
from these fish.
 OFFSHORE
FISHERIES
The fertile waters that surround Los Suenos further enhance the
beauty of this area. Geographically speaking, Herradura Bay sits
on the South Eastern point of land, Punta Leona at the entrance
to the Golfo De Nicoya. Directly to the West, creating the South
Western entrance to the Gulf is Cabo Blanco. What you have in the
Gulf itself are several large rivers which feed these waters with
large quantities of fresh water run off. This slightly decreases
the salinity of the gulf, which in turn creates a productive brew
for the primary production levels at the bottom of the food chain,
meaning your algae (phytoplankton), and zooplankton. At times these
waters appear very green, which indicates active blooms of plankton,
but to bait fish, and shrimp – which utilize it as a food
source – this biological production is life sustaining soup.
It is this abundance of bait that attracts pelagic fish along the
color breaks and structure contours of the areas offshore geology.
The first deciding factor to fishing offshore is weather. Los Suenos
is blessed with the lack of strong seasonal winds and the fact that
reaching the fishing grounds can often mean only a 10 to 15 mile
run, perhaps a 30-mile run should Cabo Blanco or the Furuno Bank
be the destination. In comparison, the fishing fleets of Flamingo
Bay are often forced to move out during the windy Papagayo season
to fish the sheltered waters of Punta Guinones . But these strong
winds have no effect on the Los Suenos area. The hurricanes that
often generate north in Fonseca and farther north in Tehuantepec
from April to October typically move off N to NW and therefore,
away from Central Costa Rica posing no threat to Los Suenos. So
it is very rare that a charter cannot fish anywhere it desires due
to weather conditions. In fact, it is estimated that only a hand
full of days each year are bad enough to keep boats from venturing
offshore.
Once offshore, what is likely to be encountered? Depends on the
time of year. For marlin off Los Suenos, the best seasons have historically
been fall and winter. Starting in September the blues and blacks
begin frequenting these waters and action notably picks up by November
with many fish being raised thru January. These fish can be active
well into March. Jimmy Nix, a longtime Captain in this area, attests
that March is the peak season but quickly adds with certainty “marlin
can be found here year round”. Captain Edwardo Licano of Costa
Rica Dreams Sportfishing states that January is often prime with
it not being un-common to raise 2-5 blues a day. The blues are usually
caught offshore 10 to 30 miles out and good numbers are often found
off Cabo Blanco, a run of approximately 30 miles to the north. The
blacks on the other hand, are usually found near the offshore high
spots such as the twin 26’s and the Furuno Bank where known
concentrations of small tunas are known to congregate. Striped marlin,
always a possibility yet less common than their larger brethren,
can be found in these waters but are much thicker in numbers out
at Cocos Island.
Blues are usually targeted with lures in these waters and some boats
are equipped to “tuna tube “ some baits and drop them
back on raised fish. Blacks, as elsewhere in the Eastern Pacific,
are usually targeted by slow trolling live baits around offshore
structure. As a quick note of interest, the first time Bill Royster
came into Herradura Bay in 1991, he had just done battle with a
nice black in the 700 lb. range, just outside the bay. A distance
of just 10 miles offshore puts you on the inner edge of the Herradura
bank, a plateau that extends another 10 miles out, with a few high
spots of 20 fathoms on the chart. This bank, according to Costa
Rica legend, Captain Bubba Carter, is one of the fishiest structures
in the entire country for holding bait and marlin. With his 14 years
of experience in these waters, Bubba claims January thru March to
be what he considers the peak blue marlin season.
Sailfish are another story. They are commonly seen year round but
do have certain peaks of abundance. According to Nix, December is
the kick off month for their arrival and large numbers occupy these
waters well into May. Edwardo Licano states the peak season to be
March - April with good numbers of fish being raised thru early
August. El Nino events can cause drastic shifts in these seasons
and the relative abundance of their numbers but generally when the
feed is there, the action can really turn on.
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A typical sailfish day at Los Suenos in a good season constitutes
a run of 10 – 15 miles out and the excitement of raising 20
to 30 sails a day…a slow day, 5-10. Numbers of raised fish
can often be discretionary. Caught and released fish will usually
have more merit when drinking beers back at the dock and discussing
such matters. Need more stats to get you to pack your bags and call
your travel agent? The private 65’ sportfishing boat the NuCo2
caught and released 1,162 sailfish in only 80 days of angling…
you do the math and I ‘ll dial the phone.
Pacific sails are larger than their Atlantic counterparts,
and a Pacific sailfish weighing 120 lbs. would nary raise an eyebrow.
However the average is usually 80 – 90 pounds with a true
“toad” scaling the neighborhood of 150 pounds. Most
are fished east coast style, trolling rigged ballyhoo and pulling
teasers. A great-added note to this style is prolific circle hook
usage among the captains at Los Suenos. This shows their commitment
to truly protecting the fabulous billfish fishery they presently
have in their waters. Bubba Carter notes the sailfish are certainly
present throughout the year and says the only season which historically
marks a slow down in their activity is summer, more specifically
May, June, and July.
The fall months can produce great sailfish action when conditions
turn on. In fact this past fall was one such season. Captain Augie
Misiak wrote to inform me that he had a day in late September where
his charter got a late start out of the harbor, and didn’t
raise a fish till 1:00 PM, and in the next few hours had hooked
15 sails and landed 12…!!! A friend of his, also in late September,
had a day in which they caught a black marlin in the 400 lb. class,
5 sailfish, and several jumbo yellowfin, of which one that weighed
in just over 300 lbs….!!!! This action all took place on the
Furuno Bank while live baiting.
OTHER PELAGICS
The yellowfin tuna population can fluctuate with the presence of
spinner and spotted dolphin which come to these rich waters to “dine
and dash.” The tuna, which are often found in association
with these mammals, are typically of older year classes and much
bigger individuals. Finding tuna in excess of 200 lbs. is quite
common amongst these porpoise schools and if you are not geared
up to handle these fish, you may be on the losing end of some burned
up tackle. A common mistake is to troll thru these schools with
the tackle you have out for sailfish and upon hooking up, wishing
you had the insight to have put out the 50’s and the two speeds.
Trolling feathers, islanders, cedar plugs, and smaller sized kona
heads and jets will surely be the weapons of choice for this assignment
and don’t be surprised if the captain picks up the speed a
few extra knots to keep up with the school. When dolphins are on
the move they can “boogie”.
Tuna are actually attracted to the churning boat wake and will often
come in very short and crush the closest lures in the pattern. Once
the fish have encountered your lure zone it’s quite common
for multiple hook-ups to ensue. Often while trolling you will catch
schoolie sized tunas, which run in the 15 to 30 lb. class. These
can be found all year in these waters. To increase your chances
for an afternoon sushi platter, have them put out a “whisky
or shotgun” line down the middle… a long way back in
the pattern. Tuna are notorious for committing the sin of eating
the lure in that position. At times the bigger yellowfin can be
very picky eaters and it is maddening to watch them boil and jump
on bait while your offerings go un-noticed. The rule of thumb to
the local captains at this juncture is to switch to live bait. A
spirited sardine, green jack, or mackerel wiggling on a tethered
hook is hard for a hungry hulky tuna to resist.
The dorado fishing never really wanes in these waters. This fast
growing year round resident enjoys the ample food supply and makes
no attempt to seek out greener pastures. Although they may always
be present, the size of them can certainly vary as to season. Edwardo
Licano of Costa Rica Dreams Charters says the big dorado always
seem to come in around December and stay into May. Several are often
caught daily per boat and many will tip the scales in the 45-60
lb. range. This too was the consensus of Bubba Carter who says they
can be “huge and numerous” during the marlin season
and bulls this size think nothing of jumping on a sizable lure targeting
blue marlin. During the rainy season in these tropical latitudes,
lots of debris floats from the swollen rivers and onward to the
sea. Once there, the currents along Costa Rica keep this flotsam
close to the coast. At Los Suenos the dorado bite can go full- tilt
when they are found in mass congregation associated with this flotsam.
Trolling the rip lines that collect these logs will be a sure way
of locating dorado and, when found, the fish are not that selective
as to their eating preference. Casting jigs, plastic bodied baits,
live bait, or even fly fishing them can be successful ways to bag
a few. One of my personal favorite ways to catch dorado like these
is with surface popper lures. It is hard to beat the excitement
generated by seeing a bull dolphin charge a skipping popper at full
speed only to maul it and take off on an impressive sustainable
run, which ends with a few acrobatic jumps….!!!!
The fish often sought and heavily revered for it’s culinary
value is the speedy wahoo. These fish are also present in these
waters on a year round basis but are rarely if ever targeted by
the charter fleet. They tend to been found as loners or traveling
in small roving packs and constitute an occasional catch by consensus
of the local charter captains. Often caught while attacking a marlin
lure they are also often guilty as “the fish that got away“
when their scissor like jaws slice thru your mono leader with little
effort. They do tend to stack up in numbers on the higher offshore
banks – trolling rapalas, yozuri bonitos, or spinner enhanced
“wahoo bombs” will usually catch their keen eye. Wire
leaders are a must when truly fishing for them, unless of course
you enjoy taking expensive lures out of your box and carelessly
tossing them in the ocean. The most consistent bite the captain’s
talk about for “hooies” would be the twin 26 ‘s
to the southwest of Los Suenos. A day there and you'll encounter
many various species from topside fish to bottom fish and live bait
fishing the bank can bring an impressive mixed bag. Interesting
note on live baiting these wahoo – when they take a live bait,
they typically will scissor it in half first. Most anglers feel
a fish pick-up their bait and set on it. With “hooies”
you want to let it sit and slowly sink with slack in the line and
they will undoubtedly circle back to pick up the second bite after
which is the time to set the hook on them.
Wahoo in this region can run from the little 10- 15 lb. “rats”
to the full on “log” sized fish, which can easily go
well over 60 pounds.
DREAMS CAN COME TRUE
When Bill Royster amused himself with the vision of a world-class
resort cut from the jungle edged rancho along the lonely shores
of secluded Herradura Bay, he did it with the comforting knowledge
that all his life he had made dreams come true. Through his hard
work and tenacity, his will and his finances, he once again pulled
off what many would have said was unimaginable. We as anglers and
boaters can benefit from knowing that a harbor resort exists that
competes with the quality of the world’s top marinas but resides
in the heart of oneof the world’s finest, most diversified
fisheries. With the added bonus of being readily accessible from
San Jose Airport – just 90 minutes away – and knowing
that the closest facility of this caliber is a thousand miles away,
Los Suenos is a must-visit paradise. Thank Bill for the fond memories
you will no doubt take home from a visit to his version of the magic
kingdom. Los Suenos has it all, and like few other fishing resorts
in the world, it is a multi-faceted destination the whole family
can enjoy. From fishing to scuba diving… from Para-sailing
to surfing… from golf to tennis…. From jungle canopy
tours to exotic animal watching … your dreams too, can come
true in Los Suenos.
GETTING THERE….
Los Suenos has the impressive distinction of being the absolute
closest fishing resort to the International Airport in San Jose.
The new highway and bridges will lessen that drive time even further.
What this means is the possibility of an extra fishing day when
you can make it from your flight to the resort the same day you
arrive as opposed to staying a night in San Jose before disembarking
on a 3 to 5 hour drive to other Costa Rican fishing destinations.
Some may argue that you can do the same at the other locations if
you take a charter flight from San Jose airport the same day of
arrival and they would be absolutely correct …..But consider
the extra 500-dollar expense of that flight…..!!!!!!! That
expense would cover a full week or more for a rental car which greatly
extends you exploring capability.
Many airlines service San Jose including American Airlines from
Miami, Dallas, and Los Angeles; Continental Airlines from Houston;
Delta Airlines from Atlanta; Taca Airlines from Los Angeles; Lasca
Airlines from Los Angeles and Miami; and Iberia Airlines from Miami.
Rental cars are readably available at the San Jose Airport and run
from 50 to 75 dollars a day. This is not a bad idea because if you
plan to stay any length of time in Los Suenos, there is so much
to see and do with the freedom a car can provide. The nearest town
is the seaside tourist enclave of Jaco which has 86 restaurants,
several hotels, a shopping district with many colorful vendors,
and many lively discos where the warm evenings bring out the “surfs
up” gringos in their shorts and tees, as well as the local
“tica” girls in the Costa Rican national attire of mini
skirts and crop tops. Great food and great prices make it worthy
of a visit.
ACTIVITIES NEAR LOS SUENOS
Don’t feel pressured to only enjoy the spectacular fishing
in the Los Suenos area. The beauty of this area truly is ….
ITS BEAUTY… So many attractions are within a 30 minutes drive
that you would probably need a month to scratch the surface of what
activities are available. As mentioned first and foremost, right
on the resort grounds are the world-class golf course cut from its
jungle like surroundings. Tennis at the Marriott, and a “must”
swim in its award winning pool. Additionally you can surf on the
rolling waves which make this bay their final destination.Or if
your surfing talent dictates, you can catch some “awesome”
reef and point breaks along the outer reaches of the bay and the
surrounding area. Jet skis and ocean kayaks are both available for
rent right at the Hotel and the bay is the perfect spot to enjoy
them. A truly magical adventure you simply can’t miss is a
parasailing tour of Herradura bay and the amazing vistas it provides….”
talk about a rush…!!!!” When you get back down to earth
try some hiking and/or jogging along the nature trails cut deep
into the remaining 600 plus acres of tropical rain forest that Bill
Royster had the insight and class to preserve in Los Suenos.
Going outside the resort, many eco-tourism attractions are within
a 30-minute drive. National Parks such as Carara offer hiking into
the rain forests where bird and wildlife are varied and abundant.
Jungle river tours along the Tarcoles River, its estuary and delta
will put you within a stones throw of large river crocodiles and
the nesting sites of the scarlet macaw. Take a drive into Rainmaker
Park that puts you walking distance of canopy tours and a high suspended
ladder bridge over a river that will make you feel like Indiana
Jones..!!! Tropical horseback riding tours are available to cater
to the tourist who just wants to watch nature leisurely pass them
by while the horse does the work. For the coastal rain forest experience,
Manuel Antonio National Park has it all from mangrove swamps to
coral reefs and two stunning sandy beaches. The park is home to
an impressive array of mammals like the squirrel monkey, three toed
sloth, and the agouti. Also for those with a little more extreme
spirit, a mountain biking tour and a motocross country tour is now
available in Jaco.
If scuba diving or multi-day coastal cruises are of interest, Los
Suenos has two such operations, the Temptress Explorer fleet which
are owned and operated by the same company that created the very
popular Aggressor fleet working in many of the finest dive areas
in the world. The Temptress fleet offers great cruising accommodations,
with all the dive gear for 4-6 day trips to many of the small-secluded
un-touched bays of Costa Rica’s Southern Coast. Trips are
soon to be scheduled for Cocos Island as well. This operation really
puts Los Suenos into a grand scale vacation offering.
What this all comes down to is a vacation opportunity where the
whole family can be entertained in a safe and friendly country.
A destination you can enjoy without the guilty feeling for dragging
them somewhere not so diverse just so that you can shamefully sustain
your fishing addiction…!!!!
FISHING CHARTERS
As mentioned, the Los Suenos resort has a full service marina facility.
The Costa Rica Dreams charter fleet affiliated with Los Suenos is
a first class operation by anybodies standards. Their fleet consists
of the 25’ diesel GAMEFISHER center console “Magalita”,
the 30’ sportfisher “Palm Beach”, the 36’
LUHRS express “Dream 1”, the 32’ LUHRS express
“Dream 2”, and three state of the art, fully tournament
rigged, Mikelson sportfishers of 50’, 64’ and 70’.
This fleet is immaculately maintained and has top notch captains
and crews. Their web site is www.costaricadreams.com.
Phone them at Costa Rica Dreams (506) 643-3942, FAX them (506) 643-2301,
or email them.
Other charters available in the marina are the 36’ sportfisher
“Luna Sea” with Capt. Augie Misiak can be contacted
at (506) 389-5236 or email him at www.augiefishes59@hotmail.com.
For
hotel accommodations at the Los Suenos Marriott, reservations
(506) 298-0844 or FAX them at (506) 298-0044.
For Diving or extended day cruises aboard the Temptress Explorer
call them at (506) 220-1679, FAX (506) 220-2103 or email
them. |
