Silver King Lodge offers more lagoons, rivers and
back waters than any other jungle area on the east coast of Costa Rica.
These waters are the home for game fish of all sizes. There are river
Tarpon, Calba, Mojarra, Machaca and the elusive Guapote. We are sure
that there are many other fish that can entice the sportsman such as
giant Sawfish and what the guides call Tiger Fish. Tiger fish have stripes,
look like a large crappie but fight like a small mouth bass.
Guapote Anyone?
Guapote is without doubt one of the toughest,
meanest fighting fish in the jungle. It looks similar to a peacock
bass but is not related to it. It isn’t related to any bass. In
the water it is one of the most colorful fish you could see but out
of the water it looks like someone hit it on the head causing it to
get a large lump and change colors from bright green and purple to
very dark hues of purple. The guapote can grow over 15 pounds but due
to its tenacious behavior most caught on rod and reel are under 5 pounds.
They are fished as you would for bass, around structure which they
dearly love. Their first instinct is to dive for the timber, letting
you fight them and the tree they are wrapped around. Guapote fishing
can become addictive to those who love the hunt and capture of an elusive
tough fighting fish.
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