Dorado | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

January 18, 2015

Captain David is kicking billfish butt on the Discoverer and on the 18th client Robert Preston and his friends scored this impressive Striped Marlin:

A true fish of a lifetime by anyone’s standard!

They also scored this nice Dorado for the icebox:

Here’s what Bob had to say:

“Craig, our group had a great fishing experience during the week of January 18, 2015. Our group included 1 – 84 year old, 1 – 74 year old (me) 2 – 66 year old, 1 – 63 year old and a 41 year old. (Feel free to advertise in the AARP magazine.)

Our crew, Captain David and 1st Mate Juan-Carlos, was top notch. The Discover was a pristine vessel and the equipment was in excellent condition.

Our catch record included: 6 sails, 1 striped marlin (in the photo on the latest FishingNosara report – the angler was 84 year old Ed Malinowski) 2 blue marlin (1 hook up and one leader touch), 5 yellow fin tuna, many Mahi-Mahi and 1 Cubera snapper – we had a leader touch on the snapper but Captain David said it doesn’t count (we are still taking credit for it).”

Fantastic work from the battleship Discoverer!

January 16, 2015

Captain Carlos and his brother Mate Kevin are using the Explorer to make a statement to the rest of the fishing community: You don’t need a big boat to catch big fish!

Check out this pair of awesome Sailfish releases:

Great safe releases by Mate Kevin underscored the professional excellence of this fraternal fishing team. Great work by the Explorer!

January 11, 2015

Doc Hatton and the boys put a whipping on some fat Dorados with Captain William on the Wanderer.

This brightly-colored fishing team from New Jersey got on the fish early and stayed strong all day long.

Later in the trip they discovered a school of nice Yellowfin Tuna between 25lbs.-40lbs.

Another day, another full filet bag from the mighty Wanderer.

January 10, 2015

Captain Scott Brownlee and his buddy Gene DiBetta took a whirlwind trip to Nosara where they fished three trips in three days…that’s Florida anglers for ya!

The Discoverer reports lots of great catches for this duo.

What’s even better is that these guys planned this trip four days before they arrived…when the fishing itch hits, you gotta scratch!

January 8, 2015

The Wanderer stayed close to shore on January 7 as client Randy Covey only had to travel 6 miles to score several Dorados and Sailfish.

Randy scored the first release at the beginning of the full day trip, breaking the ice for what would become a three Sailfish day.

This late day Dorado put the finishing touch on a great day on the water.

January 4, 2015

The Discoverer has kept cooking with gas in the New Year with a fantastic run on Sailfish.

Captain David and Mate Juan Carlos have found their billfishing rhythm and are posting double-digit release numbers.

Also they have scored some excellent meat fish, from the usual Dorado to the rare-for-this-time-of-year Yellowfin Tuna:

Great work by the battleship!

January 3, 2015

Great day for Captain William and the flagship Wanderer with three Sailfish releases in the books along with a nice Dorado on ice.

Sweet Sail little man!

Safe releases for the billfish by First Mate Alex. Great work by the big blue beauty!

January 3, 2015

Captain Carlos has continued to score big for his clients in 2015. He started the year off with this fantastic Double Sailfish Release:

Naturally, both fish were released but you can’t say the same for these beefy Dorados that have been filling our clients’ fishboxes:

Big Dorado have been a constant with several reports of full fishboxes of fresh filets.

Also, it is nice to White Tuna showing up on the scorecard again; these fellas have been a little scarce since the Dorado came close to shore. These 10-15lbs. White Tunas are the perfect size for tasty filets and sushi.