Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Texas angling legends Jerome McKown and Billy Meeks have joined forces to wallop the fish of the general Nosara area.
On August 7, Captain Alex kept the Harvester near-shore, and Jerome scored this solid Rooster fish release.
Not to be outdone, Billy Meeks bested one of the biggest Red Groupers we have ever seen. This leviathan’s strength was sufficient to snap one of our spinning rods in half, but Billy didn’t give up the fight.
Great work by the mega panga and these Lone Star anglers!
Marte Martinez of Laredo, TX finished up his fishing adventure with an inshore day on July 28.
They scored six nice Red Groupers, and also nabbed a big barrcuda.
For the trophy case he added this world-class Rooster Fish release.
The Adventurer is a great option for young anglers who want to learn the craft of sportfishing; on July 17 Captain David shared his wisdom and delivered excellent Red Grouper action.
Captain Fico is an inshore fishing master. On July 11, the super panga was dropping baits to the bottom and nagged a nice array of Red Groupers.
With dinner in the box, the Explorer looked to fill the trophy case with this awesome Rooster Fish release.
Captain Alex is a master of multiple fishing styles, and on June 23 he showed Patrick Maloney’s group his bottom-fishing skills.
Red Grouper were schooled up about 10 miles offshore and the Harvester was dropping weights and bending rods all day long.
They worked their way closer to shore, finishing off much closer to shore with this fine Jack Crevalle.
Dan Johnson from Hatteras, NC took his three Immigration Officer friends Antonio Carrillo,
Luis Rodriguez Valdez and Carlos Ramirez Garcia for a day on the Explorer.
It was Luis’ and Carlos’ first day ever fishing in the ocean.
Everyone had a great time catching groupers and exotic bottom fish
At the end of the trip they had a great meal at Marlin Bills with the catch.
Dan Johnson from Hatteras took Yoseph Castellon (CR Operations Manager for FishingNosara) along with Manuel Obando.
They had a fun day with mulitple Red Groupers, a nice Congrio, and two Sailfish releases.
From the “Small World” department:
Dan Johnson from Hatteras was happy to welcome his new friend Antonio Carrillo to fish with him on Wednesday the 24th.
They met at the immigration line in Liberia airport last year while Dan was wearing a Fishing Nosara shirt when Antonio called him next in line
After many questions from Antonio, Dan said he fishes with Fishing Nosara and William Mendoza is my captain of many years
Antonio quickly said he is my father
It’s a small world
Dan has been trying to get Antonio to fish with him on a day off from the immigration police and it worked out great to fish with his father.
So on February 24, the Wanderer welcomed this most distinguished guest:
This may be a vacation for Officer Carillo, but the same can’t be said for the fish…the family scored over ten Red Groupers, plus a nice Yellowfin Tuna.
This trip was a ‘who’s who’ of local talent. Captain Fico of the Explorer came along, also a guest of Mr. Dan Johnson.
The fishing karma was so good that they scored a double Grouper catch even though the snap swivel was left unbuckled.
Near-shore Sailfish release were a welcome diversion.
Also Captain Fico scored an outstanding Yellowfin Tuna.
Here is Father and Son with an excellent Dorado:
“With the best Captain, my father.” Antonio posted.
The bottom fishing has been on fire in mid-January; the Explorer boated a big Congrio and a bucket-full of small Red Groupers.
Captain William scored a quartet of nice Red Groupers on the 5th; these are excellent tasting fish and fun to catch.
Great work by the flagship.
