Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Jim Kramer and his group are big time anglers who hail from the hard-fishin’ state of Delaware. These First Staters booked up the Wanderer for a billfish hunt and were rewarded with three excellent Sailfish releases ranging from 80lbs. – 90lbs.
These fish fight hard, but Jim and his ladies fought a little harder.
Excellent second trip of the day for the blue bomber with a total of four Sailfish released on this Christmas eve.
Hugh Jessiman brought his family aboard the Wanderer for a fun family day on the water. It wasn’t long before the line popped off and the fight was on!
Christmas came early in the form of a beautiful billfish. Estimated at 85lbs., this Pacific Sailfish was cleanly released after a 15 minute fight.
Hey Mom, you’re blocking the picture!
Much better! Excellent fish by the Jessiman crew and another outstanding performance by the mighty Wanderer.ย
Lisa Daigh and her buddies kept the good times rollin’ on the Wanderer as Captain William put them out in front of two 90lbs. Pacific Sailfish.
Once again the big blue beauty would not be bested as both fish were safely caught and released.
The Sails have been thick this week and we anticipate that the bite should stay strong well past Christmas. Hold on tight!
Becky and Andy Hogan just won’t give these fish a break! After shattering expectations with her six billfish release day on the Wanderer, she and her group were back on the blue bomber for another run at the offshore game.
Young Andy just graduated from Med School and is about to begin his internship, and on this fishing day the waiting room was stacked up with Dorados. These Northeast Floridians put three in the box with the largest tipping the scales over 30lb.
They also hooked up a 90lbs. Pacific Sailfish and once again released her after a vigorous 15 minute battle. Andy already fulfilled his bucket list with the Sailfish and Marlin releases on the 18th, so when this beast came calling he felt confident in performing the release himself.
From hoping to see a billfish to handling a release…that’s quite a turnaround in only 3 days. Incredible fishing performances by Becky Hogan, Andy, and the mighty Wanderer.
Senior Javier has been working over the river mouth this week and had some great catches to show for his effort. Most recently was this large Corvina that weighs every bit of 15 lbs. Ceviche, anyone?
Earlier in the week Javier knocked out an excellent Snook, approximately 29 inches and 12 lbs. Pictured here with son Dario, this Snook is typical of the beauties that make their home at the mouth of the Nosara River.
Pretty clear family resemblance, even down to the gold chain. Great work by the master of the river, Senior Javier Hernandez!
Sarah and her friends from New York City had a blast fishing on the Wanderer. Their afternoon half-day brought lots of action highlighted by a pair of 25lbs. Dorados.
You can tell from the photos that this was a fun trip as the whole party is all smiles.
Great job by the famous Wanderer in delivering the goods for these great clients.
Becky Hogan is famous in Jacksonville for running the legendary charter vessel The Mayport Princess, but her performance on the Wanderer stands out as one of the great fishing feats our team has ever witnessed. Along with her family and the crew, Ms. Hogan laid the smack down on a whole mess of Pacific billfish.
Topping the scorecard is two massive Marlin releases, both Stripeys and both bad to the bone.
Between Marlin bouts Becky also suplexed four Pacific Sailfish including a awe-inspiring Double Sailfish Release.
Amazing work by First Mate Alex to safely handle and release all of these wonderful billfish.
Now don’tย go thinking that these anglers went away hungry…Becky and the boys backed up the trophy releases with seven Dorados ranging between 20lbs. – 30lbs.
That’s a legendary performance from a legendary Jacksonville angler!
Captain David took his wife Betsy and their kids for an evening cruise. After so many trips run it figures that David would want to relax, so it’s a good thing that Betsy and the kids are just as good on the reel as the old man.
Excellent Amberjack pulled off the reef by the David’s family, probably weighing 25lbs. Even on the Captain’s day off the Explorer catches fish!
John Calderaro returned to the Wanderer on December 15 and performed even better than his first trip. The highlight of the day was a pair of Sailfish releases estimated to weigh 80lbs. and 90lbs.
There was more than just trophy releases going on; this group backed up the sails with three Dorados in the 20lbs. – 30lbs. range.
Mr. Calderaro is on a fishin’ mission and he shows no sign of letting up on these pacific ocean monsters. Great work by Garza’s best battlewagon the Wanderer!
Mike Pearce had a wonderful afternoon half-day on the Wanderer and pulled off a double whammy: one fish for the trophy case and one for the dinner table!
This 100+lbs. Sailfish represents the day’s trophy, while this respectable 35lbs. Dorado should keep the whole group fed for the week and then some.
Great work by the flagship Wanderer and the unbeatable Captain William.