Silver King Lodge
Costa Rica Tarpon Fishing - Light Tackle
Open Year-Round
Silver King Lodge sits on the banks of the Rio Colorado River, Costa Rica's largest river in terms of mass flow. The Lodge is in the ecologically sensitive wildlife preserve known as Barra del Colorado—the second-largest (400,000 acres) rainforest preserve in Central America. Large and numerous tarpon are caught both in the Caribbean and the river itself.
Silver King Lodge Fishing
Lodge Season: The Lodge is open year-round. The best tarpon fishing months are from March through May and September through October. Due to the Lodge's location near the mouth of the Rio Colorado, anglers have quick access to some of the most productive tarpon waters on the Caribbean coast. Tuna and wahoo fishing is usually excellent. Other inshore species, including snook, Spanish mackerel, Jack Crevalle, cubera snapper, barracuda, and tripletail, are abundant.
Streamfishing: Fish the tropical rainforest streams and lagoons for the tackle-busting guapote, and mojarra and machaca.
Barry Lockton with Monster Tarpon
Barry's Tarpon estimated at 250 pounds.
"The trip was great! The food, lodging, and hospitality at Silver King Lodge were unmatched; plus, they now have Wi-Fi and free outgoing telephone calls to the U.S.
The fishing was beyond incredible, exceeding all expectations. I landed around 30 Tarpon in the 90 to 200-pound range in five days on the water. The sixth day was spent touring the jungle, etc. One morning, I said, “That’s it!” out of total exhaustion after having landed seven tarpon. The fish are huge and likely getting larger year-to-year due to their catch-and-release policy,
along with the tremendous amount of food in the area."
- Barry Lockton
A Typical Fishing Day
A Typical Fishing Day:
Your fishing days begin early at the Lodge.
5:00 a.m. - They'll wake you for breakfast.
5:30 a.m. - You’ll meet your guides at the boat.
11:00 a.m. - You'll return to the Lodge for lunch and a siesta.
1:30 p.m. - You'll return to fishing.
5:00 p.m. - You'll return to the Lodge.
5:30 p.m. - Happy hour in the clubhouse.
6:30 p.m. - Buffet-style dinner is served.
If you plan ahead with your guide (and let management know, too), you can stay out and fish all day and take a packed lunch.
The Fishing Program
Boats: The Lodge has 12 well-maintained 23 ft. closed transom deep V-hull fiberglass boats with 150 HP Yamaha motors. Boats are fully equipped with fish finders, a 25-watt marine radio, and all necessary safety equipment. These boats are capable of crossing the river mouth in almost any condition as well as running offshore for wahoo, tuna, and dorado. The Lodge also have four 16 ft. aluminum Tracker skiffs with foldable Bimini tops to fish the rainforest streams and lagoons for guapote, snook, mojarra, and machaca.
Guides: Very experienced, English-speaking guides.
Equipment: All spinning and casting tackle (top-notch rods, reels, and stocked tackle box) is provided. A limited supply of loaner fly tackle is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Breakage fees apply.
Fishing License: You’ll obtain an annual license for $25.00 upon arrival at the Lodge, not included in the package.
