Marlin – Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

December 8, 2025

Sam Justice scored a wonderful Blue Marlin release with the Discoverer on December 8.

Dan Johnson from Hatteras, NC took friends Manuel Obando and Antonio Carrillo Carrillo for a day on the Wanderer.

They released one Sailfish, one Blue Marlin, and one Striped Marlin. They also landed a Dorado for the dinner table.

The Explorer welcomed June Ellestad’s gorup on December 5 and they released a wonderful Blue Marlin:

Safe released as always by Mate Raffa:

Mike Nelson and Tom Morton turned in one of the best days in recent memory with the Discoverer on December 3.

This monster Black Marlin release was backed-up with a MONSTER 130+lbs. Yellowfin Tuna:

The mighty flagship Wanderer scored a world-class Blue Marlin release on November 25.

Great fish handling by Mate Elias on the safe billfish release. Later in the day, they boated a wonderful Dorado for the dinner table.

On November 14 the Discoverer welcomed angler Phong Nguyen for a super Striped Marlin battle:

They also filled up the refrigerator with tasty Yellowfin Tuna filets.

Christopher Perry and Dave Morris battled this beautiful Striped Marlin during their November 11th trip on the Discoverer.

For the dinner table they added these tasty Yellowfin Tunas:

The Explorer finished off the 2025 season with a fantastic Blue Marlin release.

The released a feisty Sailfish as a curtain call.

The Discoverer closed out the 2025 season with this incredible Marlin release.

They backed it up with a Sailfish release and a big Yellowfin Tuna.

GRAND SLAM ALERT!

The Discoverer and angler Bill Manning scored lovely trio of billfish releases on August 22. First up was this monster Black Marlin release:

They followed up with this superb Blue Marlin release:

These Marlin releases were augmented by a super Sailfish release:

What a fantastic finish to the 2025 fishing season.