Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Jeff Allen already bested the offshore monsters on December 24, so for his follow-up trip the Wanderer stayed inshore to hunt another bucket-list fish…the sneaky Rooster Fish!
Just as with the Sailfish and Dorado, these great fish came in pairs.
Excellent hunting by the Master Captain William and nice fish-handling by First Mate Alex to ensure the safe live release of these beauties.
Jon Salem and his group took the blue water by storm on December 26 with lots of great near-shore blue water action.
Early in the afternoon the kids roped in some big Dorados.
A pair of high-flying Sailfish would come calling late in the day, and the Wanderer showed her stuff with two nice releases.
Great work by this group of Tampa, FL-based angler and the mighty flagship.
Hendrik Engel spent Christmas day on the Explorer with Captain David and Mate Kevin. The Super Panga delivered some gifts for this family…two Sailfish a-leaping!
We expect to see Hendrik later this season for a return visit to Sailfish City.
Great work by the barroom brawler
Jeff Allen and his buddy started the first of their two days on fishing on the Wanderer with a BANG! When you get on board and First Mate Alex has the lures lined up like rifle shells you know that something big is bound to happen.
Double Sailfish release less than an hour into the trip!
After the safe releases these boys would go on to put a pair of Dorados on ice for the dinner table.
Excellent trip by the boat that always comes out swinging!
David Pippins’ boys hail from the heart of Jacksonville, FL and they turned in a very productive half-day on the Super Panga Explorer with Captain David. They boated a pair of thick Dorados, then backed it up with a smaller duo of Yellowfin Tuna.
Great work by the barroom brawler and these boys from our backyard!
Bailey Brackhoff had an excellent day of Dorado action on the 23-foot Adventurer with Captain Carlos. Check out this pair of tasty Greenies.
All caught less than 5 miles out, to boot!
The Wanderer hosted a nice family for a morning half-day and report a couple of nice Dorados in the fishbox backed up by rod-bending action on small Tunas.
Always great to see the kids get on the reel!
Great work by Captain William and First Mate Alex introducing these youngsters to the craft of sport fishing.
Amazing news from the Adventurer!
Captain Carlos reports the first Sailfish release of the year for the 23-foot switchblade, and this trophy caught by client David Carroll is arguably the largest Sail of the season so far.
Notice the glassy calm of the water so close in shore? This means that there is nothing to deter the big bluewater pelagic close enough to shore for the wiley Adventurer to strike.
After a safe release by Captain Carlos, these Maryland-based anglers brought home some dinner in the form of two meaty Dorados.
All around perfect day for the up-and-coming Captain Carlos and the Adventurer.
Ray Cote and his friends had a very productive half-day on the Wanderer; Captain William stayed inshore and trolled a criss-crossed stretch of ocean with Captain David of the Explorer. They stirred up quite a bite of fish as proven by these nice catches.
The first highlight was this whopper of a Cierro Mackerel…check back through all Cierro Mackerel catches and you can really appreciate the size of this monster.
Later in the morning a big Rooster fish found the bait and, with the Explorer looking on in the background, they released this grande gallo:
Matt and Kim Lowe brought their family down to Nosara and enjoyed some excellent fishing action on the Wanderer. You know it’s going to be a nice trip when it starts off with a double Sailfish hookup.
Next up was a meaty Dorado snared by Matt Lowe. It’s awesome to see the kids get involved in the action…check out this beast!
The highlight of the trip was Mrs. Lowe releasing this awesome Blue Marlin.
This high-flyer was a real fighter but the combination of Captain William on the wheel and First Mate Alex on the billshot, it never had a chance.
Matt finished off the day with another great Sailfish release…this Alaska-based fishing family has got the billfish game all figured out.
“I wanted to let you know that we had an amazing time fishing on Saturday,” Kim wrote in an email. “The crew was amazing and the fishing was out of this world.”