Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Captain Fico has the Adventurer dialed in and has been scoring a wide variety of inshore species for his clients.
On January 26 the 23-foot switchblade pried up this nice Yellowfin Tuna:
Tuna was on the menu again on February 3. Look at these nice Yella Fellas:
A beautiful score came on February 12 with an excellent Rooster fish release:
That same day he scored a nice pair of Tunas for the dinner table.
Great work by Captain Fico on the unbeatable Adventurer.
Brock Liebreich and his wife had a picture-perfect day of trophy fish releases on the Wanderer. They started out their full day trip with this wonderful Rooster Fish release less that 5 miles from shore:
Captain William then set offshore and found Sailfish City to be teeming with fired-up Sailfish.
They notched seven Sailfish releases throughout the trip. Check out this high-flyer:
The action stayed hot all afternoon long:
Great hunting by Captain William and excellent fish handling by First Mate Alex.
The Discoverer stayed inshore with Jimmy Jones on February 1 and scored a bucket-list grade Rooster Fish:
A great catch that was safe released by Mate Juan Carlos. The bite stayed strong and yielded several pan-sized Yellowfin Tunas.
Sushi, anyone?
Doc Hatton and the boys stayed inshore today to hunt for the elusive Rooster Fish, and Captain William found the little cluckers and set the hooks to them.
The Penn Slammer drag creates an unfair advantage for the anglers against this kind of fish, and First Mate Alex had no trouble live releasing these Roosters.
Another day, another couple of bucket-list fish for the mighty Wanderer.
The Wanderer stayed inshore on January 7 and scored this mammoth Rooster Fish.
Great fish handling by First Mate Alex to see this beauty safely released.
The flagship Wanderer tied her own record for Rooster Fish release with a whopping FIVE featherheads released in a single day. Vanessa Gallegos and her group were the beneficiaries of this landmark achievement and they report big fish and big smiles all around.
Captain William exploited a roiling boil of baitfish near to shore and First Mate Alex expertly selected the right hook size to isolate the big fish from the rest of the pack.
Great coordination between angler, mate and Captain meant that all of this beauties were released quickly and safely.
After the Gallegos family’s morning 5 hour trip, the Wanderer returned to shore to pick up Steven Cheung and his friends. They went right back to the feeding frenzy and scored another two Rooster fish releases.
Another day, another record for the mighty Wanderer.
The mighty Wanderer put on a show for two groups of clients on December 26. First up was this excellent pair of Rooster fish releases scored first thing in the morning by Leah Armstrong :
These safe releases were the highlight of the morning session, but the big blue beauty was barely getting started.
In the afternoon we welcomed a great returning client and his family.
Hendrick Engel started fishing with our team late last year, and this time he returned with wife Maria and his daughter who was celebrating her 16th birthday.
For the birthday girl, how’s a Double Sailfish release sound for a present?
Great fish handling by First Mate Alex was the icing on the cake!
Captain William is known for squeezing every drop of action out of a fishing day, as proven by the nice Dorado and two more Sailfish scored at the end of the Engel’s outing.
That’s why the Wanderer is the King of Garza Bay!
On the morning of the 23rd the Wanderer welcomed client Leah Armstrong and her family for a fruitful day of inshore action.
Captain William found this bubbling bait ball just a mile from shore and the flagship capitalized on this blessing.
Big Rooster fish were the order of the day. Each was live released so we can catch them again soon!
The action stayed strong with several nice Jack Crevelles providing actions for this young angler.
Then in the afternoon the flagship returned to Garza to scoop up Leah Merryfield and her posse for some high-flying Sailfish action.
Just like the shirt says, this Sailfish learned to Fear the Mustache!
The late-day Sailfish bite lead to two awesome fights and two safe releases.
A getaway Dorado scored was the perfect end to a double day of action for Captain William and the mighty Wanderer.
The question every Captain asks at the beginning of a trip is, “Inshore or Offshore?”
You gotta love when the answer is “Both!”
Mike Burling and the crew stayed inside in the morning of December 5 and were rewarded with an excellent Rooster fish release:
Satisfied with the trophy release, they had Captain William point the Wanderer offshore to Sailfish City where they scored multiple releases, including a Double:
The double Sailfish trouble proved no trouble for these Fernandina Beach, FL anglers:
The next day they mimicked the same battle plan, with eerily similar results.
A nice pair of Rooster fish in the morning, followed by sweet offshore action in the afternoon.
Kind of nice when a fertile 80 foot reef and a 2500+ drop are only 6 miles from port!