February 3, 2020

Captain Fico delivered the goods for Corey LaChance’s group on February 3 with some thrilling Sailfish releases.

Guys, it’s called “release” for a reason!

They worked up their appetite’s while swimming, so it’s fortunate that they nagged these meat fish for sustenance.

They kept the Dorados and Yellowfins but released the Cubera Snappers:

They retired to Nosara Paradise Rentals for a nice soak in the pool, followed by a mammoth fish feast.

Here is a sample from Josie LaChance’s Facebook post:

Pura Vida!
โ€œpure lifeโ€; to live a peaceful, simple existence full of happiness, satisfaction, well-being, and deep love for nature, family, and friends.

What an incredible fishing trip with friends to Nosora, Costa Rica.

We ate great food.. we had a ton of fun… and caught a few fish.

โœ”๏ธ7 sailfish
โœ”๏ธ5 Yellowfin tuna
โœ”๏ธ3 cubera snapper
โœ”๏ธ2 mahi mahi

We will never forget โ€œthe one that got away… the fish of a lifetime.โ€
The guys worked on a gigantic yellowfin tuna for 3 hours…. as soon as we got a good look it it… the line snapped.
The guys are still very sensitive about this.
Iโ€™m not sure how big it was… every day it gets bigger and bigger. Today the guys are estimating it was a good 400lbs. Ha.

Even though the fish of a lifetime got away we still had a great time fishing!
Sam and Cory swam with Sailfish…
Allison and Cindy went offshore for their first time… and caught a sailfish.

Most importantly, Jon caught dinner!

Pura Vida!

Josie LaChance

January 16, 2020

Theย Explorer posted a very contradictory scorecard on January 16; on one hand they caught two memorable fish but on the other hand both had to be released.

We’ve put a self-imposed restriction on these big Cubera Snappers. When they are this big we chose to release them for the health of the fishery.

Big or small, we want nothing to do with this Shark:

Still a great day of rod-bending fun on the barroom brawler Explorer.

August 2, 2019

David Sohm added an extra half day to his Costa Rican fishing adventure by enlisting the Explorer for an inshore assault on August 2.

This monster Rooster fish was followed by a smaller variant; both safely released after the photos as always.

Not for releasing was this GIGANTIC Cubera Snapper:

Excellent fishing from the barroom brawler Explorer.

June 27, 2019

The Harvester pulled double-duty on June 27 with Louisiana’s own Jon Yeager scoring a magnificent Yellowfin Tuna during a morning half day session.

In the afternoon session, Dustin DeRouen returned to the Harvester for a nice inshore bite. A nice Jack Crevalle was caught early on.

They they nagged this excellent Cubera Snapper.