BIG Dorado | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

January 6, 2022

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.

Christopher Flanders’ group continued their amazing run of catches on the 17th. The highlight was clearly this awesome Blue Marlin release:

They also managed multiple Sailfish hook-ups with ruthless precision.

It wasn’t all trophy releases for this team; check out this MONSTER Dorado.

They also threw a few Yellowfin Tunas in the filet bag for good measure. Amazing work by Captain Fico and the barroom brawler Explorer.

There have been a lot of big Dorado caught during mid-November, but this one is the current frontrunner.

Excellent catch on November 16 by the People’s Champion Harvester/

Captain David released a world-class Rooster Fish on November 13.

Also scored several nice Dorados.

What a wonderful day from the baddest panga in the Pacific!