Named spots
| Spot | Type | Depth | From nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Seamount | bank | 1076 fm | – |
| Middle America Trench | feature | – | – |
Nearby buoys
2026-10-19 16:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46028
2026-10-19 16:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46042
2026-10-19 16:00 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46012
2026-10-19 16:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46026
2026-10-19 16:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46059
2026-10-19 16:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46014
Latest NOAA NDBC observations. Satellite and in water readings may differ.
Fishing Costa Rica
Costa Rica's central Pacific is world class billfish water, and the chart is built to help you read a long, varied coast. In the north you have Guanacaste and the Papagayo region, the central Pacific holds Los Suenos and Quepos, and the south runs down to Golfito. Across all of it the productive grounds sit offshore where seamounts and current edges concentrate pelagics, so the hunt is about finding the temperature breaks and color changes that set up over that structure.
Read the chart as layers that work together. SST breaks mark the seams where water masses meet. Chlorophyll color changes show where greener, bait rich water edges against clean blue. Depth structure, the offshore seamounts and current convergences, concentrates that life into a smaller area you can troll. When a break, a color edge and a piece of structure line up, that overlap is where you start looking.
Headline fish are sailfish and blue, black and striped marlin, with yellowfin tuna and mahi offshore and roosterfish and cubera snapper closer in. The billfish follow the bait and the clean warm water, so the chart is intelligence for narrowing a big ocean down, not a promise that fish are on a given edge today.
Treat this as a planning tool and not for navigation. Seasons, runs and regulations change every year, so confirm current rules and closures with local captains and authorities before you run offshore. The chart points you at the likely water, and your captain and the conditions on the day do the rest.
What you get with ReelTemps
- Sea surface temperatureFind the temperature break
- Chlorophyll-aSpot the green-to-blue color seam
- Composite & single passBlended picture or the freshest overpass
- CompareTemperature and color side by side
- Depth readoutFathoms and feet on hover, tap or mark
- Currents & buoysSee the water move and ground-truth it
- Route, ruler & waypointsPlan the run and save your spots
From the water
I've tried every temp map out there and they all feel like they were built ten years ago. I'm not exactly a tech guy, but this one actually makes sense the second you open it. First time using it, I marked a break in about 30 seconds the night before and boated bluefin right on it the next morning.
Used to burn half a tank driving around looking for color change or a solid temp break. Now I check ReelTemps before I leave the dock and I know exactly where I'm going. Less time driving around guessing, more time with lines in the water.
Albacore season used to mean a couple hours of homework the night before and just hoping it held up. Now I do most of my research that morning and pull it up on my phone if things change once we're out there. Makes calling an audible a lot easier.