June 27, 2018

The Explorer welcomed Jacksonville’s Nathan Stuart for a great day of action on June 27.

Nathan is truly serious about fish. He is the proprietor of the restaurant Seafood Kitchen in Jacksonville Beach, and he won a prize that we offered at the Kingbuster fishing tournament on June 24. Within hours he had booked his trip and was in Nosara ready to catch ’em up.

After several great Sailfish releases, Captain Fico lead this group to a nice bite of Yellowfin Tunas.

 

Now anyone who knows about the Seafood Kitchen knows that it is a true legend of Jacksonville Beach’s eateries, however we have a legend of our own in Nosara…Chef Maria of Nosara Paradise Rentals visited Nathan’s house to share her Yellowfin Tuna receipes, and these photos look good enough to eat:

Empty plates and empty dished means big smiles all around!

June 23, 2018

Patrick Anders, Crystal Hearn, John Hearn, and the Keyes Family checked in for the first of several good days of fishing on June 23.

Mate Johnny could barely keep up with the fileting…as soon as he was done with the knife, another nice Yella was on the line.

Captain William reported lots of nice Yellowfin Tuna, most of them caught on ultralight tackle that these Texas anglers brought from home.

Sometimes the fish overcame these feather-weight Trout rods:

But overall these tough-as-nail Texas anglers were up to the task.