Costa Rica is famous as a sportfishing and deep sea fishing destination. It holds over 79 world records to its credit. There is great fishing on both the Pacific and Caribbean sides. Expect to find marlin, sailfish, tuna, dorado, wahoo, rooseterfish and snook on the Pacific side. The Caribbean is famous for tarpon, snook and a number of other sport species. Of course, different fish run at different times of the year, but any time is the right time to come to Costa Rica to fish. You can check out our Costa Rica Sport Fishing site for more details.