From the Crocodile Bay Lodge, Puerto Jiménez
by Todd Staley, Fishing Director
February 6, 2002
Smokin! Its tough to write a report like this 'cause many might think it's propaganda or just pure BS, but the fishing couldn't be better! Steve Newsome brought his group of fly-guys down again this year and raised as many as 26 sails per boat in a day. In five days of angling, two in the group landed 25 sails on the fly! The concentration of fish is now just 5 miles off the beach. A few dorado are in with the sails and a 160 lb. tuna made it to the dinner table.
Inside is also wide open. Father-son team of Mike & Mike Hatch took 23 roosterfish in a day's outing. Some snook are still hitting at Rio Esquinas and snapper in the 10 lb. range have pleased the palates of bottom fisherman. Top rooster of the week was 70 lbs! Come down and get a piece of the action!
February 21, 2002
The Fly guys are knockin' em dead! Scott Paciello brought his annual group of big-apple anglers down and they scored some impressive numbers again this year. In five days of fishing they bagged 58 sails, 45 of them on the fly. Brothers Brendan and Dan Mulholland set a lodge record by boating 10 sails on the fly in one day! Along with the sails the group had a mixed bag of dorado, roosterfish to 50 lbs, jacks, grouper, cubera snapper, and bluefin trevally.
Bobby Olden cast his fly in a school of feeding roosters and a 25 pounder pounced on it! Roosters are tough customers on a fly and a perfect cast fooled this one. Anglers fishing bait have been taking good numbers of roosters and snapper between the Lodge and Matapalo Rock.
Lately we have had as many as 30 fly-rodders in the lodge at one time and the sails have not disappointed. Ten to twenty fish are up in the teasers per boat and most are willing to take a swat at a fly. Tuna to 170 lbs have hit the dock and a few dorado are hitting as well.
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