Species guide · Los Sueños, Costa Rica
Wahoo
peto · Acanthocybium solandri
- 236Logged by our fleet since 2022
- 25–50 lbTypical size
- 80+ lbTrophy fish
- Kept for the tableOur rule
At a glance
- WhereOffshore
- Typical size25–50 lb
- Trophy size80+ lb
- Tackle30–50 lb class, wire leader
- DifficultySome experience helps
- Keep or releaseKept for the table
How we fish for them
- High-speed trollingWeighted lures
- Trolling near structure
Gallery
From the deck
From our catch logs
When they bite
Fish per boat per day, by month. Darker means a better month. Hover a cell for the full count.
Wahoo per day on the water
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2▲0.2 | 0.1▲0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1▲0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0▼0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 0.1▲0.1 | 0.1▲0.1 | 0.1▼0.1 | – | 0.1▲0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0▼0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0▼0.1 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 0.0▼0.1 | 0.0▼0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1▼0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1▲0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 2* | 0* | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
ColdHotWahoo per day on the water. ▲▼ more or fewer per day than the same month a year earlier. * Monthly total only, no day count.
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