Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Our main man Kestrel Dickerson was back on the water on November 20 looking to follow up his great inshore action from last year with equal success offshore.
The Wanderer is fit for all forms of fish fighting, and Kestrel added to his legacy with this great Sailfish release.
The rest of the day was punctuated with excellent Dorado action for the whole family:
Excellent work as usual from the mighty flagship!
Captain Carlos has the Explorer rocking-and-rolling this ‘off-season’ with another successful trip on October 10.
This Sailfish release was the highlight ofย the trip. Great release by Mate Kevin to assure we’ll see this beauty again later this season.
They didn’t leave empty handed, either; this tasty Yellowfin Tuna will yields some excellent filets for this growing lad. Nice catch!
Small angler, small boat, big fish:
That’s how we roll on the Explorer!
The Explorer scored again with a fine Rooster Fish release on a father-son fishing trip.
This excellent pez gallo was released after the picture, but this tasty Ponpano had no such luck…ceviche, anyone?
Man we love California anglers! A good friend of Shea McIntee (of Stoked on Fishing fame) named Ed Smith has brought his boys down to Nosara for a fun week of surfing and fishing.
On August 17 young Sean scored this excellent Sailfish release on the Explorer.
Ed writes: “Sean joined the billfish club today with his first sailfish on light gear.”
“I on the other hand came closer to my cubera snapper goal, losing a monster on a big popper in a few feet of water.”
“Nothing like seeing a 12-inch wide tail/back come crashing down on the jig! Off to buy more poppers tomorrow!”
ย Still, Ed scored some excellent eating fish with a Yellowfin Tuna, Ponpano, and Snapper all on ice.
Captain Fico has been on fire this month on the Adventurer. He is building a reputation as a consistent fish-catcher and his clients are reaping the rewards.
This nice family scored an Amberjack and a small Snapper, and the next day Yellowfin Tuna was on the menu:
Late in the week this trio knocked out a pair of Yellowfin Tunas and a nice Amberjack.
Jason Lilley and his family released a pair of Sailfish on the Wanderer:
It’s great to see youngsters getting this close to the action, and Mrs. Lilley also got her feet wet with a nice Sailfish of her own.
Great family fishing by the mighty Wanderer.
Thomas Matthews and his family suffered a few lost fish on their inshore half day on July 31, but the mighty Wanderer knows how to bounce back from a tough start.
Late in the trip, Mrs. Matthews hooked up a monster and put on a clinic for the girls.
Check out this sweet Amberjack:
Perseverance pays people!
Another rare and elusive Queen Snapper was scored by the Super panga Explorer! These tasty critters only come through our area once every few seasons so we are pumped to have these in the spread.
Great work by Captain Carlos and the fearless Explorer.
David Washburn brought the kids along for an inshore fish hunt, and the mighty Wanderer reaped the rewards with a wide variety of filets in the box.
This respectable Rock Snapper kicked off the action, and several more of the tasty red morsels found their way on board.
After the early flurry of action, Mr. Washburn got a strike from a BIG fish and had to use the fighting chair to battle this fish with spinning tackle.
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Usually we use this thing for skyrocketing Marlin, so everyone was looking forward to seeing what kind of monster was tied to this reel.
BOOM! This 50+lbs. Rooster fish was live released after a few quick pictures.
ย Great fishing from a great family on the mighty Wanderer.