Striped Marlin – Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

December 11, 2025

The Harvester welcomed our old friend Capt. Don Dingman to film an episode of “Hook the Future TV”.

This sweet Striped Marlin release will be splashing across your TV screens in early 2026. For the dinner table they nabbed this excellent Dorado:

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.

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:

On April 22, Texas angler Cory Delz family a fantastic day of blue water. The highlight is nice lovely Striped Marlin release:

They backed it up with multiple Sailfish releases.

For the dinner table they added a nice tasting Dorado.

Adam Weiss scored a sweet Striped Marlin on the big battleship during his April 21st trip.

The Explorer scored a wonderful Striped Marlin release on March 8 with angler JC Pilon

They also released Sailfish to round out the scorecard.

FishingNosara Hall of Famer Brenda Lee was all over the Marlins on March 23 with the mighty flagship Wanderer.

This MONSTER Marlin is well over 400lbs., and after the release was follow-up by a feisty Striped Marlin:

For the dinner table they added this Dorado. Excellent job by our dear friend Brenda Lee and her squad.

John Egan’s group took to the Explorer on the 12th after spending a few days on the big boats earlier in the week.

Smaller boat, same big fish! An excellent Striped Marlin release was backed-up with a super Sailfish release.

They also boated a few tasty Dorados for the dinner table.

The mighty flagship and angler Antonio Petrazzuolo’s group release an awesome Striped Marlin and Sailfish on January 11th.

For the filet bag they nagged some nice Dorados throughout the day.