Jerome McKown and Billy Meeks concluded their Rooster Fish Round-up on the 1th.
Billy managed to catch and release one more Pez Gallo to round out their fishing adventure.
August 11, 2021
Rickie Crews stayed inshore on August 11 and scored an amazing Rooster Fish release.
For the dinner table they added a nice collection of small Yellowfin Tunas.
August 10, 2021
Rickie Crews scheduled a full week of fishing on the big boats, but this unstoppable angler decided to book the Explorer on his ‘off-day’.
This monster Yellowfin Tuna was backed up with several smaller examples.
Excellent job by Captain Fico!
August 10, 2021
On August 10 Captain William led the team back into Sailfish City after a week of somewhat slow offshore action.
Shane Sheltra pulled off this awesome Double Sailfish release.
August 9, 2021
Billy Meeks and Jerome McKown were back for more on the 9th. Let’s hear Jerome’s account:
Another great day of fishing in Nosara, Costa Rica.
My good fishing partner and friend Billy Meeks had an amazing day on the water with Fishing Nosara on the Harvester with Capt. Alex.
We started the day with Billy catching and landing a 7’ sailfish. We actually saw him strike and eat the surface bait. Pretty cool for sure.
Then I was able to catch another rooster fish.
Good fight beautiful colors on this fish.
Later this afternoon Billy was able to catch and land another Rooster Fish. His fish was definitely bigger than mine; 48lbs
Within 10 minutes from Billy’s release I popped another rooster fish. It was a monster. The granddaddy of the rooster fish. We able to see him briefly before he broke the hook. Capt. Alex estimated to be nearly 70 lbs.😡
All I could think of was the movie…Grumpy Old Men and how they were always trying catch.. “Catfish Hunter”…
So another day is in the books. We were able to photo and release these magnificent fighters for another day.
We laughed hard, fished hard, and now we have wonderful memories of today’s events which will last forever in our mind and heart…
We not fishing tomorrow, but come Wednesday let me just say.. Catfish hunter rooster we are coming for you.. Game on. Lol. Wish us luck on our final day fishing this paradise called Nosara, Costa Rica..🎣🦵🏾🤙
Tight lines,
Capt. J
August 9, 2021
Rickie Crews and his family knocked it out of the park on the 10th, with Master Captain William reporting great Sailfish releases.
Looks like the whole group each got a crack at a big Pacific Sailfish fight.
August 9, 2021
The Discoverer and angler Sean Jackson scored big on the 9th.
A few Sailfish releases were backed-up with a BIG White Tuna. These guys rarely get larger that 15lbs. but this one is a really tasty whopper:
At the end of the trip Sean put together this sweet recap of his fishing adventure in Nosara:
August 8, 2021
Legendary angler Roger Walker and FishingNosara Hall of Famer Chuck Darner represnted Jacksonville with pride on August 8.
The Wanderer (also originally from Duval) nagged a pair of super Amberjacks.
Great catches all around!
August 8, 2021
Sean Jackson’s crew scored big inshore on August 8. The Discoverer reports these nice Snappers (Cubera and Rock) were caught and released.
We used to keep these for the dinner table, but we have since become enlightened about the long-term health of this fish stock and now release them whenever possible.
August 7, 2021
Texas angling legends Jerome McKown and Billy Meeks have joined forces to wallop the fish of the general Nosara area.
On August 7, Captain Alex kept the Harvester near-shore, and Jerome scored this solid Rooster fish release.
Not to be outdone, Billy Meeks bested one of the biggest Red Groupers we have ever seen. This leviathan’s strength was sufficient to snap one of our spinning rods in half, but Billy didn’t give up the fight.
Great work by the mega panga and these Lone Star anglers!