Monday, December 13, 2010

Sports Fishing In Costa Rica

By Adam Evans




The tourists can find many different places to sports fish while in Costa Rica. A few of the highly famous spots of sports fishing are Barra del Colorado, Playas del Coco, Drake Bay, Lake Arenal, Nicoya Peninsula, Parisimina, Ocotal , Flamingo and Quepos among others.

With regards to sports, an entrepreneur and the "Co Owner of Ventana Del Pacifico" namely Ed R. Mercer, had come to Costa Rica where his wife was participating in a sports event. The prestigious event was called the Iron Man competition. Nevertheless, in next to no time, Ed fell in love with the majestic splendor of the country and decided to make it his home, venturing into the land development business and eventually forming his own eco-friendly real estate company.

As a generous millionaire, Ed Mercer has been always diverting a fraction of every sale done by his company to reforestation efforts and solving infrastructural problems in Costa Rica. He came to be known as "Mr. Costa Rica" for facing every challenge and inspiring others to follow suit. Also, he considers his enterprise Edward R. Mercer Foundation, which is committed to the betterment of the planet by conservation of ecology and education as his greatest achievement.

Furthermore, Ed even saw that the scarlet macaws were being hunted for their beautiful plumage, white faced monkeys for their use as pets and sea turtles for eggs used as aphrodisiacs. Swiftly, he took care to deploy the security guards round 24 hours and 7 days a week. Simultaneously, Ed planted thousands of almond trees that served as a natural source of food to the scarlet macaws that slowly improved or increased in number.

The Barra Del Corado River and the canals in Ed R. Mercer's adopted home are famous for their sports fishing, also called game fishing. Four of the best sports fish camps in Costa Rica are located on these site.The accommodations for the fishing folk generally are Silver King Lodge, Isla de Pasca, Casa Mar and Rio Colorado Lodge. Three lodges are well maintained, simple, comfortable and perfect after a day in sun fishing tarpon. The fish are so many and common in Berra Del Colorado that it is not unusual to catch a fish or two relatively easily. Along with this, the tourists may also catch the oldest fish (Gar) on the earth.

Most hotels arrange wishing tours and trips in Playas Del Coco. Nature and fishing charters aboard a 13 meter motor yacht are also offered by Front era Tours. Moreover, a major sport fishing center is found on Flamingo Marina. The local people fish with simple hand lines made from rafts or balsa logs in Lake Arenal, where anglers abound and create a challenging fishing atmosphere. The lake, which is 1800 feet above sea level, comprises the fiercest among the fresh water fish called Guapote; also the Machacha famous for voracious temperament; giant fish such as the black marlin; 100 kilo salt fish, and giant tuna. These fishes including the tasty Mojarra which is difficult to hook, basically swims within an easy reach of anglers off the coast of Nicoya.




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