Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Theย Harvester battled a bunch of billfish with angler Sloan Roger’s group on the 13th. The highlight of their blue-water battles was this big Black Marlin release.
This monster Marlin release was the finale of a trip that also included a swarm of Sailfish releases.
Mate Wilson and Captain Alex had their hands full with these airborne Sailfish.
Great work by the mega panga and Sloan Rogers’ group!
Shane Whealton finished off his week of fishing in style on February 8 with theย Harvesterย reporting a 71lbs. Dorado catch; this is clearly the largest of the year so far.
This big bad bull hit two different baits, but the mega panga’s crew calmly coordinated the fight to prevent tangles.
The Whealton boys were joined by FishingNosara’s Northeast Rep Mark Cooney for this fishin’ mission. Their scorecard was marked up with multiple Sailfish releases.
Busy day for Mate Wilson overseeing the releases of these monsters.
Great work by theย Harvester and her crew!
Captain Alex welcomed anglers from the Adam O’Keil group on February 6 and posted a banner day of blue water action.
On the way out to the blue water they nagged some small feeder fish, then stepped up the main attraction.
This Marlin release is a truly world-class angling acheivment. Safely handled and relesed by Captain Alex so we can count on battling this beautiful billfish again soon.
Theย Harvester was attacked by swarms of Sailfish throughout the trip.
These billfish were fired up and ready for action; what a blessing for these Canadian anglers.
Charley Smith and Morgan Trible continued their dominance of Pacific Sailfish on January 29.
Captain Alex reports that the action was fierce and the Harvester scored a pair of excellent Sailfish releases.
A small Dorado rounded out the day, perfet for an evening snack.
Great work by the mega panga and these Virginia anglers.
Theย Harvesterย set a new high bar for the season with NINE Sailfish releases on the 28th. Morgan Trible, Charley Smith, and photograpther Yorhany Annovazzi were on board to capture these beauties.
The Double Sailfish release was clearly a highlight, but the action stayed strong all day long.
Captain Alex continued to deliver on January 26 with the Trible / Smith group scoring several sweet Sailfish releases.
Multiple time FishingNosara Hall of Famer Morgan Trible has returned, and this time his buddy Charley Smith is stoked to be along for the adventure.
This monster Striped Marlin release was the highlight of the trip.
They also added some sweet Sailfish releases.
For the dinner table, these Virginia-based anglers brought home the bacon. By bacon, I mean excellent Yellowfin Tuna filets.
Mate Wilson of the Harvesterย loves to fish so much that even on his day off, you can find him scouting around Garza bay.
This juvinile Rooster Fish was caught on light tackle from our 14-footย Transporter, and obviously was released after the photo.
Dean Hayes finished up his whirlwind fishing campaing on the 18th with Captain Alex reporting a banner day of Sailfish releases.
Lovely photos of this safe release. It’s always thrilling to see this action a few feet off the transom.
Great work all-around by the mega panga.
Captain Alex leads the way again, this time with catches of the biggest Congiros we have every seen.
No one knows exactly why the size on these are so unusally big this season but when is comes to this succulent lobster-like meat, the more the better!
Great work by theย Harvester!