An hour out, the floor is a mile down.

The water turns to ink. The riggers go up.

Scroll to turn her [ 09° 38' 43" N · 84° 39' 35" W ]

This stretch of Pacific releases more sailfish than almost anywhere on earth.

Satellite view of Costa Rica and its Pacific coast, the seafloor shading showing deep water close offshore Great MarlinHerradura Bay Sailfish water
22–28 mi out SJO airport
about 90 min Tortuga Island Pacific Ocean
Imagery: NASA Blue Marble

The Great Marlin fishes it out of Herradura. The seafloor falls away fast here, and the big water starts where other coasts are still wading.

We run it year round. Billfish released, meat fish kept, weather respected.

Set up the way a fishing day runs.

A tuna tower for finding birds and bait. Outriggers for a wide spread. An open cockpit with room to move when something big eats.

Below deck, berths, a galley sink and a head with a real door. Kids nap, someone gets out of the sun, and a full day offshore stays comfortable.

Off Herradura
The Great Marlin at a mooring on a clear morning, her name across the transom, green hills behind
A clear morning at the mooring
Below deck: the passage forward past the galley and the berths
Below deck
Length36 feet
SpottingTuna tower
SpreadOutriggers
The fightOpen cockpit
Below deckBerths + galley
ComfortPrivate head
The Great Marlin at her mooring, tower and outriggers up, crew and guests on the stern, her name across the transom
Her name on the transom, back at the mooring

Some boats are named. This one was earned.

P12387 · Puntarenas

Billfish released. Meat fish kept.

Sailfish are the reason this coast is famous, and the fish we plan the day around. Inshore, roosterfish and cubera live in the rocks. Every photo in this grid is a real day on this boat.

Crew and guests leaning over the gunwale with a sailfish alongside
Sailfish, boatside, released
A roosterfish held up on the bow before release, the coast behind
Roosterfish, inshore, released
A marlin alongside the boat, held by the bill at the gunwale before release
Marlin at the gunwale
A family of six on the stern holding a mahi mahi, the wake bright behind them
Mahi, heading home
A sailfish tail-walking a boat-length off the stern
Tail-walking, a boat-length off

Below the surface

Bait, balled up
Dolphins working the school
The surface boils
Predators over the sand

What we chase

The seasons, the numbers, the law
  • Pacific sailfishDec–Apr peak · Jun–Aug second runThe reason this coast is famous, and the fish we plan the day around.
  • Yellowfin tunaAug–Oct peak · from MayFound under the spinner dolphin. Sashimi at the dock.
  • Mahi mahiNov–Dec run · green seasonColour, acrobatics, dinner.
  • Blue marlinJul–Oct · offshore · a bonusThe real fishery is sixty miles further out. On a day trip, a blue is luck.
  • WahooNo reliable seasonThe fastest strike in the spread. We won’t print a calendar we can’t defend.
  • RoosterfishAll year · inshoreThe signature inshore fight. Released every time.
  • Cubera snapperAll year · Jul–Dec strongestA brawler that lives in the rocks and knows it.
  • Jack crevalleAll year · inshorePound for pound, the meanest pull of the day.

One boat. Six ways to spend the day.

Every price is for your group, not per head. Nobody else shares your day.

Full day

Offshore, past the drop, sailfish water. Lunch, beer, water and fruit aboard.

$1,750Up to six guests

Plan this day

Half day

Mornings, inshore and nearshore: roosterfish, cubera, jacks. Beer, water, fruit and snacks aboard.

$1,350Up to six guests

Plan this day

Surf day

A reef we don’t name. White sand, empty on purpose, boat access only. Provisioned like the full day.

$1,250Up to six · six hours

Plan this day

Tortuga Island

A day at the island. White sand, water clear enough to snorkel, no rods.

$1,550Up to eight guests

Plan this day

Sunset cruise

The last hour of light, the coast from the water, an easy evening run.

On request

Plan this day

Custom & events

Multi-day runs, film days, occasions.

On request

Plan this day

The guest math. Fishing days seat six, each guest beyond that is $100. Surf and island days run to ten, each guest past the base is $40.

Transportation, door to dock Tours for the days you’re not fishing Your first day offshore
The Great Marlin from the air in deep blue water

Put a date on the water.

Message us. Dates, crew, what you want to catch. Answers come fast.

Plan my day WhatsApp us Email

Half now. The rest on the dock.

  • 50% holds your dateThe balance is settled the day of the trip.
  • Cancel 14+ days outThe deposit comes back to you.
  • Cancel inside 14 daysThe deposit is kept. The date was held for you.
  • Rain or shineRain on this coast is an afternoon event most of the year, and the fish are already wet. Only weather that closes the port calls off a day.