BIG Dorado | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

January 24, 2022

On the Wanderer, Jacksonville angler Nick Odle scored a MASSIVE Dorado on the 24th.

Nick is over 6’2″ so you can see that this fish is a true monster.

Great work by the mighty flagship Wanderer.

Dan Johnson from Hatteras took friends Juan Carlos and Anthony fishing on the 13th with Captain William on the Wanderer.

Fishing was slow at first, but Dan kept a keen eye on the spread until this MONSTER Dorado came calling:

Tannis James signed up the Discoverer for a full day of fish-fighting.

This sweet Sailfish releases was the highlight of the day that also included a BIG Dorado and a nice Yellowfin Tuna.

Captain Carlos walloped a BIG Dorado on January 6.

What a great catch!

Joe Malina joined up with Captain Carlos on the Discoverer for a fun day of offshore action. The highlight was this sweet Sailfish release.

They also nagged a really big Dorado. Yummy!

The Explorer nagged the big fish of the day on the 26th with this amazing Dorado.

They added a few more for good measure. Excellent action from Captain Fico.

Captain David continued his white-hot fishing performance on December 21 with angler Jonathan Hollis scoring multiple gigantic Dorados.

Great work by the sneaky switchblade Adventurer.

Jon Sauers scored an excellent Dorado with Captain David on December 20. Get a load of this monster:

Proof again that you don’t need a big boat to catch big fish in Costa Rica.

Chris Brunhoeber scored an amazing Dorado on December 13 with Captain David and the Adventurer.

They also had this wonderful Sailfish release:

Pretty sweet for just a 5 hour trip.

The Discoverer pulled off the very challenging Double Sailfish release on November 29 with Tyler Brandenburg, Mark Perdue, and Richard Walden.

Great fish-handling by Mate Kevin to ensure the safe release of both fish above, plus this solo Sailfish released later in the trip.

BIG Dorados rounded out the day’s action.

Also this Monster Yellowfin Tuna led to a sushi party later at Casa Privada.