Northern lowlands, Costa Rica

Jungle Tarpon Reserve

FreshwaterNorthern lowlands of Costa Rica — Lake Nicaragua watershed

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Only four anglers a week come to this tarpon reserve in Costa Rica's northern lowlands, about 50 km from the Nicaraguan border, and they have a four-bedroom riverside house, with a pool and a dock, to themselves. Between August and mid-December they fish the rivers from pangas, two anglers to each, for tarpon that follow the floodwater inland, many of them over 60 pounds, and switch to gar and snook when the tarpon go off the bite.

Published price
US$5,990 per person · 6 nights · 2027
Season
August to December
Main fish
Tarpon
and 4 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
4 guests at a time

Season

August to December

The rainy season, August to mid-December, is when the lagoons flood and tarpon push inland after baitfish; the reserve fishes about 15 weeks a year.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species
  • Tarpon
  • Tropical gar
  • Snook
  • Machaca
  • Jaguar guapote

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Skiff
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Not published
Gear
Rods and reels provided

Price and what it covers

US$5,990 per person · 6 nights · 2027

Per person for 6 nights at the reserve with five full and two half days of fishing, in a room of your own and two anglers to a boat.

Included

  • Road transfer from San José
  • A single room at the reserve
  • Meals at the reserve
  • Soft drinks, fruit and snacks on the boat
  • Guided fishing
  • Park fee and fishing licence
  • Loaner rods, reels and lines, booked in advance

Not included

  • International flights
  • Hotel nights and meals in San José
  • Lunch on the travel days
  • Flies
  • Alcohol
  • Insurance
  • Tips

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
4
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
6 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
SJO
From there
Fly into San José (SJO) and spend the night there at your own cost. On Sunday morning a minibus takes you four to five hours north to the reserve, and it brings you back to San José on the next Saturday.
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The pin marks the general area only; no closer location is published. Location from an estimate from the lodge's description.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages: booking agencies and reference pages.

Booking agency

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