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Local knowledge from the water — what's biting, when to go, and how we fish it. Reports and guides from the Fish Potrero crew, straight from the helm.
Almost everyone who books a fishing trip in Guanacaste asks us the same question first: inshore or offshore? It’s the right question to ask, because the two are genuinely different days on the water — different fish, different boats, different pace, different feel. Pick the one that matches what you’re after and you’ll have the […]
There’s a whole world under the surface off Playa Potrero, and the best part is how little it takes to see it. No tank, no certification, no experience — just a mask, a snorkel, and the willingness to put your face in the water. Within a minute you’re floating over volcanic rock and sand, watching […]
A crocodile the length of a canoe slides off a mudbank and disappears without a ripple. Overhead, a flock of roseate spoonbills lifts off the water in a wash of pink. Somewhere in the trees a howler monkey starts up — that low, guttural roar that sounds nothing like an animal the size of a […]
There’s a version of fishing in Costa Rica that doesn’t need a boat, a big budget, or a 5 AM dock call. You walk onto the sand with a rod, cast into the surf, and wait for something down there to decide it’s hungry. That’s surf fishing off Playa Potrero — and it’s one of […]
There’s a version of a Guanacaste fishing trip that used to mean choosing: spend the day working the inshore structure off Playa Potrero, or commit to the long offshore run for big game. The new Flamingo Marina erased that choice. It sits just up the coast from our home beach, and it’s changed how — […]
There’s a moment on a roosterfish trip that we never get tired of watching happen to someone for the first time. The bait’s swimming a little too frantically. The water behind it goes tight and dark. And then a row of long black spines cuts up through the surface — the “comb” that gives the […]
There’s a stretch of the evening in Playa Potrero — usually between 5:30 and 6:30, depending on the season — when the whole town quietly turns to face west. People drift toward the sand, phones come out, conversations trail off. Watching the sun go down over the Pacific is the one thing here that costs […]
