Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Captain William rang in the new year with one of our favorite groups of clients reporting big scores on the flagship.
Leah Merryfield and her posse of Texas anglers always have fun on the water; on this trip they found a swarm of big Dorados and piled the fishbox high with fresh filets.
There was lots of fun to be had, included a pulse-pounding Double Dorado score.
Great work by Captain William and the mighty Wanderer.
Texas anglers Mike Cotton, David Moss, and Leah Merryfield finished up the year on the Discoverer with a day chock full of great blue water action.
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The big catch of the day was this sweet Blue Marlin release by Mr. Moss.
After the safe release Captain Carlos discovered a hungry band of big Dorados. Check out this monster scored by Mike Cotton:
The Explorer fished every day during Christmas week, and the barroom brawler peeled off a run of truly world-class results.
This big Striped Marlin caught by client Lance Miller was the highlight of the week for Captain Fico, but they also nabbed a second equally awesome Striped Marlin…great fish handling by Mate Elias saw to the safe release of both billfish.
The super panga also scored this lovely Sailfish release:
With a full slate of trophy releases on the scorecard, Captain Fico also filled the fishbox with these big Dorados.
Great finish to 2016 for the powerful Explorer!
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!
