Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Anthony Johnson rocked the house on the Harvester with a hybrid inshore/offshore pair of trips for the memories.
These big mean Sailfish were hungry when Captain Alex found them, challenging Mate Kevin to bill and release them safely.
The next day they stayed inshore and gathered live bait for a deep water hunt:
In the afternoon they headed inshore and fought Snappers on spinning tackle.
What a haul by Mr. Johnson!
The Harvester had two fun days as this young anglers hauled in one of the best Yellowfin Tuna hauls of the season:
Later in the week they scored this excellent Sailfish release:
The Explorer has cemented a reputation as a true catch-all vessel; in late July the barroom brawler scored every major type and species of fish in our stretch of water.
As usual the Pacific Sailfish have been thick and Captain Fico has been there to capitalize.
Also offshore the Super Panga found some excellent Yellowfin Tuna.
The action was hot inshore as well, with Amberjack and big Cubera Snappers on ice plus lots of beautiful Rooster fish releases:
Raul Arteaga and his family are a fun-loving bunch of anglers from the Lone Star state, and they had a big time on the Harvester with Captain Alex.
After several awesome Sailfish releases, the Mega Panga came inshore and bested this excellent Cubera Snapper.
The Wanderer welcomed Nick Palumbo and his family for a great day of hybrid inshore / offshore action on July 15.
This big Cubera Snapper was scored early in the trip near to shore.
In the afternoon Captain William headed out to Sailfish City and found a swarm of high-flying Sailfish.
Adrian Paredes and his group had a big day with Captain William reporting seven Sailfish release on their July 13 trip.
Nice work by Mate Johnson to keep these fights short and sweet leading to safe releases.
Check out this high-flyer:
Big fish above the water means big smiles on board!
Later on they moved inshore and nabbed two swole Cubera Snapper:
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“Great day on the water. Dreams came true on our trip to Nosara.” wrote Adrian in and email. ย “Thank you Captain William and mate Johnny for putting us on 7 beautiful sailfish and two tasty cubera snapper. I can’t wait to go back!”
The Harvester welcomed Joe Garcia and his family for an excellent day of offshore action in mid-July.
The kids were all over these big Sailfish release…great work by these young anglers!
Not wanting to leave empty-handed, this group also nabbed some tasty Yellowfin Tuna filets for the dinner table:
Kurt Evans and his family had a great time on his July 12 trip with the flagship, as evidenced by these awesome catches:
Sailfish City was fired-up and put on a show for this fun family of anglers.
They even added a few Yellowfin Tunas for the dinner table…a perfect day!
Phillip Jones bought the heat with Captain Alex on the Harvester on July 13.
The big Pacific Sailfish were hungry and hard charging early in the day.
Mate Kevin did get to bill these monsters safely and quickly, ensuring all safe releases.
Looks like they caught nearly a dozen big billfish on this trip!
The last one of the day was arguable the highest-flyer…look at this dance this one put on for the crew:
Captain Alex got on a hot streak in mid-July with a wide array of sweet specimens. There was nice inshore action, especially on Rooster Fish:
It’s not just trophy releases; this is tasty whopper of a Cierro Mackeral:
