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The River Fishing Tour takes place on Damas Island and the
Sierpe River. It's a big, quiet deep river that has an
abundance of animal and plant life. Much of the shore
consists of mangroves or the local Lirios and Platanillas.
Damas Island is Located 40 min away from Los Sueños Marina
and 15 from Quepos Manuel Antonio area.Sierpe River is located on the south pacific near Corcovado
National Park.
As you can see, the area is ideal for the habitats of young
and old fish, many shrimp and crabs, as well as many others
that are part of the food chain.In the river the common types of fish are SEA BASS, Mangrove
Snapper, Snook, Weakfish, Grouper, and Machaca among others.
And their sizes vary from 30 cm to 1.5 meters.
 An abundant variety of fish ensures success for the fishing enthusiast
The river is home to a few dozen different species of fish, but snapper, snook, grouper and corvina are the most widely targeted. Snapper are the most frequent river catch, and despite only averaging a few pounds each, fish up to 50 lbs. inhabit the river.
While there always are exceptions, a general rule with fishing the river is that the closer you are to the mouth, the larger the fish will be. This holds true with the elusive black snook. Local fishermen using hand lines routinely catch 30-40 pounders near the mouth. The world record snook of 57 lbs. was caught out of a similar river system just a few miles north.
Another favorite, the orange mouthed seabass, or corvina as they are called here, frequent the deeper holes and undercut banks throughout the year, but are caught more often during the dryseason.
  
In addition to having a striking appearance and nice average size (6 - 10lbs.), corvina fillets have the most delicate and desirable of culinary qualities.Finally, for a real challenge and chance at a trophy, goliath grouper fishing is available throughout the lower reaches of the river system. These fish can reach epic proportions and are a real treat on the dinner plate. Most fish are between 10 and 20 lbs., however fish 100 – 200 lbs. are caught every year. In addition to the species described above, jacks, machaca, catfish, and roosterfish can all be caught in the river.
 Tactics
When fishing the river you’ll be faced with the choice of using either artificial lures or natural baits. Artificials are better for locating fish and requires more active involvement on the part of the angler, while natural baits are more effective in getting finicky fish to bite and will generally catch you larger fish. An effective river angler will be knowledgeable in both methods.
Trolling deep-diving plugs and shad raps through deep holes and along mangrove edges is a great way to catch all species, especially snapper and corvina. Casting bucktail jigs and weighted soft plastics works here as well... free-lining a live or dead sardine is even better. Casting topwaters, crankbaits or swimbaits along mangrove shorelines and tributary mouths is another great tactic, especially for snook. The same can be done with live shrimp, mullet, or sardines. For super-sized snapper and grouper, soaking a large crab, mullet, or piece of tuna in the deepest holes or around rocks and sunken structure will eventually hook you up to a brute, however this is not a time to mess around with light tackle. Heavy line and heavy pressure will be necessary to pull these fish from their lairs.
The river is also a great place to fly-fish, especially in the upper reaches. The water runs clearer up here and the resident snook and snapper require a more delicate presentation. In addition to holding great numbers of fish, the upper reaches are one of river’s the most beautiful and tranquil places to cast a line.
$125
per person based on 4 people.
Transportation from San Jose, Los Sueños, Quepos Manuel
Antonio is not included.
COSTA RICA: (506)2643 2441 / (506)8819 1920
info@fishingcostaricaexperts.com
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