Silver King Lodge

Costa Rica Tarpon and Snook Fishing Vacations

Costa Rica is the home of Silver King Lodge. Our guests say, "It is the worlds best tarpon fishing lodge." Tarpon are fought on our new boats in open water or from Carolina Skiffs on the rivers. Silver King offers luxurious accommodations, gourmet meals, boats and the best guides on the east coast of Costa Rica. Tarpon is the  ultimate prize at Silver King Lodge, whether fishing from the sea or in the rivers. Wahoo, sailfish, dolphin, marlin and tuna are located offshore from Silver King Lodge and are waiting to be caught from our new offshore boat.

 

Silver King Lodge

Silver King Lodge has 10 deep V center console boats to fish the open waters for the SILVER KING. These boats are 23' with an out bracket holding 150 horse power 2001 Yamaha outboards. Each boat is equipped with seats, leaning posts, sturdy grab rails, 25 watt 2 way radios, fish finders and all standard safety equipment.

 

Visit Silver King Lodge in Costa Rica and imagine yourself relaxing in our Jacuzzi after a hard days fishing. Enjoy seeing the delectable offerings of our chef and perhaps we will have one of his recipes for you. For those guests that are not into fishing we have canoe trips that can get you deep into the jungle to see nature at its finest. Eco tourism is our specialty. Jungle fishing is done on Carolina Skiffs that are unsinkable. They have flat bottoms with 2 small keels for stability. Due to the nature of fishing skinny water these boats have proven themselves as safe and secure platforms for fighting anything from pan fish to river tarpon. In the months of December and January the "calba" or fat snook migrate up the rivers to spawn. These snook can be caught in great numbers - 20 to ? - in just a few hours. They are not as big as normal snook ranging in weight from 6 to 10 pounds but fight just as hard. Tackle is medium light with 8 to 12 pound test line preferred. Some guests use ultra light spinning tackle but it should be remembered that tarpon lurk in the same waters with the snook and many giant snook turn out to be tarpon over 100 pounds. Lures that work consistently are jigs with rubber bait tails in darker colors if the water is stained and light colors in clear water. Many are caught on surface lures as well as noisy diving plugs such as rattle traps.

  

Costa Rica Sportfishing
Giant Tarpon & More 

Jungle Fishing with Silver King Lodge offers more lagoons, rivers and back waters than any other jungle area on the east coast of Costa Rica. These waters are the home for game fish of all sizes. There are river Tarpon, Calba, Mojarra, Machaca and the elusive Guapote. We are sure that there are many other fish that can entice the sportsman such as giant Sawfish and what the guides call Tiger Fish. Tiger fish have stripes, look like a large crappie but fight like a small mouth bass.  No need to pack a lot of clothes as there is free daily laundry service. There is ample high quality tackle available for our guests to use, the only cost is for lures that are used. The guides are all fluent in English and want you to have a pleasant fishing experience. They are very knowledgeable and are happy to help the new fisherman.