Did a full day offshore trolling with Chino’s Sportfishing on January 31st.  The day started with Chino picking up our group at our condo and dropping us off at the boat. The boat is anchored in the bay so we were shuttled out in a Panga where we met up with captain Jose and his mate Jorge. I had specifically requested Jose after a very good recommendation from a friend who had fished with him several times.  Jose confirmed the type of fishing we wanted to do and we headed offshore.
The previous day we walked the dock at Los Suenos and talked to about 8 or 10 charter boats about there catch when they came in from fishing. The common vibe was that the fishing was quite slow for the time of year. The best report we got was 2 sails and 2 dolphin on one boat. All of the boats we talked to were much bigger and about twice the price of Chinos boat. The poor reports had us a little discouraged but we were there to fish and we were going to have a good time whether we caught fish or not.
We ran a little farther offshore than I was expecting but Jose said the fishing had been better further out. Once we reached our trolling area Jorge set out a 5 line spread and a dredge teaser. The baits they had rigged were very well done and swam well. I Live in Florida and have my own 30 foot offshore boat so am very familiar with trolling and rigging baits. The fishing started a little slow but we eventually started catching fish. We ended up going 4 for 5 on our bites, catching 3 sails and a dolphin. Jose and Jorge made the most of every bite and were very quick to react. We had a very enjoyable day on the water! I enjoyed talking fishing with Jose and though he is younger you could tell he is very experienced and seasoned.
It just goes to show that it isn’t the size of the boat that catches fish. A experienced crew can catch fish on any boat, big or small. I wouldn’t hesitate to book with Chino’s again.

We had a great day on the water, Boat, tackle, captain, crew , and food were all excellent. I would recommend this boat

Very impressed with crew and captain. Very knowledgeable. Many thanks for helping my boys and I create a life long memory!!!

Awesome full day of fishing with Chino and his first mate. My husband and I traveled to Costa Rica for the sole purpose of catching a rooster fish. Chino made sure we caught rooster fish and hooked us up on 2 beautiful sailfish. Great experience and would definitely recommend Chino.

We had a great day fishing with Capt Chino and Jose. We accomplished exactly what hoped for and that was catching Rooster Fish. Jose and Chino were very helpful and knowledgeable of the territory and local area. I would highly recommend fishing with them any time.