Wanderer | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

June 23, 2013

Great Sailfish action on the Wanderer! Dave Wenzel’s group took to the blue water and hooked up two nice Pacific Sailfish.

Conway Johnson was the angler for the first fish, backed up by young Alex Wenzel on the release. Nice FSU hat son!

What a perfect way to get acquainted with the local billfish population! The kid’s smile says it all:

The second Sailfish of the trip was bested by Dave Wenzel and it was just as much a monsters as the first.

Excellent fish handling by First Mate Alex to ensure the safety of the fish and the anglers, and great hunting as always by the master Captain William.

Dave Wenzel is the latest in a long parade of Jacksonville, FL anglers who have bested blue water billfish on the big blue beauty the Wanderer. On June 22 his posse got a show from a big-shouldered Pacific Sailfish.

Everyone had their cameras at the ready once the leader broke through the water, revealing this wonderful creature.

Great fish by Dave Wenzel as the Wanderer notches two more safe Sailfish releases. From Dave’s Facebook page: “Two nice sails on the first day…Captain estimates them at 80 and 90 lbs. All smiles and sore biceps”

June 18, 2013

Chuck and the Good Doctors topped all of their great performances to-date with a fanstastic pair of Marlin releases backed up by a big Sailfish release. Most anglers spend their whole lives trying to best a big Pacific Marlin, so to see these fellas capture two on a single trip is truly and accomplishment.

The first Marlin came in just before noon and was a deep-water brawler; not a lot of jumps and surface action but a lot of brute strength about 40 feet under the water.

Great capture and release by the fearless First Mate Alex!

The second Marlin wasn’t far behind, with a safe release reported just after 1pm. Another amazing fish!

For the victory lap the fellas hooked up a wonderful Sailfish and before too long the third trophy fish of the day was released.

June 14, 2013

Chuck Harris and his group of hard-fishin’ doctors are back in Nosara for a full week of heavy fishing. Their first trip on the Wanderer went splendidly with trophy fish released and the return of a favorite: BIG Yellowfin Tunas

They got off to a fast start at 9:30am with was a matched pair of Dorados estimated at 35lbs.

The real action picked up in the afternoon with two Sailfish within minutes of each other.

They also whacked two Yellowfun Tunas at 30lbs. and a monster 100lbs. beast that is certainly a welcome sight!

The Good Doctors will be fishing all week and we can’t wait to see what is in store for these fellas.

June 12, 2013

Jeff Joyner and his posse hit the water on board the Wanderer and had great success sticking to the inshore reefs. This big mama Cubera Snapper was the highlight of the trip:

They also hauled in a second nice-sized Snapper and one of the biggest Ponpanos we have ever seen around here.

Excellent fishing by Jeff Joyner group and the mighty Wanderer.

June 8, 2013

Kesal Patel put together a group of 20 people who all wanted to take a crack at catching the big one and FishingNosara was honored to host the entire group, spread out between the Wanderer, Explorer, and Adventurer with a little help from our old friend Vibert on the Secret Spot.

Everyone had a great time, and the highlight fish for the day came on the famous Wanderer. Take a look at this monster Snapper:

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June 6, 2013

Tim Herreid booked the Wanderer for a 3/4 day on June 6 and his group had lots of rod bendin’ action.

This little Dorado was a big challenge for this gal, and the filets are even better tasting than their larger counterparts.

June 4, 2013

Dennis Paul and the Wanderer turned in a legendary performance on June 4: A Double Sailfish release backed up by a 250lbs. Striped Marlin release!

That’s big even for this three-time Hall of Famer, who for this first time on this trip was joined by his girlfriend Barbara Dayhoff. These Clearwater, FL based anglers got of to a blazing start when the pair of Sailfish hunters hit the ballyhoos.

This fight was intense and after a 20 minute battle they had overcome both Sails and brought them alongside for picture-perfect double release just after 1pm.

The Wanderer continued to troll for a few hours when the brutal 250lbs. Striped Marlin came calling just before 4pm and Dennis was up to the task to bring her in.

Another outstanding performance by Captain William, First Mate Alex and the mighty Wanderer as once again Dennis Paul etches his name into the Hall of Fame.

May 30, 2013

Client David Stone and his family booked the Wanderer and after a great week of inshore action the flagship got back to her bread and butter: patrolling the streets of Sailfish City!

This mean Sailfish came calling early in the trip and put on a heck of a show on the way to a clean release. Estimated at 115lbs. this is a common-sized Sailfish for our area, however the second Sail of the day is a real monster.

This beast put the crew, boat, and angler to the test but David Stone lived up to his rock-solid entomology in this battle.

Safe released as always as we marvel at another great performance by the best boat in Garza the Wanderer!

May 29, 2013

Amazing achievement today on the Wanderer by client David Albert and his family… how about two Double Sailfish Releases on one trip!

The first double release came at 11:50am as First Mate Alex performed this daring stunt with out injury to either the fish or the anglers. While this would be enough for most charter boats, Captain William is not your average charter captain.

He swung the Wanderer right back to where the first pair was discovered and sure enough found another pair of Sailfish just over one hour later.

This second release was performed at 1:20pm after a 15 minute fight. Four fish in a hour is not the norm, but when an abnormally good bite is happen you know the Wanderer won’t be far away.

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