From the Crocodile Bay Lodge, Puerto Jiménez
by Todd Staley, Fishing Director
March 24, 2003
Things have really done a 180 since my last report. After a slow spell like Costa Rica has never seen before the "fish gods" have sent folks to bed early with aching arms and our massage therapist at the hotel is working overtime. A front blew through here last week and spoiled what looked like was a turn around in the action. When everything calmed down the fish threw a party.
The last few days boats have been raising at least 20 sails apiece and several boats over thirty. We have a group of Orvis dealers down and they are getting a true test of their equipment with 20 or more shots a day.
Pier Laurentini traveled all the way from Italy to test our waters. As they say this guy must have really stepped in something because he did what many have tried for a lifetime in a couple of hours. The boats here leave the dock at 7:00 am two days straight offshore fishing he was back at the dock by ten after capturing a marlin on a fly. Both were blues and went 135 and 120 lbs respectively. He finished his last day with 5 sails and a dorado.
Gene and Sherri Franklin from Pine Island, Florida had never offshore fished before. They were top anglers yesterday when they boated 14 sails. Inshore started to pick up with roosterfish action in the mornings. On fish of 60 and one at 70 lbs stretched some string here and the big cubera snappers won, burying anglers in the volcanic reef.
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