San Juan, PR

[Connor Lynch]

Hey guys,

I have to go to San Juan for work in a few weeks and I'm wondering if anyone has any guide/DIY recommendations in the area? Would love to check tarpon off my list.

Thanks for the help,

Connor 

[Lane Thurgood]

Connor,

I have fished with Capt Paco Mendez for both tarpon and peacock bass.

Website is http://www.peacockbassandtarpontours.com

Cell is ‭(787) 364-6000‬.

I fished with him 4 weeks ago and two years ago. On both trips I did saltwater and freshwater trips. In the salt, we managed baby tarpon and snook on the fly. In the fresh, we managed peacock bass and guapote on the fly.

[Lane Thurgood]

And I found no DIY spots.

[tguf...@verizon.net]

I have fished for tarpon twice I Puerto Rico. The first time I fished lagoon near the international airport. This is nursery water for juvenile tarpon and, when I was there, they were rolling on th surface everywhere. The problem is that this is brackish water so you are not sight fishing. You cast to where the just rolled but they may no longer be there. Nonetheless my son and I caught tarpon. There are several guides/outfitters that work this area.

The second place I fish, and highly recommend, is a 2 1/2 hr drive from San Juan near the town of Boqueron on the Southwest corner of PR. There is a great captain who specializes on sight fishing to schools of juvenile tarpon up to 60lbs. His name is Capt Francisco “Pochy” Rosario, aka The Tarpon Hombre. He has a very nice flats boat and can furnish fly gear if necessary. We sight cast to, and caught, tarpon continually for the 4 hrs I hired him.