Maverick Sportfish Charters · Los Sueños
Tropic Fly
2023 45 with Seakeeper and outside AC
- 45 ftLength
- 6Anglers max
- 20 knCruise
The boat
Meet Tropic Fly
Launched in April 2023: a 45-foot boat with Simrad sonar, a Seakeeper, outside air-conditioning and mahogany trim. Built for comfort and big catch numbers, up to six anglers.
Why anglers pick Tropic Fly
- AC at the deck seating, plus a shower
- Master cabin and two bunk cabins
- Downrigger for deep trolling
Key species
Specialties
- Bottom fishing
- Fly fishing
- Inshore
- Jigging
- Live bait
- Offshore
- Trolling
Specifications
On board
Rigged for the fight
Comfort & fishing
- AC cabin
- Deck AC
- Electric reels
- Fighting chair
- GPS
- Head
- Radar
- Seakeeper
- Sleeping cabin
- Stereo
- Teaser Reels
- Tuna tubes
- TV
- VHF Radio
- Wi-Fi
Electronics
- Garmin GPS
- Radar
- Simrad Y-50 sonar
- Fishfinder
- VHF radios
- Starlink
Tackle
- Alutecnos
- Penn
- Shimano
Gallery
Take a look aboard Tropic Fly
Catch log
What Tropic Fly has been catching
- 2,536Fish logged
- 285Days logged
- 7.9Fish per day
Recent catch
- September 202615 fishSnapper 12 · Grouper 1 · Jack 1
- 2026 so far391 fishSailfish 207 · Yellowfin Tuna 97 · Snapper 48
Top species
- Sailfish 1,344
- Yellowfin Tuna 586
- Mahi Mahi 426
- Blue Marlin 76
- Snapper 56
- Wahoo 19
Daily logs from 2022 to 2025, plus four boats in January–March 2026. Otherwise January–August 2026 were reported as monthly totals; daily logging resumed in September 2026.
When the bite is hot
Fish per day on the water, by month. Pick a species to see when it bites. Darker squares mean a better bite.
All species: fish per day on the water
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – | – | 4.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 8.5 | 13.4 | 14.2 |
| 2024 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 7.9 | – | 74* | 4.8 | 6.5 | 2.5 | – | – | – | 8.3▼5.8 |
| 2025 | 11.1▲1.7 | 7.1 | 7.5▼0.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 2.0▼2.8 | 5.2▼1.4 | 4.0▲1.5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | – | 2.9▼5.5 |
| 2026 | 6.7▼4.4 | 3.4▼3.7 | 7.7▲0.1 | 50* | 17* | 47* | 66* | 17* | 7.5▲6.5 | – | – | – |
Sailfish per day on the water
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – | – | 3.3 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | – | 15* | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 1.0▼2.5 |
| 2025 | 10.2▲4.9 | 5.1▼0.1 | 6.2▲0.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 1.0▲0.8 | 0.6▼2.8 | 1.5▲1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.9▼0.1 |
| 2026 | 4.7▼5.5 | 2.2▼2.9 | 7.2▲1.0 | 43* | 0* | 15* | 4* | 3* | 0.0 | – | – | – |
Blue Marlin per day on the water
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1* | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 0.2▲0.1 | 0.3▲0.3 | 0.2▲0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0▼0.3 | 1.9▲1.8 | 2.0▲2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.1▲0.9 |
| 2026 | 0.0▼0.2 | 0.0▼0.3 | 0.0▼0.2 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 1* | 0.0 | – | – | – |
Yellowfin Tuna per day on the water
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | – | 45* | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 5.7▲2.0 |
| 2025 | 0.5▼1.6 | 1.5▲0.8 | 0.8▼1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0▼2.8 | 1.9▼0.7 | 0.5▼1.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | – | 0.9▼4.8 |
| 2026 | 1.7▲1.2 | 1.2▼0.3 | 0.4▼0.4 | 5* | 5* | 21* | 22* | 10* | 0.0 | – | – | – |
Mahi Mahi per day on the water
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – | – | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | – | 7* | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 1.2▼5.3 |
| 2025 | 0.1▼1.7 | 0.2▼0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4▲0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | 0.0▼1.2 |
| 2026 | 0.1▲0.1 | 0.0▼0.2 | 0.0▼0.2 | 2* | 12* | 10* | 0* | 0* | 0.5▲0.5 | – | – | – |
Snapper per day on the water
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | 4* | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 0.0▼0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0▼0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 34* | 2* | 6.0▲6.0 | – | – | – |
From our crews’ daily logs since 2022. January–August 2026 were logged as monthly totals, so they count toward fish but not days.
All fishing reportsThe crew
Who you'll fish with
Captain
Gabriel Ortega
25 years in sportfishing, 10 with Maverick. Won the Buds and Suds tuna category twice and the mahi mahi category once.
First Mate
Rudy Fallas
7 years in sportfishing.
Second Mate
Josabeth “Josa” González
5 years in sportfishing. IGFA female angler of the year 2025 and an instructor at a women’s sailing school.
Tournament record and best catches
- A Seamounts trip with 22 blue marlin, 2 striped marlin, 2 sailfish and 2 tuna
- Buds and Suds: tuna category twice and mahi mahi category once (captain)
Every charter
What's included
- LunchFull-day charters only
- SnacksPico de gallo, guacamole, bean dip, tortilla chips
- Fresh fruit
- Water and ice
- Sodas, juice and beer
- Top-quality tackle and all bait
- Full crew
Good to know
Fishing license
A Costa Rican fishing license is required and is not included in the charter price. Your captain will take you to purchase one on the morning of your trip — $17 per person, cash only. You can also order online in advance; we’ll send the link when you book.
What to bring
Sunscreen, a hat, and polarized sunglasses. Cash for your fishing license and for the crew. A light rain layer between May and November. If you’re prone to seasickness, take something the night before rather than the morning of — it works better that way.
Ready to fish Tropic Fly?
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