January 18, 2018

Jim Murphy This past December myself and a group from My Fishing Cape Cod traveled to Costa Rica, where we met Ryan for a week of fishing. During that week, we spent two days fishing by boat in the waters of the Golfo Dulce. Our local guide Quincho chartered us in his ...

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The MFCC Group Trip to Costa Rica
December 29, 2017

Ryan Collins Just before Christmas, the beach here in Costa Rica experienced a sudden push of "gallo pescado" which means roosterfish in Spanish.From more than a half mile away I could see the roosters (gallos) crushing sardines, mullet and mackerel on the surface. It looked like torpedo explosions. I began ...

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Monstrous Roosterfish From Shore | Costa Rica December 2017
December 23, 2017

Kevin Collins Hello and welcome to the first off-season edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod podcast! We kick off the start of winter with holdover striper fishing tips, an update on the debut of My Fishing Cape Cod TV and more.The fall migration has concluded, but there are still striped ...

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MFCC Holiday Podcast | Holdover Stripers & Costa Rica
December 17, 2017

Ryan Collins Inlets are prime spots to surfcast in Costa Rica. Jacks, snook, and roosterfish can be caught around inlets using the same tackle that works on Cape Cod.Where we are staying in Costa Rica, there is a large inlet located about a 30 minute bike ride from our cabina ...

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Surfcasting Inlets in Costa Rica
December 13, 2017

One would think that making ceviche, rolling dough for arepas, and shooing dogs and cats out of the kitchen (all while you're trying to make arroz con pollo) doesn't sound that labor intensive - but it totally is.However, no one can argue that catching the fish is the most work. You ...

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Adventures in a Tico Kitchen
December 8, 2017

Ryan Collins 5 days ago we had a "super moon" which is a phrase used to describe a full moon which is at or near its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit.What this translated into for us here in Costa Rica, were huge tides, ocean swell and a ...

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How To Target Snook & Crevalle Jacks In The Surf
December 3, 2017

Ryan Collins When you go surfcasting with lures on Cape Cod, you are primarily targeting striped bass or bluefish. Here in Costa Rica, you have absolutely no idea what might bite next when you cast a lure out into the waves. You might hook a cubera snapper, roosterfish, jack crevalle or ...

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“Jumbo” Surf-Caught Costa Rican Needlefish
November 29, 2017

My wife Lauren and I arrived on the southwest Pacific side of Costa Rica about 6 days ago. So far it's been an adventure (and lot of fun!) reacquainting ourselves with this rural Costa Rican community.Lauren and I have really grown fond of the people here, as well as the environment, ...

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Monster Cubera Snapper from Shore in Costa Rica
November 23, 2017

Ryan Collins Back in 2015 I was fortunate to spend 23 days exploring and fishing in Costa Rica. My wife Lauren and I loved the experience and knew that we would return again soon.Fast forward two years and here I am writing this blog post at the airport here in San Jose, ...

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“My Fishing Costa Rica”
October 26, 2017

Ryan Collins The members in our forum are still catching fish here on Cape Cod, but for most people the fishing season is starting to wind down.School is back in session and there are yards that need to be raked. Vacation days have already been used up, or are being saved for ...

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Our Costa Rica Packing List
October 19, 2017

Ryan Collins There are still plenty of surfcasting opportunities here on Cape Cod, but the season is certainly starting to wind down.Soon the striped bass population will have migrated south, and the long off-season wait until spring will begin.Unless you decide join me this December in Costa Rica! Back during ...

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Costa Rica Surfcasting Adventure
January 18, 2017

Ryan Collins I just wanted to publish a quick blog post to let everyone know the first episode of My Fishing Cape Cod WEB TV airs tonight @ 8pm.Please go to this page @ 8pm to watch > https://myfishingcapecod.com/episode-1/ In this episode, my wife Lauren and I leave Cape Cod and ...

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WEB TV – Surfcasting Costa Rica | Part #1