Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
FishingNosara’s Costa Rica Fishing Report features the best catches from our Captains plus includes news, fishing advice, and updates on all of our Costa Rican projects.
We hope that the Fishing Report keeps our community of clients feeling connected until they return to Nosara and helps upcoming clients get properly excited for their Costa Rica Vacation!
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Tight Lines y Pura Vida!
The Captains, crew, and staff of FishingNosara
You know what time it is….HALL OF FAME TIME!
We invite the Class of 2025 to post your Hall of Fame moments on social media and enjoy talking smack to your friends and foes….you’ve earned a place is the most revered Hall of Fame in all of Central American Fishing.
Click to View the New Class
The FishingNosara Build Team has completed a 10-month project to bring a new transport vessel to the shores of Playa Garza.
The project started last December with the initial layup of multiple layers of woven roven fiberglass.
Once out of the mold, the crew trimmed up the edges and patched up a few small voids around the chimes.
Here are the final patches going into place:
Satisfied with the hull strength, we flipped the hull over and installed the PVC gunwales and lip.
Then it was time to install the transom wall, anchor locker, and bench seat.
Special attention was paid to allow water to flow smoothly from the boxes and under the seat.
Once the main elements were solidly epoxied and glassed into place, we spent weeks polishing and leveling all the gelcoat.
We want this initial layer to be as perfect as possible so that future layers of gelcoat will lay properly.
The final passes of gelcoat went on really smooth.
The black bottom paint matches our other boats and brings a clean finish to the outer hull.
We look forward to hanging the motors and controls soon, and will be service our ferry needs for the foreseeable future.
We are excited to present seventeen 2019 Yamaha DRAX Safari Carts to our inventory.
It took a herculean effort from our US office to turn this pallet of supplies into these finely-tuned driving machines:
The new housing project Casa Piscina is an expansion to the Nosara Paradise Rentals Nature Preserve campus.
It contains six studio units, two 1BR suites, and two 2BR suites. The centerpiece of this new area is right there in the name:
These are preliminary photos of the work in progress, and we will have the finished work on display soon at: https://nosaraparadiserentals.com/properties-casa-piscina.php
We have added a new wall to insulate the property from the surrounding neighborhood, and added a 400 foot trail connecting the new property to the main campus.
Each of the rental units is receiving a total facelift; new appliances, bedding, kitchens, fans, and paintwork throughout.
Guests staying at Casa Piscina will enjoy free WiFi, top quality linens and towels, and 24-hour security. All Nosara Paradise Rentals guests enjoy our full-time concierge service, discounts on fishing and safari tours, plus access to house cleaning and access to our AYCE organic breakfast served at the Poolside cafe.
The unites also comes complete with all the necessary items to fully enjoy your stay: all kitchen appliances, utensils, microwave, blender, in-room safe, ice cold AC and USA-style electrical outlets.
The Explorer got out for some exciting off-season catches in late September.
The Explorer finished off the 2025 season with a fantastic Blue Marlin release.
The released a feisty Sailfish as a curtain call.
The Discoverer closed out the 2025 season with this incredible Marlin release.
They backed it up with a Sailfish release and a big Yellowfin Tuna.
On August 24 the Discoverer brought home this whopper of a Dorado:
This will make a fine feast for celebrating the multiple Sailfish releases from the rest of the day:
GRAND SLAM ALERT!
The Discoverer and angler Bill Manning scored lovely trio of billfish releases on August 22. First up was this monster Black Marlin release:
They followed up with this superb Blue Marlin release:
These Marlin releases were augmented by a super Sailfish release:
What a fantastic finish to the 2025 fishing season.
Master Captain William scored on August 20 with Scott and Linda McAnally scoring multiple Sailfish releases.
For the dinner table they boated this BIG Yellowfin Tuna:
