The waters in the Papagayo Bay are teeming with blue and black marlin, sailfish, roosterfish, grouper, snapper, tuna, tripletail, pacific mackerel, wahoo, dorado, rainbow runner and jack of all types. 

Our Sport Fishing Academy Features:

• One week of unforgettable adventures in beautiful Costa Rica
• Lots of "Hands On" individual instruction for each angler

• All tackle, lures and fresh bait 

• Easy payment plans to finance your trip

• Free t-shirt for all anglers

• All lunches and snacks Monday - Friday including beverages

• United States Coast Guard Licensed Captain as your Instructor

• A 37 foot Sportfisher boat

• Spacious cabins and well-appointed air-conditioned rooms

• Rooms have a beautiful view of the bay  

• Each room has twin beds and private bath/dressing areas. 

• The lodge has a freshwater swimming pool and bar- it is a veritable tropical paradise where fish stories are swapped over pina coladas and hors d’oeurves.

• Lots of fun options and excursions for non-fishing guests

• Two fabulous fresh caught fish dinners 

• A "fish tales" party

• A fish filleting class

• Lodging in the beautiful and famous fishing village of Playa del Coco

• A Video and Book Library available during your free time  

• Five days of spectacular fishing for Marlin, Sailfish, Dorado, Tuna, Rooster Fish, and many other game fish in the beautiful Gulf of Papagayo.

• Transportation to and from the Daniel Odubner International Airport only 10 miles away

• A cocktail social to get to know your fellow anglers and their family or friends

• Ice and refreshments between meals on fishing days

• A certificate of completion for every fisherman upon graduation

• Sightseeing of Dolphins, whales, turtles, flying fish, etc.

• A fish cookbook to take home

• Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card Accepted

Special!  Bring your spouse, friend, child or any non-fishing partner for only $500 extra!     That includes shared lodging in private room, 2 days of accompaniment on fishing boat, all lunches, classes, socials and our two fabulous fish dinners! *Subject to availability on first come first served basis.  Space is limited.  Sign up now!

Our Mission:

    To exceed expectations by providing the best Sport Fishing experience and education possible in the world and preparing our students for a successful and rewarding future in the Sport Fishing industry.  

What others say about the fishing here-

"Costa Rica is still one of the best places in the world to catch a billfish...and still one of the few places where you stand a good chance at a 'super grand-slam'"-

Sportfishing is justly world-famous in Costa Rica. This is a fisherman's paradise. To quote:-

"Where else can an angler wake up in the morning with the option of fishing marlin, sailfish, tuna or dorado in the Pacific; tarpon and snook on the Caribbean; rainbow bass in a magnificent 22-mile long lake, or trout in the mountains?"    (Tico Times)

"That the fishing is world-class is testified by the international competitions held in Costa Rica annually, and 99 world records from the waters of Costa Rica recorded in the 2000 edition of the International Game Fishing Association's world record game fish.  The Pacific Coast is World-renowned for marlin and sailfish and they arrive in large numbers so they can be caught almost year-round!

Billfish are not the only attraction: inshore fishing for yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, wahoo, sierra mackerel, almaco Jack, and jack cravelle is also very popular, as well as for a variety of snapper including Pacific cubera or dog tooth, rooster fish up to 75 pounds, grouper, black tipped sharks, and a variety of other reef and bottom dwellers."         (Exploring Costa Rica)

Call now!  Class size is limited to 6 anglers per class!

Contact Information

Telephone: 770-330-1119
FAX:       404-419-7920

U.S. Postal address:

The Sport Fishing School

9925 Haynes Bridge Rd., Suite 700

       Alpharetta, GA 30022

Visitor number since May 1st, 2000