Ashley Sheppard brought the family along for a fun day of inshore fishing on the Explorer.
This sweet Yellowtail Snapper was the highlight of the haul. Great work by this posse of youngsters.
Tag: Explorer
July 26, 2016
Our new pal Paul Reynolds got his fishing week off to a fast start with a pair of full days on July 25-26 yielding excellent Sailfish releases.
Captain Fico lured these monster into the spread and Mate Elias was ready to safely release them.
Nice work by these Central Florida-based anglers!
July 18, 2016
The Explorer has cemented a reputation as a true catch-all vessel; in late July the barroom brawler scored every major type and species of fish in our stretch of water.
As usual the Pacific Sailfish have been thick and Captain Fico has been there to capitalize.
Also offshore the Super Panga found some excellent Yellowfin Tuna.
The action was hot inshore as well, with Amberjack and big Cubera Snappers on ice plus lots of beautiful Rooster fish releases:
July 7, 2016
The barroom brawler Explorer closed out the month with a wide variety of great action with clients Britta and Sam Gramer .
Very energetic Sailfish release by this young angler, but the Explorer also mopped up inshore, including this big old Amberjack:
This pair of Rooster Fish releases are certainly bucket-list worthy:
Plus the Super Panga filled the fridgerator with this beefy Cubera Snapper on ice:
June 15, 2016
The Explorer stayed inshore with client James Fenn and conquered this whopping 40+lbs. Amberjack:
Nice catch by the barroom brawler!
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016 marks the first time in the seven year history of the FishingNosara team that Marlin releases were scored by every team boat.
Photos and full reports coming soon!
Wanderer
Client: Tallahassee Offshore Mafia
1 Blue Marlin 300 lbs
2 Sailfish
Discoverer
Client: Robbie Parks
1 Blue Marlin 400 lbs
Explorer
Client: Al Bourgeoisie, Robert Thomason
1 Blue Marlin 300 lbs
1 Sailfish
1 Yellowfin Tuna 25 lbs
Harvester
Client: Tallahassee Offshore Mafia
1 Blue Marlin 300 lbs
June 13, 2016
Captain Fico reports a major Marlin release on June 13 with client James Fenn on the Explorer. Check out this monster:
They also nabbed a Striped Marlin and a Pacific Sailfish to complete the Billfish Grand Slam!
More photos and details to come!
June 11, 2016
Mike Tuzio had a great day on the Explorer with Captain Fico reporting a fantastic Sailfish release.
“I just wanted to drop a line and tell you that we had an excellent time,” wrote Mike.
“We had one great sailfish release and another one threw the hook unfortunately but they guys did everything they could to put us on fish and we’re both a great help.”
June 8, 2016
The Explorer started the month of June with a fantastic run of great catches. The Sailfish were thick offshore and the Super Panga was all over them.
Later in the week Captain Fico stayed inshore and filled the fish box with tasty filets of Dorado and Cubera Snapper.
While inshore, the legendary Explorer also scored several bucket-list caliber Rooster Fish releases.
Great work by the 26-foot barroom brawler!
June 4, 2016
The super panga Explorer started the month of June on an absolute tear with big numbers of Sailfish releases.
When the Sails are piled up this thick, the challenge isn’t to catch them; it’s releasing them quickly so we can catch some more!
After a few solo releases to get started, Captain Fico and Mate Elias pulled off this sweet Double Sailfish release!
The hits kept coming the next day with several more releases on the scorecard.
The action stayed strong throughout the week, highlighted by this second Double release:
The Explorer is more than just an offshore troller, proven by these excellent Rooster fish scores near-to-shore.
