Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Tampa angler Dan Rosensteel had a nice day on the 27th with the Discoverer reporting a nice Sailfish release early in the trip.
Then in the afternoon, the keen-eyed Captain Carlos spotted a piece of floating debris, possibly a detached FAD. They found a nice ecosystem of Dorados has sprouted up underneath the floating shade.
Captain Carlos’ ingenuity was on display for this fun trip.
Jacksonville angler Dennis Garcia nagged one of the biggest Dorados we’ve ever seen on November 23 with the Harvester.
According to the Boca Grip this bad boy tips the scales at 63lbs. He wasn’t lonely in the fishbox either, as multiple Dorados came roaring through the spread throughout the trip.
Amazing work by Captain Alex and the mega panga Harvester.
On the 23rd Wayne Estes and the Wanderer kept rocking with an excellent double Dorado score:
Our old friend Jacksonville angler Wayne Estes had a big day on the Wanderer on the 21st. The highlight of the trip was these excellent Dorados.
The Adventurer has been on a tear in the first month of the season, and Captain David’s performance on the 21st was truly exceptional.
The 23-foot inshore assassin has released only a few Sailfish in her 8 year career. To add to the scorecard was this epic Rooster Fish.
For the dinner table they scored a nice Dorado.
Proof again that you don’t need a big boat to catch big fish in Costa Rica.
Captain Carlos continued to deliver consistent action, evidenced by this excellent Dorado score on the 21st.
Arkansas angler David Gibbons followed up with another Marlin release on November 21 with Captain Carlos on the Discoverer.
They also nagged a two super Sailfish releases.
This group didn’t return to shore empty handed; after the billfish releases they added a Dorado for the dinner table.
The Harvester continued the month of strong fishing on the 20th with a nice Dorado score.
Great fishing stories start with hardship. David Gibbons’ flight into Costa Rica was delayed one day due to bad weather. “We will be there tomorrow come hell or high water!” wrote David in an email from the airport.
This Blue Marlin also adjusted his schedule, and both angler and fish met up for a big battle on November 19th.
These Arkansas anglers also had appetites from the travels, and these dinner table-worthy Dorados with certainly fill the need.
Great work by the big battleship Discoverer!
The Discoverer welcomed Thomas Kerl’s group for a 5 hour half day on the 18th, and despite the shortened day the battleship still delivered the goods.
Captain Fico reports that the staple catches of Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado were present, but suprisingly they also nagged a big Wahoo.
These silver bullets are common in our area but we rarely catch them because their sharp teeth destroy our all-monofiliment rigs (a Wahoo-specific rig uses wire instead of mono). Guess is was a lucky day for the big battleship.