» Topic: Costa Rica 2011

This topic has 9 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated Apr 1, 2011 at 2:37 am by matt boutet.

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Mar 26, 2011 at 6:43 pm #5430

matt boutet
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I headed down to Costa Rica last week to visit a good friend and do some fishing. Unfortunately, the weather was unseasonably bad due to a big system sitting just off shore and sending in bands of torrential rains and huge surf.

The surf meant that the rivermouths were impassable, so tarpon fishing was out, but we managed to salvage the trip by fishing the backcountry lagoons for Mojarra, Guapote, and Machaca.

Not as many pics as I would’ve liked, due to the near-constant rain, but we got a few windows of decent weather in between the downpours.

Mar 26, 2011 at 6:46 pm #47652

matt boutet
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More pics.

Mar 26, 2011 at 8:26 pm #47653

Neal Osborn
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Glad you were able to make a go at it despite the bad weather. I love the third pic of drift boat and guide poling. Great report Matt.

Mar 28, 2011 at 6:59 pm #47654

Curtis Fry
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Awesome stuff, thanks for posting!

Mar 28, 2011 at 7:35 pm #47655

Mike Lewis
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Great report. I went a few years ago but didn’t get to do any inshore/inland fishing. From the looks of your fish, that’s definitely something I would like to pursue if I get the chance to go down there again.

Mar 28, 2011 at 8:24 pm #47656

Douglas Barnes
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Great color Matt!

Mar 29, 2011 at 4:03 pm #47657

Corey Kruitbosch
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Real good stuff… Nicely salvaged trip. I had a similar experience in FL recently. Weather can be a bitch! 😉

Mar 30, 2011 at 3:53 pm #47658

Bryan Gregson
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Good job on pulling it off…love the fins on those fish!

Apr 1, 2011 at 12:25 am #47659

kris nessler
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I am heading down in two weeks.

Apr 1, 2011 at 2:37 am #47660

matt boutet
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Kris – check your PM’s.
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