It is not uncommon to raise more than 20 billfish in a days fishing. Most dorado coming to the dock have been over 30 lbs with Tuna always plentiful. You can likely catch a billfish any day of the year,with January through April the top months for marlin and sailfish along this region of the southern coast. there is also a good showing of marlin in August and November, while months during and just after the rains produce more dorado, as the debris washed out of the rivers forms the inshore trash lines they feed under. Football-size tuna are almost always present and sometimes those that top out at 300 pounds.
Anglers trolling in the bluewater are often treated to pleasant surprises. Humpback and pilot whales blow geysers high in the air. Sea turtles sun on the surface. Manta rays free-jump and belly-flop with a loud slap on the water. The most awesome sight, though, is the sighed sight of a pod of killer whales migrating s along the coast.
Inshore fishing is consistent all year. Roosterfish and cubera snapper are the main attraction, but the waters along the beaches and the Golfo Dulce add to the menu. Snook roam the beaches as well as the rivers. A dozen other types of snapper,grouper,amberjack,bluefin trevally, sharks and barracuda cruise the reefs.
Giant schools of bonito bust bait in the gulf, great game for a fly rodder. What makes the fishing unique in this area is the Golfo Dulce itself. On the mainland side of the gulf, the mountains seem to melt into the emerald water. The volcanic structure continues underwater creating habitat and feeding grounds for the finned residents.
The Rio Esquinas enters the northwest corner of the gulf in a massive estuary system of creeks and mangroves. The dropoff at the revermouth quickly falls to more than 200 feet in depth, creating an ambush point for roosterfish, jack crevalle, snook and snapper. A local fisherman took a 63 pound black snook on a handline several years back that would have crushed the current world record for conventional tackle.
Rio Coto at Zancudo is also famous for its snook. Large schools of herring congregate on the flats in front of the river and with it schools of sierra mackerel, jacks and other game fish. The Zancudo beach has an inshore corbina population and gets rocky again as it turns the corner to Pavones, where roosterfish and surfers share the famous left break.
The puerto Jimenez side of the gulf is made up mostly of mangrove shoreline.
Two volcanic reefs lay in the shallows offshore. One is nearly a mile long. Small cubera snappers in the 5 to 10 pound range jump all over a topwater plug worked over the rocks. Roosterfish to fifty pounds patrol these same mirrored waters, though they prefer a frisky live bait.
Matapalo Rock at the mouth of the gulf acts as a reference point for the
blue water angler. "So many degrees" and "so many miles" off the rock is the
common terminology used when talking about locating fish. The rock also has
been described as and "underwater
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Parrots, macaws, toucans and other exotic birds abound. Three species of monkeys, sloth, crocodiles and may other animals call the park home. Occasional sightings of the rare jaguar and other members of the cat family have been reported inside the park.
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The Crocodile Bay Lodge project began with the purchase of a 44-acre farm adjacent to the airport in Puerto Jimenez, including 600 feet of frontage on the Gulf. Construction of the 6 quadroplexes and main lodge began in June of 1999. Crocodile Bay Lodge opened it's doors in September of that year, and the 750 foot private pier was completed in April of 2000. A new 5000 square foot luxury SPA is currently under construction and will be available in December or January of 2006. Other facilities include a conference and meeting center that seats up to 80 people, two butterfly farms, a crocodile lagoon, pool with raised jacuzzi, game and television room, restaurant and bar with outdoor grill and buffet, and countless walking and hiking trails.
Built of concrete and local native hardwoods, the 34 rooms are spacious with
queen sized beds and private jacuzzis (available in deluxe rooms) and air
conditioning. Williams had a vision of the project more than a decade ago.
He began assembling his team by bringing Hardy Corea aboard as company
president and manager of the lodge. I joined the team as director of Fishing
and am in charge of the fleet. Corea and I both trained under the wing of
the late Archie Fields, founder of the Rio Colorado tarpon and snook lodge
on the Caribbean coast and pioneer of early