Samara Local Fishing
Samara Local Fishing
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Samara Local Fishing is a professional fishing charter in Samara Beach, offering inshore and offshore tours, half day and full day trips, as wells as surf casting, lake and mangrove fishing trips. Captain Frank and his deckhand Olman are ready when you are, offering you a Costa Rican fishing adventure.
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James M
Lakeland, FL711 contributions
Mar 2021 • Couples
Captain Frank and Federico, we're fantastic.
They were very accommodating and had beer, water, drinks, and snacks!!
We went for the sunset fishing 3:30-6 pm, and it was a lot of fun and work 😆.
They cast in deep water, and it seems like days to reel in fish for a rookie like myself bit me, and the wife had a great time!!
The view of the sunset on the way back was magical. I would recommend it to couples!!
**TIP, make sure you park next to Ruffino's house so he can keep an eye on the car, a lot of drifters in the area, it seems.
They were very accommodating and had beer, water, drinks, and snacks!!
We went for the sunset fishing 3:30-6 pm, and it was a lot of fun and work 😆.
They cast in deep water, and it seems like days to reel in fish for a rookie like myself bit me, and the wife had a great time!!
The view of the sunset on the way back was magical. I would recommend it to couples!!
**TIP, make sure you park next to Ruffino's house so he can keep an eye on the car, a lot of drifters in the area, it seems.
Written March 19, 2021
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grey haired wanderers
25 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
What a wonderful day on the water. Morning inshore fishing started a little slow, but Captain Frank aims to please. He found us some spots to jig and we caught grouper, congrio and some rock fish. Learned about ocean fishing in Costa Rica and what can be caught. Happened upon a couple of dolphins as well. Captain Frank has a great setup, good sized clean boat and he and his assistant were more than helpful. We would highly recommend this tour.
Written January 30, 2020
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CrosCrek
East Nassau, NY118 contributions
Mar 2022
Anyone who has gone out with Frank will understand the title on this review. My husband and I have gone out Frank for many years. It is always so much fun. This year we saw a few very large pods of dolphins and sea turtles. My husband caught a nice sized tune and an 8 foot marlin. Federico was helpful and filleted the fish. We will be back in Samara again next year and will book an other trip.
Written April 14, 2022
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Greg Beddor
Portland, OR3 contributions
Apr 2014 • Friends
Left Samara around 7am and got back around 4 in the afternoon. It was an all day deep sea fishing excursion that I'll never forget. Tons of dolphins, food and cervezas were provided by Frank. You could tell we were with experienced fishermen who knew how to fish these waters and provide a good time. All in all we caught two giant sail fish, which we released. The mahi mahi we caught wasn't as fortunate.... we ate that one for dinner. Yum!
Written June 4, 2014
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EmenemNL
Apeldoorn, The Netherlands214 contributions
Jan 2018 • Friends
We booked two days with Frank, one day inshore and one day mangrove fishing. Both days we caught fish, not in large amounts but enough to be satisfied. Frank is a funny and friendly guy, easy to deal with and his English is good. We catched yellowfin tuna and sierra mackerel which were cut in filets for us. They were delicious on the bbq.
We have some remarks though. One is that Frank tends to pay more attention to his collegues/deckhand than to his customers. There was not a great deal of communication with us, especially not about specific techniques to be used in Samara's waters. In our opinion this should be a pro-active activity (Frank is the local expert you hire) and not reactive. We love too learn and we didn't. And we agree with a previous review saying that Frank needs to improve on communication specifics. In our case we had to chase him the night before we went fishing to get details like what time are we going and are you going to pick us up. At the end of day one he was going to Whatsapp us the details for the next day, and we had to chase him again.
Another thing (also in other reviews) is that the available material is not in top shape, too limited in numbers and in the case we went fishing in the mangroves, not completely suited (too heavy) as we used we same rods and reels as on the boat. And finally the local captain Frank hired for the mangrove fishing (1) left his net in the small boat, so we had ample room to fish and (2) fished on his own using our bait, resulting in us being out of good bait at about half time. We said this to Frank, and he didn't like this as well. He told the local captain, but nothing happened effectively. It looked like Frank didn't have this completely under his control.
All this resulted in us not being as satisfied as could be. Pity...
We have some remarks though. One is that Frank tends to pay more attention to his collegues/deckhand than to his customers. There was not a great deal of communication with us, especially not about specific techniques to be used in Samara's waters. In our opinion this should be a pro-active activity (Frank is the local expert you hire) and not reactive. We love too learn and we didn't. And we agree with a previous review saying that Frank needs to improve on communication specifics. In our case we had to chase him the night before we went fishing to get details like what time are we going and are you going to pick us up. At the end of day one he was going to Whatsapp us the details for the next day, and we had to chase him again.
Another thing (also in other reviews) is that the available material is not in top shape, too limited in numbers and in the case we went fishing in the mangroves, not completely suited (too heavy) as we used we same rods and reels as on the boat. And finally the local captain Frank hired for the mangrove fishing (1) left his net in the small boat, so we had ample room to fish and (2) fished on his own using our bait, resulting in us being out of good bait at about half time. We said this to Frank, and he didn't like this as well. He told the local captain, but nothing happened effectively. It looked like Frank didn't have this completely under his control.
All this resulted in us not being as satisfied as could be. Pity...
Written January 21, 2018
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bwesson
Quebec City, Canada6 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
The best of the best !! Really nice and clean boat, twin 115 hp Yamaha motors, snacks and drinks for everyone and alot of fish !! Frank was very nice !! We took the half day in shore trip and we catched 3 mahi-mahi, 2 yellow fin tunas and 2 bonitas!! What a day!!! Everyone loved it !! I cant recommand Frank enough !! 😎😎😎
Written December 14, 2019
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Vracicot
Rouyn-Noranda, Canada6 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
We had a lot of fun with captain Frank! He knows what he is doing, got 7 fish in the morning!! Was really great!
Written December 14, 2019
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mmiltenburg
Guelph, Canada15 contributions
Aug 2019
WE had a great morning fishing with Frank and his Crew, We caught Wahoo, Yellow Fin Tuna, many bonita and lost a Mahi Mahi. Great guys and knowledgable nice boat too !!
Written August 14, 2019
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Mark N
Montgomery, TX78 contributions
Apr 2018 • Family
I did 3 trips with Frank, one inshore trip on his boat and 2 trips out surf casting. The inshore trip was great even though the fishing was a bit slow. We caught a nice jack and several grouper and tilefish for dinner, they make a nice ceviche. Frank was accommodating of my family with young children (4&6) and was quick to point out all the wildlife for them. We saw dolphins, sea turtles, a humpback, and more leaping manta rays than we could count. The price is for the whole boat, which was nice because it was not cramped and we felt like we got a custom trip. Highly recommend the inshore trip.
The surf trip was a lot of fun too, I went twice but my family stayed home for these. We went to the most beautiful and uncrowded beach I have ever seen. There were corbina herding baitfish right off the rocks. I hooked 2, landed one and caught a shark as well. The second day was not as successful. Surf fishing can be tough, I highly recommend this trip for people with some surf or shore fishing experience and who are aware that sometimes nature doesn’t cooperate with your plans to catch a ton of fish in a few hours.
Fish or not my family and I had a great time fishing with Frank.
Muchos gracias Frank, todo fue muy bien. Espero que tenga suerte y pudría pescar contigo otra vez.
The surf trip was a lot of fun too, I went twice but my family stayed home for these. We went to the most beautiful and uncrowded beach I have ever seen. There were corbina herding baitfish right off the rocks. I hooked 2, landed one and caught a shark as well. The second day was not as successful. Surf fishing can be tough, I highly recommend this trip for people with some surf or shore fishing experience and who are aware that sometimes nature doesn’t cooperate with your plans to catch a ton of fish in a few hours.
Fish or not my family and I had a great time fishing with Frank.
Muchos gracias Frank, todo fue muy bien. Espero que tenga suerte y pudría pescar contigo otra vez.
Written April 4, 2018
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Thank you Mark for your great review! It was a pleasure and I am also very happy that wildlife was on our side. I'll see you next time. Tight lines, Frank
Written April 9, 2018
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derekincr
Nueva Guatemala13 contributions
Feb 2018
Frank and Olman are outstanding. We booked a half day inshore for four people. Prices are good, service was excellent and the fishing was great. Everyone agreed that both worked hard to make sure the day was a success. Next time we book a trip on the water in Samara they will be at the top of our list. Finding a tour and people this good will make us choose this area ahead of other locations in Costa Rica. Safe, fullfilling, and awesome too. Thanks guys!!
Written March 3, 2018
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abonnet783
Mitry-Mory, France1 contribution
Bonjour à quelle heure commence la pêche le matin
Doug G
Houma, LA6 contributions
My family and I are going to Punta Islita flying in on Tuesday 12/26 and returning home on Sunday 12/31. Looking at booking a charter on either Thursday 12/28 or Friday 12/29....either just my wife and I....or....bringing her twin 13 year olds. Looking for a 1/2 day trip. What are your rates and availability?
Susannah R
Novato, CA13 contributions
What is the cost for four people? How long is the tour/fishing trip? What kinds of fish are we apt to catch? Does this boat also take you snorkeling?
CRAIG S
Fresno, CA3,963 contributions
I did 5 hours for $350, its for the entire boat. You can go out for tuna, snapper, rooster fish and sailfish. Email Frank for more details frank.fines88@gmail. com
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