Daily Fishing Updates – Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

November 18, 2025

Paul Smith joined the Explorer on November 18 and they capitalized on the great action near shore.

This monster Dorado was backed up with an excellent Yellowfin Tuna.

Our dear friend Nigel Phillips returned to the mighty flagship Wanderer on November 17 and scored a refrigerator’s worth of Yellowfin Tunas:

This group was all smiles on the ride back in on the new Transporter:

Chris Ratchford had a very productive half-day on November 17 with the Explorer reporting multiple tasty Yellowfin Tunas on ice.

Also they caught of glimpse of these beautiful Baleens (whales) just outside of Garza Bay:

Charles and Stephanie O’Neal had a big time on the Discoverer with a MONSTER Yellowfin Tuna catch on November 15.

They added diversity to the filet bag with an excellent Dorado on ice:

The Harvester was back at it on the 15th with a super Sailfish release reported by Team Burbank.

Troy Burbank’s group joined the Harvester on November 14 for a big day of Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna scores:

On November 14 the Discoverer welcomed angler Phong Nguyen for a super Striped Marlin battle:

They also filled up the refrigerator with tasty Yellowfin Tuna filets.

On November 13, the Explore and angler Martin Glauser scored this wonderful Sailfish release:

They also nagged this big Dorado for the dinner table.

Captain William and Mate Elias delivered a blistering trip on November 12 with the Hutzenbiler group. First up was this sweet Sailfish release:

They scored again with a very nice Dorado for the dinner table:

The inshore reef had several sweet surprises later in the trip. This Rock Snapper added variety to their filet bag:

Then the fish of the day came in late…check out this MONSTER Rooster Fish:

Safe released after the photo, and a fitting end to a fantastic day from the flagship Wanderer.

The Explorer started the season of right with multiple excellent Yellowfin Tuna scores on November 12 with angler Paul Turk.