Giant Tarpon
The type of trophy that makes a trip to Tapam, Nicaragua, more than worthwhile. Photo: GetAway Tours
Giant Tarpon Jungle Tarpon Reserve, Costa Rica Northern Costa Rica’s Jungle Tarpon Reserve is a vast inland system of freshwater rivers, creeks, and flooded lagoons surrounded by verdant rainforest and swampland. During the wet season, runoff from surrounding volcanoes fills the creeks, rivers, and lagoons, creating a vast inland sea teeming with migratory baitfish, monkeys, birds, and caiman. Amazingly,
the tarpon of the Pacific sense this and journey over a hundred miles inland to feed in the jungle’s flooded interior. The bounty attracts tarpon of all sizes; most weigh 50 to 100 pounds, yet there are also behemoths in the 150-to 200-pound class. The most unique and dynamic fishery in the region is the river. Flowing through a mosaic of virgin rainforest and active farmlands, this mid-sized jungle river is among the most intense and intimate landscapes imaginable to pursue trophy tarpon. Guests stay in cabanas less than 100 yards from the pangas. Each cabana has two single beds, a private bath with a semi-warm shower, and a ceiling fan. Meals are taken at one of a number of very small, simple, local restaurants, providing anglers an unfiltered glimpse of this rural ranching settlement. Rate: $4,490 per person for a 6 night/6 day package Setta Cama, Gabon NEW Officially known as the Gabonese Republic, Gabon offers the most intrepid fly anglers an unparalleled adventure into the heart of West Africa’s most pristine and prolific coastal waters. With a backdrop of virgin tropical rainforests, anglers fish barefoot in the surf, often into darkness, and also venture
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