Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
The big Battleship welcomed some little anglers for some fun inshore action on July 14.
Captain David (a father of two himself) is an excellent teacher of the craft and the Discoverer is a great place for youngsters to catch the fishing bug.
Nice work on these critters, especially considering it’s been years since we saw the elusive Congrio (the eel/fish hybrid held by the kid in the red shirt). That is one tasty filet right there!
Steve Mullen is a tough-as-nails angler from Atlantic Beach, FL and a lifelong friend of Craig, even once serving as First Mate on the legendary Fishtastic.
One year Craig and Steve fished 15 major tournaments, so it’s no surprise that Steve signed up for 5 straight days of fishing in Costa Rica.
At long last he and his family have made it down to Nosara and they blistered a wide variety of inshore species with Captain Carlos on the barroom brawlin’ Explorer.
Yellowfin Tunas were abundant as well as an array of Rock Snappers, but the highlight was this monster Rainbow Runner:
The IGFA World Record for this species is 37 lbs. 9 oz., caught back in 1991 by angler Tom Pfleger…all I can say is good for Tom that we don’t have and IGFA approved scale down here!
Captain Carlos also coaxed in the first Congrio of the season (left):
This oddball combination of eel and fish yields a Lobster-like filet that is arguably the best tasting thing to come out of the ocean.
This crew had a blast and we can’t wait to see them again!
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The multi-faceted Adventurerย made an amazing discovery today less than a mile from shore: the elusive Congrio!
It’s fitting that a gentleman with a name like David Sugar would catch the sweetest-tasting thing in the ocean, and the lobster-like meat from this half-fish, half-eel is unbelievable.
In addtion to the excellent meat this creature is a unique fighter because it has the ability to swim backwards. Great work by Captain Carlos and by angler David Sugar.
Client Thomas Ellrott enlisted the concealed weapon Adventurer and Captain Carlos put him on top of the fish in virtually no time at all. Along with his young son, Mr. Ellrott caught a big old Conrio on just a 2.5 hour excursion.
Excellent work by the little boat set on building a big reputation.
Captain David is always looking to expand the Explorer‘s repertoire, and recently he has really dialed in a bottom fishing approach that yields incredible fish. Check out this massive Congrio this client bagged backed up with a nice Black Grouper.
You think he’s excited?
Excellent work on a tough-to-catch species by the unstoppable Explorer.
Nosara is a world destination for Yoga students with dreams of obtaining their teaching certification. While some of these folks spend their off days on nature walks and ziplines, a select few have tested their strength against the blue water beasts that lurk offshore.
We were pleased to host Megan McKerroll, Erica Porter, andย Ceciley Slocum for a pleasant and productive sunset cruise on the Explorer. The rods stayed bent as the indomitable Explorer found 10 thick bonitas early on for use as bait.ย
Captain David instructed the girls to drop the rigged bait chunks all the way to the bottom, roughly 260 feet. A little nibble later and BOOM! Erica Porter was hooked up and had to use every ounce of strength to haul this beastly Red Grouper into the boat.
They added two more Red Groupers and this awesome Congrio for the fishbox and returned to shore very satisfied.
Despite their best efforts they couldn’t eat all the filets, as Erica had to give away two full ziplocs to her pals from the Yoga School. All told it was a great experience and whole boatload of fun!
Melita Ganoe and her family won the 1st Annual FishingNosara Family Cup at the Jacksonville Kayak Tournament last May.
They arrived to the Wanderer with good eating fish on their minds and they came away with three great species: White Tuna, Red Grouper, and Congrio.
Awesome work by the Ganoe family and the mighty Wanderer.
Isabel Fernandez comes to Nosara from a lovely little South Florida fishing village that is just a few blocks from the IGFA Hall of Fame. Floridan anglers are certainly no stranger to productive days on the water, and the afternoon of March 8 was another day at the office for these Sunshine Staters.
First up was the tasty and elusive Congrio, known for it’s excellent white meat. Then these Floridians really piled the fishbox with a swath of tasty Grouper.
Most importantly, everyone has a great time and has big smiles to show for it…another great trip by the Wanderer.
Captain David welcomed client John Winter Preiss for the first of four scheduled days of fishing on the powerful Explorer. He has full days planned later this week and decided to ease into his adventure via a 2.5 hour Sunset cruise to get acclimated.
It didn’t take John long to fill up his cooler though, because in this short amount of time he hooked up a 15 lbs. Red Grouper and the very yummy Congrio.
We’ll see what John has in store for these fish over the next few days, but at least we know he’ll have some good nourishing meals to get him through the trips. Good luck Mr. Preiss!
Neil Jerome was one of the first clients to fish these waters on the now-famous Wanderer back in November 2009, so Captain William and First Mate Alex were stoked to welcome him back for a quick 2.5hr morning trip on February 28. They trolled for Dorado then but today they big blue beauty put ‘er in park right on top of the newly-discovered fantastic Red Grouper bite.
They nabbed a cooler full of the Red Groupers, plus added this tasty Congrio.
Once again the Wanderer proves that she is fit for battle with all the fish in these waters, inshore or offshore.