Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Northeast angler Dennis Cinquino returned for another blue water adventure on April 2 with Captain William reporting an excellent Black Marlin release.
The King of the Seas wasn’t going down without a fight, but in the end was no match for the flagship.
Great work by Captain William and the mighty Wanderer!
Our new friend Will Stein and his family performed brilliantly on the mega panga Harvester, highlighted by this awesome Black Marlin release:
Captain Alex stayed on the hunt, and led the Stein party to more Billfish success.
FishingNosara Hall of Famer Derrell McCrary returned to the Wanderer for a full day of legendary blue water action.
His posse of Tampa-based anglers has been fishing on the big blue beauty since 2011, but nothing could prepare them for this Marlin assault.
This feisty Striped Marlin came calling early in the trip, and was well-handled by Mate Johnson.
Less than an hour later the real monster came calling…this MASSIVE Black Marlin is one for the ages!
She put on a show but Captain William stayed one step ahead of this Marlin to keep the fight as short as possible.
The final piece of the Grand Slam puzzle fell into place at the end of the trip. This Sailfish release puts the finishing touch on the most difficult feat in fishing: Billfish Grand Slam!
Dan Wood and his group found world-class success with Captain William on the Wanderer.
The highlight was this excellent Black Marlin release…they don’t get much better than this!
The action continued with an sweet Sailfish release later in the day.
Great work by the mighty flagship!
Texas angler Trey Hardy scored a true fish-of-a-lifetime with Captain William on the Wanderer during a full day trip on February 28.
Upon release this monster was estimate to weigh 250lbs.
Fantastic work from the mighty flagship!
Ken Smith Jr. celebrated his dad Ken Smith Sr.’s birthday with a sweet fishing trip to Costa Rica. The whole family was in on the birthday surprise:
We are stoked to report that they caught a true fish-of-a-lifetime on board the Explorer.
“At this very moment, I knew this fish wasn’t very happy.” wrote Kenny on his Facebook page.
This Black Marlin is easily over 300lbs. and put up a fight like a bulldog.
Great release by Captain Fico and Mate Elias was the perfect way to close out this awesome experience.
No great week of fishing is complete without a end-of-trip dinner, and this late day Yellowfin Tuna fit the bill:
“It was real Costa Rica, until next time!”
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Our old pal Doc Hatton brought his crew down for a Merry “Fish”mas party and found excellent blue water action in their stockings. Dennis Shanahan, Fred Lewis and Rick Downing joined in on the celebration.
Their highlight from their trip on the Wanderer was this superb Black Marlin release
Then the Master Captain William tracked down a pack of feeding porpoises and swung the flagship alongside to share in the feeding frenzy:
Check out this Yellowfin Tuna on the surface…looks like the birds and dolphins will get him before we do:
Fortunately a fat Dorado escaped the feeding frenzy by chomping down on a rigged ballyhoo, and the Wanderer fought hard to bring it home.
Our new friend Arch Solomon became the star of the off-season with a magnificent triple Marlin day on the Harvester!
Check out this great email we received from the Solomon’s
Hi Craig,
WOW what a day of fishing! We caught 2 blues and 1 black today. My first marlin ever!
Have had a blast, we will tell all of our fisherman friends and we will for sure be back!
Everyone here has been so friendly.
Cheers,
Tracyย and Arch Solomon
Fred Schroder scored the fish of a lifetime with Captain Alex on August 6. Take a gander at this MASSIVE Black Marlin:
The Harvester backed this monster down aggressively to keep the fight short and sweet; a benefit to both fish and angler.
Later in the day they also released a big Sailfish:
Amazing work by Captain Alex and Mate Kevin on the Harvester.
The Discoverer welcomed a great family from Denmark for a great day of catches on July 3, led off by this sweet Marlin release:
After this monster release, Mrs. Korsgaard scored a sweet Sailfish release:
Captain Carlos brought the show inshore where they kept filling the trophy case. Check out these super Rooster Fish releases:
As a parting shot, Jan and his family snatched up a few Tunas for the dinner table. That’s how you round out a day on the water!
