Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Master Captain William introduced Skip Hickson’s group to our blue water fishery on January 12, and they acclimated quickly with a nice Sailfish release backed-up with multiple BIG Dorado scores.
Once they got their fill, this crew spent the afternoon releasing their catches.
John Egan’s group took to the Explorer on the 12th after spending a few days on the big boats earlier in the week.
Smaller boat, same big fish! An excellent Striped Marlin release was backed-up with a super Sailfish release.
They also boated a few tasty Dorados for the dinner table.
Martin Wicks continued to score on another hybrid offshore/inshore trip on January 12.
The grabbed a big Dorado offshore, then moved inside to score a nice Pargo Snapper.
On January 12 the Discoverer scored a wonderful Blue Marlin release with Antonio Petrazzuolo’s group.
These guys also brought home the bacon, thanks to this big Dorado:
The mighty flagship and angler Antonio Petrazzuolo’s group release an awesome Striped Marlin and Sailfish on January 11th.
For the filet bag they nagged some nice Dorados throughout the day.
The Harvester and Martin Wicks were back at it on the 11th, and the picked up where they left off with this nice Sailfish release and Dorado catch offshore.
Then they came inshore and scored an excellent Rooster Fish release.
The Explorer stayed hot on January 11 with a few excellent Dorados.
They also moved inshore and deployed our tried-and-true Rooster Fish tactic. First step was to grab some 4-6lbs. Bonitas in with the Planer/Spoon rig:
Then we bridle the Bonita and send to down to the reef.
The tactic yielded this excellent Rooster Fish catch which was released after the photo.
The Discoverer and angler Chris Snyder had a good day on the 11th with a Sailfish release on top of the scorecard.
They also scored four Dorados for the dinner table.
Manny Rivera finished up his stellar week of fishing with a great final note on January 11.
This Sailfish release was his third of the week; even one is a huge feat on the diminutive Adventurer. They also scored a full fish box of filets for the flight home:
Excellent job by the rising star Captain Fito
Our great friend John Egan had a monster day on January 10. The flagship Wanderer reports a great Sailfish release.
They also put a nice Yellowfin Tuna on ice.
Throughout the day they scored a baker’s dozen of BIG Dorados, and since they are already stocked up on filets they chose to release them.
