Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Mike Lydle and his group from Sun City Center, FL broke the boat record for the Discoverer by releasing TWENTY Sailfish on March 7.
In addition to a Triple hookup, this mammoth performance included several double releases.
Fantastic work by Captain Fico and the big battleship Discoverer.
Brian Burke and Vicky Zelen had a big day of trophy fish releases on March 6, starting with this nice Rooster fish:
Then they headed offshore and scored this sweet Double Sailfish Release:
Great work by the unstoppable Explorer!
Craig invited Javier and Marino along for his last day of fishing on the Harvester, and Captain Alex put them on the fish early and often.
Aside from this Double Sailfish release, they also scored several more Sailfish during the trip.
Great work by the mega panga!
Another day, another Double Sailfish release for the famous Wanderer.
Seems like one is never enough for Captian William. Great work!
On February 19 returning anglers Bob and Helen Goins executed a Double Sailfish release on the Wanderer.
Both fish were safely handled and released by Mate Johnson, however we chose to not get the double picture and instead let one go early to ensure the safety of the fish.
The Discoverer welcomes client Annalise Osborne and her boys for a fun afternoon of offshore action. The highlight was this awesome Double Sailfish release:
Great work by these little anglers on some big fish!
Captain Alex brought the month of January to a magnificent close with client Jason Smith reporting big Sailfish releases:
The highlight of their double-digit release day with this Double Sailfish release executed by Mate Kevin:
They also nabbed a tasty Mahi-Mahi for the fishbox.
Excellent work by the mega panga!
The Harvester had the biggest day of her short career on January 27 with 11 Sailfish releses, including a Triple Hookup / Double release:
What a day for clients Greg Tilley along with Laura and Todd Horton…it certainly didn’t take Captain Alex long to get the Mega Panga dialed in!
Here’s what the clients wrote on Facebook:
“Fishing in Costa Rica is awesome! If you every get the chance…..GO!!!! We doubled up twice and tripled once. Caught a total of 20 sailfish on 30 bites. It takes a pretty good captain to get 3 sailfish to the boat at the same time and released”
“The first triple for thie Harvester. (landed and released all three fish) We also had two doubles (2nd & 3rd for Harvester)and the 1st time getting the 2 fish pictured together. Captain Alex and mate Kevin did an awesome job and I highly recommend them if you ever get to fish in Costa Rica.” – Greg Tilley
“Alex and Kevin are the ticket! Great captain and mate combo! Keep up the good work!” – Todd Horton
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Morgan and Kenny brought the year to a close with a monster performance on December 31, highlighted by the FishingNosara team’s first-ever Triple Sailfish Release!
We’ve caught up to four Sailfish simultaneously in the past, but never had enough hands on deck to safely handle more than two at a time for pictures.
First Mate Alex has been training the new Mates as he waits until the Harvester arrives, and fate would have it that he was on hand to coordinate this amazing photo.
These Virginia-based anglers scored a few more Sails to round out the trip later in the day.
Leah Merryfield’s group was back on the Wanderer for more great Sailfish action on December 30, highlighted by this late day Double Sailfish release:
This was the icing on the cake of a day that saw seven Sailfish releases by Leah’s team.
Leah took the lead with several Sailfish of her own on the group’s second multiple release day.
ย This Texas anglers are certainly in line for another entry into the FishingNosara Hall of Fame!
