Fish Costa Rica · Caribbean coast
Fly into the jungle and fish for tarpon and snook with Captain Eddie Brown, Costa Rica’s best-known tarpon guide. Lodge, flights and guided fishing in one package.
Why Tortuguero
Tortuguero is a remote village on Costa Rica’s northern Caribbean coast, reached only by small plane or boat. Rivers, lagoons and canals wind through Tortuguero National Park to the sea, and just off the river mouths, often only a few hundred yards from the beach, tarpon of 50 to 150 lbs roll and feed.
Between fishing sessions you’re in one of Costa Rica’s great wildlife areas: monkeys, toucans, caimans and, in season, nesting sea turtles on the beaches.
New to the fish? Read our Caribbean tarpon & snook guide. Comparing the whole coast? See Caribbean Costa Rica fishing.
The Tortuguero package
Everything from San José and back: transfers, flights to Tortuguero, your lodge stay and three full days of guided fishing.
Price depends on your dates and group size. Ask us for a quote.
We can change the number of fishing days, add nights in San José or Arenal, or combine the Caribbean with a few days of Pacific billfishing.
Day by day
Your guide
Captain Eddie Brown has fished for tarpon on the Caribbean coast for more than 40 years and is widely considered Costa Rica’s top tarpon guide. His brother Roberto Brown and other experienced local captains also guide our Tortuguero trips.
They know where the fish are feeding, how the river mouths and sea change from day to day, and how to keep a jumping tarpon on the line.
What you can catch
The “Silver King”: 50 to 150 lbs, with spectacular jumps. Released after the fight.
Hard-hitting fish of the river mouths and lagoons, and excellent eating.
Guapote (rainbow bass), machaca and mojarra in the jungle canals, plus jacks and snapper along the coast.
Planning your dates? See when tarpon fishing is best in our tarpon & snook guide and the fishing calendar.
Getting there
Tortuguero has no road access. Our package uses a short domestic flight from San José, so you arrive in the morning and fish the same day. You can also travel by road to the river docks and take a boat through the canals, which takes most of a day.
Domestic flights have strict weight limits. Pack light and ask us about rod tubes and extra bags.
More Caribbean fishing
Tortuguero fishing questions
Still deciding? Tell us your dates and group size.
The price depends on your travel dates, group size and any extra nights. Send us your details and we’ll send you a quote for the 6-day / 5-night package with 3 fishing days.
Most tarpon here weigh 50 to 150 lbs. They’re caught and released.
By a short domestic flight from San José, which is included in the package, or by road and boat through the canals.
Captain Eddie Brown, with more than 40 years of tarpon fishing, his brother Roberto Brown, or another experienced local captain.
Fishing licenses, tips, soft drinks, bottled water and alcohol.
Yes. Partners and family can stay at the lodge and enjoy Tortuguero National Park, canal tours and, in season, turtle nesting.
Book Tortuguero
Send your travel dates, number of anglers and any extra nights you’d like. We’ll confirm availability with the lodge and guide.
