Fishing slows in Guanacaste, off Pacific coast :

The wind has hampered most of the fishing off the Guanacaste area. Still, those who put up with the bouncy ocean off Playa del Coco are getting a marlin once in a while. Most of the fishing has been restricted to the inshore areas protected from the wind, and lots of snapper and roosterfish have been keeping inside anglers happy.

The fishing has slowed some off Los Sueños, and anglers are having to run far offshore to find much action. Again, inshore has become an option and reports of a few nicely sized grouper have been phoned in. Roosterfish and jacks have been active around the shoreline.

Down south, captains have been scratching their heads because the action is so different from day to day. Two days ago, it was tough to raise a half-dozen sails and then the action turned on yesterday with boats raising 18 to 30 sails apiece. Only a couple marlin have made an appearance lately.

The big story down south was Oscar Villalobos’s photo of a hundred-pound roosterfish. The owner of Las Isles Lodge reports that they have had several big roosters this week at Matapalo but it has been a long time since anyone has seen a monster of this size. The world record is 114 pounds.

Over on the Caribbean, the tarpon action is hot on the days you get outside and a few snook are still hitting jigs and trolled Rapalas on the inside.

Fishing was much slower on the second leg of the Club Amateur de Pesca National Sailfish Tournament. Doming Dominquéz came from behind to win the second leg followed by Luciano Beeche and Alberto Laurenchic. There is one leg left before a National Champion will be declared.

Current Standings:

NATIONAL SAILFISH TOURNAMENT
PARTICIPANT		I Round		II Round	III Round		IV Round				TOTAL
Schifter Jose		1000		200							1200
Beeche O. Luciano		900		300							1200
Laurencich Alberto		800		100							900
Estrada Gustavo		700		100							800
Dominguez Domingo		200		400							600
Matera Rafael		500									500
Seevers Ricardo		500									500
Gutiérrez Carlos Edo.		400									400
Pinchanski Johnny		400									400
Laurencich Federico		400									400
Alonso Guillermo		400									400
Durman Francis		400									400
Montealegre Sergio		400									400
Guzman Adrian		400									400
Pinto Fernando		200		200							400
Estrada Arnold		300									300
Montealegre Javier		100		300							400
Gonzalez Enrique		300									300
Gomez Mario		300									300
Liberman Luis		300									300
Gutiérrez Jorge N.		200									200
Molina Jaime		200									200
Gurdian Ricardo		200									200
Paez Soto Carlos R.		200									200
Garro Mauricio		200									200
Chacon Luis Ml.		200									200
Fernandez C. Manuel		200									200
Durman George		200									200
Carvajal Manfred		200									200
Perez Juan Ignacio		200									200
Durman Arhtur		200									200
Saborio Manolo		200									200
Sesin Orlando		200									200
Schifter Addy		200									200
Saenz Mario		0		200							200
Ortiz Henri Paul		100									100
Carvajal Rodolfo		100									100
Gutiérrez Nils		100									100
Saborio Alvaro		0		100							100
Soto Orlando		0		100							100
Poma Claudio		0									0
Rudelman Melvin		0									0
TOTAL		12000		2000

NATIONAL MARLIN TOURNAMENT
Juan Ignacio Perez		100								100
TOTAL		0

BOATS NATIONAL SAILFISH TOURNAMENT
BOAT	I Round		II Round		III Round	IV Round			TOTAL
TROCADERO	1800		600						2400
SAMBA	1600		400						2000
XIPHIAS	800		800						1600
BOREAS	1200		200						1400
GALLO PINTO	1200								1200
CERO S TRES	1200								1200
TRITON	1100								1100
MARTINI	1000								1000
SIRENA	800								800
EL DORADO	700								700
REEL KNOGHTY	600								600
	12000		2000						14000

NATIONAL MARLIN TOURNAMENT
BOAT	I Round		II Round		III Round			IV Round	TOTAL
TRITON	100								100
TOTAL	100		0		0			0	100