Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Carl Hammond of California booked the blue beauty for a 6.5 hour excursion to Sailfish City and the mighty flagship strutted her stuff as usual. They released six beautiful Pacific Sailfish throughout the trip ranging from 75lbs. to 100lbs.
Caution: Low flying Sailfish!
They also KO’d a nice 50lbs. Dorado for the dinner table to round out their day of trophy releases.
Great day on the water by Captain William, First Mate Alex, and the unbeatable Wanderer.
Michael Reed and his posse had a whale of a good time on the Super Panga Explorer with the legendary Captain David. The highlight of the fishbox was this trio of perfect-eating sized Mullet Snapper:
These fellas lose their meat density when they grow over 25lbs., but these pan-sized morsels are ideal for table fare. They also added a 40+lbs. Dorado which tastes great big or small.
Another fantastic trip to the fish market by the unbeatable Super Panga Explorer!
Fantastic day of all around action from Captain David on the unbeatable Explorer! With Carlos on duty over on the Wanderer, Garza local Steven stepped up to the mate position and the mighty super panga didn’t show the slightest letdown.
Client Michael LeChance and his wife laid a beating on several Dorado early in the trip, then set their sights on massive Sailfish.
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They had three bites and one wonderful Sailfish release during the mid-day bite, then Captain David headed inshore to mop up on Snappers.
Once again good things came in threes with a trio of Snappers in the fishbox.
Looks like everyone had a great time on the baddest super panga you’ve ever seen, the Explorer!
Kathy and James Preis continued their strong offshore performance with a second trip on the flagship Wanderer with Captain William and First Mate Alex (freshly back from his weekend in San Jose). The fish clearly missed Alex while he was gone cause they swarmed the boat like moths to a flame.
Kathy nailed this excellent Dorado around 10am, then the stage was set for a massive Sailfish battle that would see three successful releases out of five hookups.
You think Alex is pumped to be back on the water? Check out the “Superman Pose” on this release shot.
Another great trip from the best boat in Garza, the Wanderer!
Richard Melito and his Virginia-based posse of anglers booked the flagship Wanderer for a full day blue water fishing trip and their investment of time paid off huge dividends.
These are some of the bigger Sailfish we’ve had so far this season, with the big one (above) estimated well over 140lbs.
They had three wonderful Sailfish releases, plus added a tasty Dorado for the dinner table.
Amazing results from the big blue beauty and her crew, the unstoppable Master Captain William and the wondermate First Mate Alex.
Ted Thompson and his group had an outstanding day on the Wanderer on January 7, released two Sailfish and putting a pair of Dorados on ice.
The Dorados should keep the posse fed for the week, but these Sailfish releases are memories to last a lifetime.ย
Great results on a sunset cruise from angler Miriam McDonald’s group. They started off with a few small Dorados, including this one that got chewed up on the way into the boat by a larger mystery fish.
That mystery was solved an hour later when this MASSIVE Cubera Snapper hit a vertical jig. These monsters fight hard but this group of anglers was up to the challenge.
Nice filets in store for this group after another fantastic sunset cruise for the Wanderer.
Karen and Sam did big work on the Pacific Sailfish on the 3rd, so for this trip they switched it up and target Dorado. Take a peek at some of these big bulls they found less than 10 miles from shore.
These Dorados are much larger than the ones we have seen so far this season which is a good sign not just for this species but all the other fish that depend on them (Sailfish and Marlin).
We should hang a sign on the Adventurer reading: “Under Construction: Great family fishing memories”
Dan and Kristine brought their young son aboard for a quick excursion just outside Garza Bay and they hauled in two nice-sized Dorados.
Looks like the kid had a ball and everyone should have a full belly to show for their efforts with over 50lbs. of fish on ice by trip’s end.
Jeff Lamark and his family hauled in a half-dozen Dorados on the Wanderer and had a whale of a fun time doing it! Check out this celebratory horseplay:
Things got more serious once the Misses got on the reel, and her and the boys finished off the trip by harvesting some tasty White Tunas.
