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Rio San Juan Tarpon Fishing Guides are also Expert Guides for Snook, Rainbow bass, Machaca, Mojara...

We do not fish the conventional 8 hours, we may fish much longer... It may be from 4.30 am till 6/7 pm , 10hours, 11 hours..." Depend on Guest " , You decide. No problem my guides enjoy fishing this Free way because first of all they really love fishing .

Fishing Guides working with San Carlos Sport Fishing are : Pollo, El Gato, Andres, Chico, Pinky, Juan, Carlos, Walter, Lolo ,Alexandro, Abraham , Pin, Armando, Champa, Minor

They are all native from the area...All of them have been Professionally trained

Before we met they were fishing the lake and rivers as Professional Fishermen fishing with net, Hand line.. They start to be on the water when they where as young as 10 years old... with Father, brother a tradition... Their Knowledge of local fish behaviors is impressive, also of Specific Local condition as weather. Birds are their favorite Indicators... But most of all they have these inexplicable instincts. special feelings coming from so many years of to experiences...

We met I trained them for sport fishing, ... Difficult on the beginning as they never have been using our sophisticated equipment ... may take years before they have responsibility to guide a trip.... But when they have the green light be sure they are ready to face any situation...

EXPERIENCE

CONSTANT TRAINING

With San Carlos Sport Fishing local guides became Sport Fishing International Tournament winners...

All are Licensed Boat Captain,

M.T.I, MARENA Approved

PROFESSIONALISM

All Fishing tackles are carefully check before each trip. All material is under guide responsibility.. Equipment has to be perfect. The smallest error will mean a lost Tarpon..

At night they will Change lines, sharpen hooks...

SAFETY... BEING PENDING

Guides are always pending on safety they will never give order but yes at all time they will be close from you.. Explaining a lot of tricks and recommendation..... A Must as we are fishing really big Tarpon on Light Tackle in relatively small boats 22 till 28 feet long. Fight is from Platform in front of boat. It's no so easy to catch and release a 200lb tarpon on 20lb test ,, We all want you succeed

We always have younger around wishing to join the Team... Some really very young.. 11 years old 10.. ( A must to join is to keep going to school Sport fishing training is only on free time ) These younger are first coming to help at Lodge or in our boat, they learn and perpetuate the tradition , becoming a tarpon fishing Guide is also a way for them to have a Future, to make some money in an area witch is still very poor....

Obviously all of my fishing guides have also a good Knowledge of Birds, Wild life... a Must as Discovery is also part of my Trips.

A S.C.S. Tarpon fishing guide have to perfectly know: Techniques, the river and fish behavior in the area but also whatever his experience and knowledge about fish he has to be willing to listen and learn from Guests.. Anglers visiting us knows a lot about New tackles in many case more than us...We know the area...It is an Exchange.

Notes

Some guides are at their tarpon #1000 or more.. but when reel sound they still have the same enthusiastic reaction as if it was their first tarpon... I guess you will appreciate that... and their smile when they release a Tarpon in good shape...

Most of them are collaborating with us since more than 4 years... They are independent paid on a daily basic , free to join a trip or not... but so far when I ask them if they want to guide a group.. None of them had ever said no....

English of Guides is only strictly basic for most of them and I am constantly working on that..They Improve but will take time..Meanwhile I warranty you will communicate.. will have fun and good time with them

We always fish 1 fishing guide, 1 crew per boat,( Fishing guide Choose his mate , they work as a Team know well each other ) this is for safety reason. (We are in Jungle river fighting really Giant tarpon from 90lb till 250lb+..) This is also for efficiency and your comfort , one is driving the boat the other guide is taking care of you and fishing, our boats are big enough to fish in comfort two guides two guests eventually three guests if you all know each other well before the trip, we never ad an unknown additional angler on your trip....

All fishing guides in my Expeditions are Licensed Boat Captain M.T.I ( Ministerio de Transporte) Allowed to navigate on San Juan River they are responsible concerning safety... FUNDAMENTAL RULE IS NO RISK ABSOLUTELY NO RISK, for Example if lake is tuff or "may become tuff" this happen on a trip over 20 we will not go for Rainbow bass in Solentiname ( 20 miles away of Open water) we will fish for tarpon on always quiet San Juan River. .or Machacas on Rio Frio. Obviously all security equipment is aboard and checked before all trips..Since two years we have celular phone coverage in the area , meaning than during the fishing werever they are they can be in contact with me or La Esquina del Lago base.

I like to have a drink with my guests at night, guides also but FISHING GUIDES working with san carlos sport fishing will not drink alcohol when at work. ....