Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

July 5, 2013

The Wanderer has hit her stride when it comes to top-notch billfishing this season, as exemplified by client Randy Powell’s recent trip where he released a nice Sailfish in the morning then followed up with a monster Marlin in the afternoon.

The Sailfish came crusing through the spread just before 10am and Mr. Powell put the heat on him to keep the fight under 15 minutes. A great start to to what would become a fantastic trip.

After three hours of quiet trolling, the long outrigger line sang the high-pitched song that could only mean on thing: Marlin!

This beast put on a heck of a show on her way but Captain William stayed two steps ahead of the bucking Marlin leading to a safe clean release by First Mate Alex.

July 4, 2013

Jessica Bartoszek and her friends spend three nice days on the Explorer with Captain David and on the final day of the trip he delivered a memorable Sailfish release.

This Sail dragged out a mile of line but the tough-as-nails Explorer backed her down quickly and brought her alongside for a quick, safe release.

Great work by the angler, Captain, and crew of the baddest Super Panga in the sea, the Explorer!

July 4, 2013

Randy Powell has the knack for catching big fish as evidenced by this ridiculous 50+lbs. Amberjack caught on July 5. Captain David parked the Explorer right on top of the inshore reef system and this monster inhaled a fresh Bonita chunk.

Good looking day in Garza with some great fish soup on the menu.

July 3, 2013

Steve House is staying in Guiones Beach and wanted to dip his toes into the world of blue water fishing. Since he was riding solo the perfect choice was Captain Carlos and the 23-foot Adventurer. Check out this tasty Yella Fella they pried out of the water on board the pocket knife.

Here’s a note from Mr. House:

“Just wanted to say thanks and tell you that your crew here in Nosara was very professional and showed me a really good time. I caught a huge yellow fin Tuna on my fishing trip and the chef at my hotel prepared it for me. It was possibly the best fish I had ever eaten. No fish were caught on the Kayak trip but the guide was sure to point out all the local wildlife. Cheers!”

July 2, 2013

David Schiffer and his lady took to the Super Panga on July 2 and Captain David kept the good times rolling with yet another tasty bite of Yellowfin Tuna.

These football-sized Yella Fellas are the perfect size for filets and yield the best-tasting meat around.

More importantly check out the big smiles on the client’s faces; This is the standard side-effect of a great day of Super Panga fishing!

River Fishing Report – July 2013

The River has been full of great action this month with Snook and other yummy species finding the hooks.

Take a look at these beauties:

That’s what I call bringing home the bacon!

After many months of pleading by the Fuppernos, the government sent some scientists and officials to test the river water for contamination.

There are suspicions that poachers upstream are using chemicals to harvest fish from the river and that is obviously dangerous to all Nosarenos.

The scientists took samples and are currently running them at a government laboratory.

Also the Fuppernos (Friends of the River) are staying on task by keeping the river clean and free of garbage; the return of the seasonal rains means that lots of junk is flowing down the mountain and only through the vigilance of the Fuppernos can the river thrive.

Recently the rains also brought a treat: this amazing triple rainbow! What a great blessing:

July 1, 2013

The Explorer is on a roll this week with the Yella Fellas and Randy Powell was the latest to enjoy Super Panga fishing.

This pair of Yellowfin Tunas are just right to fill the refrigerator for Randy’s time in Nosara. He has a trip planned later this week on the Wanderer so let’s hope this was a nice warmup for some offshore action.

June 30, 2013

Dave Wenzel was back in action on the Wanderer hoping to follow up his Sailfish release from earlier in the week with the crown jewel of offshore billfishing: a big bad Marlin! Captain William took the blue beauty 10 miles offshore and the monster came calling at 1:28pm.

Dave showed his Northeast Florida angling mettle as he strapped in to fight the furious beast.

Young son: “Why is Alex shaking the fish so violently?”

Dad: “Son, that’s the fish shaking the man!”

After a harrowing 25 minute battle Mr. Wenzel brought the beast alongside the Wanderer for a wonderful release.

Another amazing release by First Mate Alex, complete with his signature romantic sendoff

From Dave’s Facebook page: “I enjoyed the Wanderer 4 days and and only switched from David on the Explorer the last day (after they slammed the yellowfin I may add) to chase that Marlin dream.”

“I saw her, I hooked her, I fought her, she jumped a lot, Alex the mate and I landed her, then I jumped up and down like a 12 year old!!!!!”

“I did it, I won, 400 lb Blue Marlin. Now a bottle of Advil and an Imperial!

“Thanks to Alex for all the coaching and talk of techniques and information of the entire fishery. We enjoyed our entire visit. Well done NPR!”

June 29, 2013

The offshore action was slowed today by some rainy conditions, so the Wanderer stayed inside for most of the trip and dropped lines to the bottom.

Team Wenzel added a few morsels for the dinner table as well in the form of this small White Tuna and a tasty Ciero Mackerel.

The action was a bit slow, but the crew of the Wanderer keeps the mood light and fun no matter the scorecard. First Mate Alex showed Mr. Wenzel some of his signature knots, while Captain William found a small school of dolphins to the client’s delight.

Tracy Wenzel had a big Wahoo on the line, but ended up losing it after a few titanic leaps; The fact that she managed to hook the beast with spinning tackle is an accomplisment on its own, but clearly the fight was slanted in the fish’s favor on this encounter.

Still, it was a nice day of fishing with some filets to show for it. Team Wenzel is all smiles, showing their true Florida angling roots…let’s see if their patience will pay off as they have a few more trips on the schedule this week.

June 29, 2013

Conway Johnson and Savanna Blue joined Team Wenz for a big time on the Explorer with Captain David and had two nice Yellowfin Tunas to show for their efforts.

They will surely be popular at whichever restaurant they haul these meaty filets into.

Great work by the Super Panga!