Blue Marlin – Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

August 31, 2025

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.

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.

On August 19, the Discoverer had a huge day with Billy Starnes’ group.

This world-class Blue Marlin release was backed-up by a pair of super Sailfish release.

The ocean is always full of surprises, including this very-rare-for-this-time-of-year pair of BIG Dorados.

The Discoverer released an incredible Blue Marlin on the 16th with Scott Anderson’s group.

They also nabbed multiple Yellowfin Tunas for the dinner table:

Captain Carlos and Mate David delivered a fish-of-a-lifetime on August 6. Check out this awesome Marlin release on the Discoverer.

They finished up inshore with this amazing Rooster Fish release.

On July 31st the Discoverer welcomed Jessica Rodriguez’ group for a fantastic day headlined by a MONSTER Marlin release:

However the fish of the day may have been this MASSIVE Yellowfin Tuna. What a catch!

The mega panga Harvester had a great day on July 22, scoring this awesome Blue Marlin release.

They also pulled-off a super Sailfish release.

For the dinner table they added these tasty Yellowfin Tunas.

Jacque Olitzky’s group joined the Explorer on July 21 and they scored a MONSTER Blue Marlin release.

July 20 was a great day for the Wanderer and Ryan Garner’s family.

The highlight was an amazing Blue Marlin release. After the release, they filled up the refrigerator with multiple sweet Yellowfin Tunas.