Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Captain David is always looking to expand the Explorer‘s repertoire, and recently he has really dialed in a bottom fishing approach that yields incredible fish. Check out this massive Congrio this client bagged backed up with a nice Black Grouper.
You think he’s excited?
Excellent work on a tough-to-catch species by the unstoppable Explorer.
It’s no secret around here that Javier is the man when it comes to land-based Snook fishing. On Friday our new friend Christoper Santore and his girlfriend went to the river mouth early in the morning looking for these tasty fighters.
They found a small 3lb. along the beach, then headed inland up the river bank. Before too long they had a meaty 12 pounder on the line and pulled it in all the way to the dinner table.
They also found this Sting Ray in shallow water which Javier seems unafraid of.
All in all it was another excellent Snook Hunt with El Jefe Javier Hernandez!
Mike Cothran and his group from Colorado were beset by Sailfish this afternoon on the Wanderer. They had many bills in the spread and hooked up three in total. Take a look at this monster:
Great bill and release from mate Carlos on loan from the Explorer. It’s always great to see these monsters swim away ready to do battle again.
Returning Hall of Famer Dewey Gile had another great score on the barroom brawler Explorer. Captain David put him on an early Broomtail Grouper then finished the day offshore and released a nice Pacific Sailfish.
Another outstanding release by Mate Carlos to ensure the safe survival of this super specimen.
The FishingNosara Family Cup is awarded to the best aggregate family performance at the Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Tournament which was held in May 2011.
Melita Ganoe and her family finished atop the leaderboard, so as part of the prize she opted for a impromptu meeting of the Kayak Fishing club right here in Nosara. El Jefe Javier Hernandez led the trip down the Nosara River, and even though the fish were shy it was still a great time.
We are looking forward to the 2nd winners of the FishingNosara Family Cup later this Spring. Thanks to JaxKayakFishing.com for hosting this awesome event.
Nosara is a world destination for Yoga students with dreams of obtaining their teaching certification. While some of these folks spend their off days on nature walks and ziplines, a select few have tested their strength against the blue water beasts that lurk offshore.
We were pleased to host Megan McKerroll, Erica Porter, andย Ceciley Slocum for a pleasant and productive sunset cruise on the Explorer. The rods stayed bent as the indomitable Explorer found 10 thick bonitas early on for use as bait.ย
Captain David instructed the girls to drop the rigged bait chunks all the way to the bottom, roughly 260 feet. A little nibble later and BOOM! Erica Porter was hooked up and had to use every ounce of strength to haul this beastly Red Grouper into the boat.
They added two more Red Groupers and this awesome Congrio for the fishbox and returned to shore very satisfied.
Despite their best efforts they couldn’t eat all the filets, as Erica had to give away two full ziplocs to her pals from the Yoga School. All told it was a great experience and whole boatload of fun!
Melita Ganoe and her family won the 1st Annual FishingNosara Family Cup at the Jacksonville Kayak Tournament last May.
They arrived to the Wanderer with good eating fish on their minds and they came away with three great species: White Tuna, Red Grouper, and Congrio.
Awesome work by the Ganoe family and the mighty Wanderer.
Jarrett and Tiffany booked the mighty Wanderer for a half-day and had an absolute blast catching beefy Groupers.
This school of tasty Red Groupers have become a staple over the last two months and clearly the FishingNosara team has them dialed-in. Tiffany also added a Jack Crevalle later in the trip. Excellent work on the bottom by the Wanderer.
John Havins and his group from Houston booked Captain William and the Wanderer for an afternoon half day on March 15. He’s staying with our buddy Jeff over at Namaste Oasis so it was natural that he would have a great day on the flagship.
The knocked out a pair of 15lbs. Groupers and added some big Jack Crevalles for good measure. The Grouper bite has turned into a staple and we hope these tasty critters stick around for the rest of the season.
Tony Spencer and his group had a fantastically productive 2.5 hour trip on the Explorer, boating 4 Grouper weighing between 20lbs. and 50lbs.
Amazing work by Captain David and mate Carlos! These Red Grouper are still around and that means big smiles and big filets.
