Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Jake Smestad and his family came from Minnesota and clearly the blue waters off Nosara were a little better proposition than fishing over a hole in the ice.
Check out this monster Dorado scored by Jake on the Wanderer:
This whopper is one of the biggest Dorados of the season so far, and will certainly keep the posse fed for the week:
Our old pal Joe Driscoll is back for another fishing adventure; his group of friends mugged the fish last January, and now he has returned with his sons for more blue water action.
The highlight was this beefy Striped Marlin release, quite an accomplishment for a young angler.
Team Driscoll also filled the Harvester‘s fishboxes with a swarm or lovely Dorados.
All smiles for this great family of Jacksonville, FL anglers!
John Bottko enlisted the Discoverer for a full day on Christmas and brought the kids along for the trip to the meat market.
The battleship delivered four big tasty Dorados, then followed up with these small Wahoos, also called Wee-hoos:
Great work by Captain Carlos!
The Dorado bite has been strong in late December, and client Adam Klavon found out first-hand with this monster:
Great work by Captain William and the mighty Wanderer!
Jacksonville’s own John Bottko scored some major Sailfish releases on the Wanderer and made sure that all the kids got involved in the action.
After the safe releases they also nabbed some big Dorados for the dinner table.
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.
Travis Buck enlisted the Harvester for a quick half day trip and was rewarded with a bundle of tasty Dorado filets.
Look’s like dinner is taken care of for the week!
Florida anglers Linda Moody and Kirk Langenbach enlisted Captain William for a three-day battle against blue water beasties on the Wanderer.
On the first day they got the deck bloody with a few nice Dorados.
You can see that their friend ‘Flat Jack’ joined them in spirit on this trip:
Flat Jack also enjoyed the amenities at Nosara Paradise Rentals, including an encounter with our furry mascot Bianca:
On day two they return to the flagship and this time scored a high-flying Sailfish:
Let’s see how that picture came out:
Captain William and Mate Jocxer welcomed Dan Johnson for a very productive day of offshore action. The highlight of the trip was this excellent Double Sailfish Release:
Nice to have Captain Fico of the Explorer along to lend an extra hand on this difficult fish-handling feat.
Later they had great success on a swarm of Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado:
Patrick J. Puentes of New Mexico found billfish success with Captain Carlos on December 3. This sweet Sailfish release was the highlight of the trip.
They also put some tasty Dorado filets on ice.
All in a days’ work for the big bad battleship and these anglers from the Land of Enchantment.