San Carlos Sport Fishing Newsletter
Jungle rivers Big Game Fishing on Rio San Juan, Nicaragua & Costa Rica #72 October 2005
Fishing Report September/October
2005
In the last month..We had the pleasure to receive guests from USA, Venezuela, Spain, France Among them Jean Alarcon, world famous angler...Expert in African Tarpon..Sherbro Tarpon Lodge in Sierra Leones ....
Jean
is Born in Africa have beeen living there for 51 years...He start to work
as a professional guide in
Traveller
Angler he has been fishing professionally in Puerto Rico , Guyana, Virgin
Island, Australia ( 3 , 1000lb black Marlin ) , Madagascar, Gabon, Cap vert,
Ghana, Tanzania, Zanzibar,Sierra Leone, Sao Tome Principe, Costa Rica,Canaris
Island ( 1000lb six geels )...
..Jean explain me than my place is probably the absolute best actual place in the world for Tarpon fishing..Coming from such a World expert this is really a wonderfull Acknowledgment
Jean Alarcon E mail is alarcon-pechesportive@hotmail.fr
From a general point of view fishing as been In September and Octoberslower than usual ( average day is 10 strike, 3 fish to the boat, went down to 6 strikes 1 or 2 fish to the boat ) this is due to very bad atmospheric condition unusual at this time of the year.. Tropical Storm , strong wind from South... Meanwhile we report many Released tarpon including some on Fly. and good fishing for Rainbow bass ...
On the 15th of September was the annual Tarpon tournament my teams did well as we won the Catch and frelease category with a tarpon of 132lb, also took second place with a 128lb...
The Dead and weighed tarpon category ( LAST YEAR THAN THIS CATEGORY EXIST ...IN 2006 ALL TARPON WILL BE RELEASED...MY WISH SINCE SO MANY YEARS...) Well winner of the category has been Mr Arcuyo from Nicaragua with a tarpon of 146lb
We also orgnised two of our new Mixt trip,
Tarpon Snook Rainbow from my lodge on San Juan river
Plus in shore fishing at sea from Mal pais on the pacific coast of Costa Rica close to wild life reserve of Cabo Blanco Fishing is for Rooster, Jacks.., Spanish Macquerel, etc ....
Both trip have been great we also enjoyed the accomodations in a very nice tropical beach hotel.........
Tarpon fishing in coming months will be better as we plan to have the usual weather conditions...
I am curently working on my booking for the end of November, December, January, February, March, April...Even if I have already many reservation I still can accomodate trip in these months...
Best Regards
Philippe Tisseaux E mail: tropicalfishing@racsa.co.cr
A few facts about our Jungle River Big Game Fishing....
* We always fish in quiet Jungle river, no waves, no ruff sea... we fish mostly conventional but also Fly , we have all the professional equipment...
* We catch everyday Tarpon in the 90lb 200lb range and some bigger... This is all year Round ., our bigger weighted fish is 235 lb, we released bigger
* Tarpon are present all year round in San Juan River... Going up and down from or to the Nicaragua lake , they come from Caribbean sea ...also it is remarquable than many stay there and become very big...they even change color due to "Tannin" .in the rivers
* With same length tarpon we catch here are heavier , fatter than the one of the Caribbean this is due to abundance of food..
* There is really an incredible quantity of tarpon here all year round Many time " we made " some IGFA world record ... Obviously "this do not count" as we did not registered.. reason is we do not wish to kill fish ( We catch and release ) among these record : Children boys and Girl , Men 8lb , 12lb , Women 12lb etc etc.. In a trip with us 99% of the guests have tarpon released to the boat
* Observation concerning fish behaviour at that time of the year are almost the same concerning Rainbow bass ( a very good fighter ) than we catch in close Solentiname Archipelago .
* We are getting very busy from December till April. To be able to choose a specific week during that time of the year it is necessary to make reservation almost one year in advance...
* I like to say than to describe my trips I should say as once sugest me a guest " while only fish when you can have much more "
*It is a fact than we have all year round an incredible quantity of fish around also than we are alone on the river..and nowadays this is a major Privilege.. but also The scenery is great, Rainforest , wild life, Top bird watching .. and art, History, and you will meet very very nice local people ( This contact with local people will bring you exceptional memories..) ...
*We are please to offer Guests since several month the confort of my new Guest House...Paola our Chef start to be famous..
* Our Fishing and Trips as been describe in major Magazine as Field and stream , Sport Fishing etc.
* Fishing for Rainbow bass, mojara, machaca...on light and ultra light tackle..can be spinning or Fly in Close Solentiname Archipelago is always very good
* Since a few week I have in service new boats with new engines...
* We are adding several room to lodge witch as recently been aproved and oficialy clasified Hotel after the INTUR inspection ( Tourism Ministery in Nicaragua )
* Fishing for Rainbow bass in Close Solentiname Archipelago is as good as usual....
Philippe
A lot of information available on web pages
WEB SITES ENGLISH http://www.marine-electronics.net/tropicalfishing/ http://www.nicaraguafishing.com/
PAGINA INTERNET ESPANOL http://destinosdepesca.com/
SITE INTERNET EN FRANCAIS http://www.pecheautarpon.com/
Your contact : PHILIPPE TISSEAUX
E-MAIL; tarponsnook@hotmail.com tropicalfishing@racsa.co.cr
Tel. 00 ( 506 ) 842 76 73 ( Mobile phone Costa Rica & Nicaragua & Lodge )
What Magasines say
FIELD AND STREAM
May 2004 " Alone in Tarpon Paradise"
The civil war is over in Nicaragua. The tarpon, unfished for 30 years, are hungry. And no one knows..... Article by Bill Heavey May 2004 http://www.marine-electronics.net/tropicalfishing/FAS.htm
SPORT FISHING MAGAZINE
November 2003
"Tarpon crashed the party aboard the Julia Brava guided by Philippe Tisseaux on the upper San Juan River in Nicaragua last August. Tisseaux operator of San Carlos Sport Fishing expresses his thanks that this wasn't one of the 200-pound tarpon common here."
SPORT FISHING MAGAZINE
February 2005 GREAT TRIP Nicaragua's Rio San Juan Discover a new tarpon hot spot Article by Chris woodward
San Carlos Sport fishing
PHILIPPE TISSEAUX E-MAIL tropicalfishing@racsa.co.cr tarponsnook@hotmail.com
Tel. 00 ( 506 ) 842 76 73 ( Mobile phone Costa Rica & Nicaragua & Lodge )