WAHOO
Wahoo are one of the fastest fish in the ocean. These beautiful silver, torpedo-shaped fish with iridescent blue vertical stripes – and powerful jaws and razor-sharp teeth as well – can reach bursts of almost 70 miles an hour. They are also among the candidates for the tastiest fish in the sea.
See Which Charters Target Wahoo in Costa Rica
Catching a Wahoo is often a welcome surprise. Because they are so elusive, their white, delicate meat is a true gourmet’s delight, especially when just boated and immediately fileted for sashimi. Anglers who fish Costa Rica will find this prized gamefish all along the Pacific Coast, and every so often on the Caribbean side.
Less common offshore Costa Rica fishing species.
The Wahoo is a loner; if it does travel with others, the group usually totals six maximum.Catching more than one on a day’s charter is a surprising and welcome bonus. It is one of the less common offshore species caught fishing in Costa Rica, because Wahoo are toothy fish that need a wire leader, and most Costa Rica sportfishing charter boats going offshore pull non-filament leaders intended for billfish, When hooked, the first scorching run can burn out the drag on some reels, so be prepared! Anglers on offshore Costa Rica fishing adventures who want to specifically target Wahoo will find trolling with live bait or subsurface lures in waters about 250ft deep best; they often seem to hang around the bottom, and then attack surface or subsurface lures with a vengeance. But be sure to have a wire leader on, or they will bite right through you.
A Wahoo run can burn out your reel
Anglers who fish Costa Rica will find catching Wahoo a challenge. They are an offshore, migratory species, but are often found near reefs and sea humps. Their speed and teeth let Wahoo catch and eat just about everything they want. Although they rarely jump, once hooked, a Wahoo will let the angler on a Costa Rican sport fishing charter know immediately: their screaming runs can burn out your reel.
Fish Costa Rica and see a Wahoo
Wahoo can reach up to 100lbs. Those caught by anglers enjoying a Costa Rican fishing vacation are usually in the 20-35lb range, but anglers might see some 50lb Wahoo as well. The older, more mature Wahoo tend to be thicker around the mid-section, which means more meat for the boat.
Wahoo don’t play by anyone’s rules
A lot of Wahoo are caught offshore when anglers who fish Costa Rica troll for Sailfish and Dorado. Wahoo can be caught every month of the year, but most anglers on Costa Rica sportfishing charters will see them in the green season months of May-October nearer to inshore rock piles and reefs, and also in crystal-clear cobalt-blue water between January and April during the billfish season.
Costa Rica Charters for Wahoo
- 26ft Custom McKee Craft for Puerto Jiménez Golfo Dulce fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing
- Price: 26ff Custom McKee Craft
- 32FT CUSTOM SPORTFISHER FOR PLAYAS COCO AND GUANACASTE FISHING
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 26FT ROBALO FOR PLAYAS DEL COCO AND PLAYA HERMOSA FISHING
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Price: 26ft Robalo
- 31ft DENNIS GARRETT GAMEFISHER FOR QUEPOS AND PEZ VELA FISHING
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Display Address: Quepos, Provincia de Puntarenas
- 36ft Marcam Express for Jacó and Los Sueños Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 30ft Shamrock Walkaround for Flamingo Costa Rica fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 30ft Island Hopper Express for South Pacific coast fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 23ft Panga Center Console for Puerto Jiménez fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 36ft Hatteras for Quepos Central Pacific fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Display Address: Quepos
- 57ft Island Boatworks for Quepos Pez Vela Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 48ft Ocean Yacht for Guanacaste Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 35ft Cabo Express for Quepos Pez Vela Pacific fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 41ft Ronin Sportfisher for Quepos Pez Vela Marina fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 32ft Rampage for Jaco Herradura Bay fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 29ft Hydra Sport Fisher for Puerto Jimenez South Pacific Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 37ft Hatteras for Los Sueños and Jacó Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 21ft Bay Boat for Puerto Jimenez Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing, Saltwater Fishing
- 27ft Contender for Nicoya Peninsula Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 25ft Open Fisherman for Gulf of Nicoya Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- New 26ft Center Console for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Display Address: Quepos
- 25ft Towered Bertram for Carillo Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 28ft Carolina Classic for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 46ft Guthrie Flybridge Sportfisher for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 60ft Loa Luxury Custom for Golfito overnighters
- Phone Number: Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 36ft Sunny Briggs Sportfisher for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 45ft ‘Omie Tillet’ for Herradura Bay fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 47ft Riviera Yacht for Papagayo Marina fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Display Address: Guanacaste Province
- 28ft Custom Express for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 38ft Custom Sportfisher for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 43ft Carolina Custom for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 27ft Shamrock Express for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 30ft Panga for Gulf of Nicoya fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 38ft Topaz Express for Tamarindo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 31ft Bertram for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 26ft Regulator for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 43ft Stapleton Day Boat for Herradura Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 43ft Flybridge Yacht for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 52ft Hatteras for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 27ft Escapade for Tamarindo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 35ft Classic Bertram for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 26ft Center Console for Drake Bay fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 35ft Cabo Sport Fishing Yacht for Drake Bay fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 22ft Boston Whaler for Tamarindo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 27ft Center Console for Puerto Jiménez fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 31ft Gamefisher for Flamingo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 27ft Dusky for Tamarindo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 31ft Carolina Custom Express for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 44ft Luxury Luhrs Convertible for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Display Address: Quepos, Puntarenas Province
- 31ft Bertram Classic for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 36ft Luhrs Express for Puerto Jiménez fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 38ft Custom Sportfisher for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 28ft Carolina Classic for Tamarindo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 31ft Palm Beach for Carillo/Guanamar fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 36ft Topaz Express for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 30ft Flybridge Express for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 27ft Ocean Runner for Puerto Jiménez fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 36ft Hatteras for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 31ft Custom Sportfisher for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 31ft Luhrs Express for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 43ft Sportfishing yacht for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 31ft Palm Beach for Flamingo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 43ft Custom Sport Fisherman for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 35ft Cabo Convertible for Papagayo Marina fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 26ft Fish Nautique for Herradura Bay fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 43ft Maverick for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 34ft Walkaround Express for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 42ft Sportfishing Yacht for Los Sueños fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Crocodile Bay Resort for Puerto Jiménez fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 60ft Viking for Quepos Pez Vela marina fishing and overnighters
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- Display Address: Quepos, Provincia de Puntarenas
- The 37ft Cazador for Golfito fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 36-foot Topaz Sportfisher for Tamarindo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 26ft Apex Center Console for Playa Herradura fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 42ft Bertram for Flamingo fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 60ft Sportfishing Catamaran for Quepos fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
- 29ft Center Console for Herradura Bay Fishing
- Phone Number: Inshore Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Deep Sea Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Pacific Ocean Fishing
