tarpon fishing Rio san juan nicaragua

2012 News letter

14 YEARS THAN SAN CARLOS SPORT FISHING OFFER WORLD CLASS FISHING TRIPS FOR GIANT TARPON AND SNOOK

ON RIO SAN JUAN AND NICARAGUA LAKE QUIET FRESH WATER...

In the sixties there were several Fishing Camp on the river... Destination was world famous...

Civil War Came all stops...

In 1990.. peace came back in Nicaragua

In 1998 I had the chance to meet Mr Pilarte owner of the legendary RIO SAN JUAN TARPON CAMP.. Also some anglers than were coming in the all days... Some incredible stories..

These talks impulse me as I was tired of Fishing Rio Frio in Costa Rica.. One week good fishing..Two weeks nothing...

I enter and fish Rio San Juan for the first time in 1998 with Luis Urbina...Came back and came back Fishing has always been great and CONSTANT as well for Giant Tarpon or Snooks

Area was realy lay back it was necessary to PROFESIONALY organize the trips.. I bought several Sportfishing boats built lodges, Trained Local Guides Etc..

To make it easy and clear for Guests I decided to only offer all inclusive packages

I love what Mr. Bill Heavey wrote upon us in a six pages Articles in Fields & Streams Magazine:

Alone in Tarpon Paradise...

The civil war is over in Nicaragua ,Tarpon unfished for 30 years are hungry and no ones Know... Bill Heavey

Since 1998 we also have been constantly working with local authorities in order to preserve quality of Rio San Juan Unique in the world Fishery: We collaborate on Regulation.. Establishing rules as Barbless hooks, No use of Gaff, Correct reanimation, Studies, Satellite tagging programs,...

We observe changes in Fishing Since 2011

It is still great... No doubt one of the best in the worldas we can go ALL YEAR ROUND EVERY DAY for 100-250lb + Giant tarpon in quiet fresh water...

Meanwhile mobility became a Must..Tarpon are yes still present all year round but now they are Active zone and places where they only roll...

Obviously Guests do not cone to spend full days in Santa Fe, Castillo or Sabalo watching Tarpon Rolling..

Nowday What is important is to fish with a Guide able to locate where Active Tarpon are... THIS IS WHAT WE DO AT SAN CARLOS SPORT FISHING..

These Active zone constantly change... It may be Yes in front San Carlos.. Or going down river at El Pitasso, Santa fe, Palo de arco, la Gnoca, La Esperanza... Sabalo or El Castillo...

Active spots are constantly changing on a 45 miles long area. Reason why we move a lot during a trip.

If for eventual better fishing we decide to go down river in order to avoid long ride each days and be able to fish the early morning we will sleep on Spot...

It will be at Hotel Sabalo of Mr Simeon Parales , or at Sabalo Lodge of Mr Yaro Praslin, or Hotel Victoria in El Castillo.. These places are nice, managed by real profesional who love the River offering Good Lodging and meals. They all are located directly on the river

At certain time of the year we may even go as far as San Juan de Nicaragua..120 miles down river from San Carlos to reach and fish on the mouth of river on the Caribbean sea.

Mobility is a must for a successful trip on San Juan River

Giant Tarpon fishing:

90lb/ 250lb+

are present all year round...

Also Snook, Rainbow bass, Machaca, Mojara

Rainbow Bass, Lagunero

NOTE UPON SAFETY IN NICARAGUA...

There is no reason to worry upon safety concerning your trip. Civil war is over since more than 20 years . Nowadays Country is quiet and peacefulAlso your trip will be 100% Guided from the moment you arrive at International Airport.

Yes there as been the Terrible time of Civil war..

More than 20 years than it is over.. For some reasons I do not understand well people outside of the country still have image/cliché of Nicaragua as a violent Country...

Reality is the contrary. Country is safe. Obviously as in all big cities they are districts of Managua to avoid but no problem in the rest of the Country.

20 years I am living in Central America and from my experiences I am not scare to write than Nicaragua is the safest country in Central America

People has been suffering a lot.. None of them want these bad days to be back.

Visitors are welcome,everybody is friendly

Upper San Juan River / Rio San Juan still an Authentic "off the beaten track destination" :

From the years 1950 till 1976 San Juan River ( Rio San Juan ) was known as one of the best Tarpon fishing Destination in the World..There were three fishing camp on the River,.. One of them being the famous TARPON CAMP... Many Angling Celebrities came here....

Then Civil war came in Nicaragua and all Sport Fishing activities stopped.

Peace came back and since more than 20 years the area is quiet. perfectly peaceful, tourism is more than Welcome ...

It is an almost virgin Destination for Sport Fishing than I offer .

Responding to my invitation Several important Specialized TV Shows and Fishing Magazine came to visit and experience our trips... Fields&Streams, SPORT FISHING MAGAZINE, CNN Extreme fishing show, La Pesca, Voyages de Peche, DISCOVERY CHANNEL Fishing Ambasador, WFN Show will be on line soon (fall 2011 )...

Considering size and density of fish present all year round ... San Juan River is one ( if not the one ) best places in the world to fish for Giant Tarpon..

It is not only Great Fishing than we offer

There is a lot to enjoy in a trip on Rio San Juan

Adventures, and Discovery of an Authentic almost virgin destination. There is 98% probability than in the entire trip we do not meet another Sport Fishing boat... The only two busy days in the year are around September the 13th and 14th when it's held the Annual local Tarpon ( Sabalo ) and Snook ( Robalo ) Fishing Tournament..

Tropical Jungle River Scenery : Rain forest, Jungle River, ponds, swamps... Wild life reserve of Los Guatuzo, Solentiname, Isla del Pitasso, Medio quesso, Reserva Indio Mais, Rio Frio, Wild life reserve of Cano Negro,

Wild life Three kind of Monkeys, ( Howler, Spider, White Face ), Iguanas, Wild Cats, Caiman, Turtles, Iguanas, Dear, Outer, Guaipal ( Caiman ) , Crocodile ( Lagarto ) .. Wild life

First Class Bird Watching: Many "Birdwatchers" come here to enjoy the incredible variety of birds present all year round: Blue heron, Spoon bill, Oro pendula, sergent, Colibri, Eagles, Aigrettes, Jacana,.. etc and the majestic Jabiru.

Birds are all around but I like to mention some " Hot spots" Zapote..Zapotillo Islands Solentiname Archipelago , Medio Quesso, Rio Frio, Wild life reserve of Los Guatuzo Bird Watching

History San Juan River is an historical area. Many people talk of a big pre-Columbian city located somewhere in the Jungles around.. In the colonial time San Juan River was one of the "High way" for Spanish to transport the gold pacific soth America coast from Pacific ocean to the Atlantic then Spain... Pirates came.. Morgan... The area has been describe, by Mark Twain, the famous writer was there in 1860 , he was one of more than 100 000 Pioneers who travel the river aboard the boats of Mr. Vanderbilt. (Gold Rush Times). Other famous "visitors": Christopher Colomb, Admiral Nelson, Pirate Morgan, Jaques yves Cousteau... See History 888888

Arts: with the Painters and Wood carver of the Ernesto Cardenal Community of Solentiname Archipelago also a unique place for Bird watching ( See Arts )

Meet local people leaving on the River Banks , Share a bit of their life.. it is still possible as mass tourism is unknown here... People are very very friendly with the few Guest coming around.. (We have a lot of so special Friends living in Jungle towns or on the river banks than you will meet... Yaro, Bosco, Bertha Rosa, Rosa Elena, Simeon Parales, Manolo, Fernandin, Enrique, Juan...) Friends

Enter in the "Atmosphere" of our fishing Adventures Tarpon Fever...

What make us Special ??

SPECIFICITIES OF MY FISHING TRIPS

* We fish all year round for Tarpon 90lb/250lb +..., Snook 10lb 50lb+..., Rainbow bass ...Fishing reports

We Like Challenge so why not Light and Ultra light fishing

* I only offer clear deals..

There is a lot of useful information in this site concerning Tarpon Fishing ... Please take time to visit it, Almost everything is here ...Meanwhile I figure you have some specific questions? My pleasure to answer them.. Idea is than you know exactly before the trip What to expect...E Mail Click

I always try to make is easy.. For Example Fishing Reports are classified per months so you will know what to expect on month you are interested to come ...

* No Fix lodge Even if we own now a very nice place La Esquina del Lago our New Guest House located in a National Park in front of city of San Carlos ( New airport since January 2009 .. New very good road from Managua witch is now at only 4 hours drive ) ...

It's a real Fishing and Discovery Adventure than I offer We will move aboard our boats....Sometime 120 miles away... We will go where the best fishing is in the days you are there.. For overnights We will use local Hotel and lodges witch offer good accommodation for fishermen... No five stars ( except in Town as San Jose , Managua , Granada ) lodging is simple on our Grounds but always very clean ( Wherever we stay, rooms will have private full bathroom ) These Places are Hotel Sabalo of Mr Simeon Parales Family, Sabalo Lodge of Mr Yaro Praslin, Hotel Victoria in El Castillo Accommodations

* We specifically care for meals . Gallo Pinto, Bao, Casado are the traditional meals on witch we had International and French Cuisine... and do not miss the Rivers scrimps (Incredibly big 1lb each) Unique.

* We offer professional Guides, good boats, We reglarly change all the Outboard engines ..We have back up engine etc etc...

*Another Plus is that we custom Your FISHING ADVENTURES . Each Guest have specific expectation , each trip has to be different..

* Wither you contact me Directly or with a Travel Agency, I like to communicate personally with each of my guest before the trip, it is very easy nowadays using E mail, or Phone calls......

*I will be glad to forward E mail address of recent guests to anyone interested in booking a fishing trip with us, so you can talk directly with people who experienced my trips, Quality of my fishing and service

A Good communication between you

and me before the trip is a Must for of a successful trip..

Your contact: Philippe Tisseaux by phone at ( 506 ) 88 42 76 73

and ( 505 ) 88 49 06 00 or with Internet E-MAIL

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