Double Sailfish | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

April 23, 2013

Robert McCafferty and Joy Best came from Pennsylvania in search of big billfish, and on April 23 they joined Captain William and First Mate Alex of the Wanderer for a full-blast Sailfish hunt.

Joy hit the first homerun with a lovely Sailfish release, followed up shortly by Robert knocking out one of his own.

The real highlight came late in the day as the couple pulled of the very difficult Double Sailfish release.

In total they released five Sailfish on the flagship and have the pictures to prove their angling prowess. Great work by Captain William on the hunting and First Mate Alex on the safe releases.

April 15, 2013

After four straight days of fishing, it be understandable if Marty Crotty and his buddy stayed inshore and bobbed around enjoying the sunshine on their final day on the water.

Not these guys…they put the exclamation point on their fishing week with a ridiculous TEN Sailfish releases!

Even more amazing is that they had two triple hookups and two double hookups. meaning that each fish was part of a multiple release.

You know that something is up when First Mate Alex has a reel bent over; usually fighting the fish is the client’s job, but with three fish on somebody had to step up. Here we see Alex in his usual position on the business end of a couple of billfish.

Might as well get these guys’ statues ready for the FishingNosara Hall of Fame! They have certainly earned enshrinement.

April 14, 2013

Marty Crotty and his posse are on a fishin’ mission to release as many Sailfish as they can this week, and on the fourth trip in four days the party leader got things going with the all-the-sudden-common Pacific Sailfish release.

They boys upped the ante in the afternoon as they pulled off yet another Double Sailfish release, plus followed it up with another loner released late in the trip.

Mr. Crotty has one more trip to go this week…stay tuned because it may get crazy!

April 11, 2013

Marty Crotty is the most hardcore angler you ever want to meet. Who else has the guts to fish five straight days on the mighty Wanderer?

These guys got their week off to a fast start by accomplishing one of the most challenging and rewarding maneuvers in fishing: the Double Sailfish Release!

Good to see these guys get up close and personal with these billfish because I get the feeling they will be seeing a lot of each other this week.

March 25, 2013

Stacey Rector, Ray Wittelsberger and their crew took to the mighty Wanderer for a billfish hunt and they pulled off one of the most memorable feats in blue water fishing: The Double Sailfish Release

This hectic moment was made easy for both angler and fish alike by Captain William’s steady hand on the wheel and First Mate Alex’s world-class fish handling. Both fish were safely revived and released without incident.

January 19, 2013

Kathy Preis found our about FishingNosara from our appearance at the St. Petersburg Power and Sail Boat Show back in December, and she brought her husband down to Costa to take a crack at the blue water beasties.

Things got off to a fast start with a MASSIVE Wahoo on the line; this monster is conservatively estimated to weigh 35lbs. but I think it is fair to say that this fish is closer to 50lbs. Excellent eating fish, too!

The action peaked around noon when a pair of Sailfish torpedoed the baits and a stage was set for the legendary Double Sailfish release.

As always Captain William’s superb boat handling skills were on full display as he maneuvered the Wanderer in a way to keep both anglers in a position of strength. Mate Carlos (of the Explorer and Adventurer) ran the show from the cockpit and saw to the safe release of both beautiful Sailfish.

January 14, 2013

Adrian Archuleta is back for more, and this time he brought a posse! Last year he fished with us on the Explorer but with a larger group came the step up to the flagship Wanderer.

The Sailfish have been on fire recently and this trip was a perfect example. Five total releases, including the very challenging Double Sailfish release.

Great work by the anglers and by Captain William to prevent a line-cross tangle. Next up the ladies put on a show for the fellas with some Sailfish releases of their own.

All fish were released safely as usual by the incomparable First Mate Alex.

Craig-

Had a great time! What an amazing business you have going down there! Kudos to the great staff and can’t wait to return!

Pura Vida

Adrian and Emmy

January 2, 2013

Sam and Karen Guthrie capitalized on the swarms of Sailfish that have been blowing through our area like locusts. The mighty Wanderer put these clients in front of several super Sailfish.

After Sam fought and released the first one, it was Karen’s turn on the reel.

Wouldn’t you know that a second sail took the bait and set the table for another legendary Double Sailfish release.

Great work by Captain William putting them on the fish and First Mate Alex on the safe releases!

December 18, 2012

Becky Hogan is famous in Jacksonville for running the legendary charter vessel The Mayport Princess, but her performance on the Wanderer stands out as one of the great fishing feats our team has ever witnessed. Along with her family and the crew, Ms. Hogan laid the smack down on a whole mess of Pacific billfish.

Topping the scorecard is two massive Marlin releases, both Stripeys and both bad to the bone.

Between Marlin bouts Becky also suplexed four Pacific Sailfish including a awe-inspiring Double Sailfish Release.

Amazing work by First Mate Alex to safely handle and release all of these wonderful billfish.

Now don’t go thinking that these anglers went away hungry…Becky and the boys backed up the trophy releases with seven Dorados ranging between 20lbs. – 30lbs.

That’s a legendary performance from a legendary Jacksonville angler!

November 18, 2012

Brad and Annette Negaard are visting Nosara from good ole’ Jacksonville, FL and they are just the most recent in a long line of First Coast anglers who’ve successfully invaded Sailfish City. The Wanderer headed offshore at 7am armed for battle and as usual the mighty flagship delivered the goods.

The Negaard’s are proud alums of Jacksonville University (mascot: Dolphins) so it is fitting that Annette and Brad bested two of the baddest fish in the ocean. Even in Costa Rica, Dolphins are smarter than Sailfish.

They had a double hook-up leading to a pair of safe releases, plus had a third Sailfish escape just a few yards from the boat. Great performance from these Northeast Florida anglers! Here’s the second release:

The Negaards have another trip on the schedule for the 20th so stay tuned!