Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
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.
This Texas anglers are certainly in line for another entry into the FishingNosara Hall of Fame!
Eric Dixon continues his dominance of the blue water with a monstrous Marline release reported on November 28 by Captain Carlos on the Discoverer.
Estimated at 250lbs.-300lbs., this beast was safely released by Mate Juan Carlos so we expect to catch her again once she gets even bigger.
Later in the day the Dixon boys pulled of an awesome Double Sailfish release, once again featuring expert fish-handling by Juan Carlos.
Two days after her glorius return to the blue water, the Explorer nabbed another three Sailfish releases with Roy and his family, including a triple hook-up that turned into a Double release.
Clearly the fish are here, but only the legendary Super panga is on the water!
Briant Keen and his family had fabulous five Sailfish release day with Captain William on July 28.
They started quick with a release just one hour into the trip, then the action stayed strong throughout the day.
The highlight was a Double Sailfish release executed perfectly by First Mate Alex.
The seas were tall due to a big swell the night before, but this hard-fishing family fought through the queasiness and kept notching the scorecard.
Mackenzie Bateman, Chris Skinner, and Lucy Sullivan took to the super panga on June 27 and brought the house down with this beautiful Double Sailfish release:
They scored many more Sailfish throughout the trip.
Great work by the super panga.
“The day was all about perseverance,” writes Patrick Vincent. “It was a little disheartening to see a giant blue marlin smash the teaser before we even had a bait in the water this morning. Then there was a slow morning bite.
Minutes after my afternoon nap, we were rewarded with a double header of sailfish. We quickly released twin 100lb Pacific sails.
Later in the day, we got to see one hell of a show. 200lb yellowfin tuna crashing sardines on the surface. I’ve never seen anything like 200lb yellow torpedoes going airborne while feeding!
What a great note to end our fishing on!
Well, the father/son billfish beatdown in Costa Rica has come to a close. We finished the week with 1 blue marlin, 2 striped marlin, and 11 sailfish. I’m back in Atlanta safe and sound, I guess it’s time to go back to the real world.
Mike Burling and his crew of legendary Fernandina Beach anglers have put a whopping on a lot of billfish in Nosara over the years, and they added to their legacy with a huge day of Sailfish releases on the Explorer.
They started the day with this sweet Double Sailfish release.
Great fish-handling by Mate Kevin to see to both safe releases.
The crew picked off Sailfish one at a time for the rest of the day, scoring four more releases.
Captain David on the Discoverer is on a great run of Sailfish releases, and he scored big today with client Dan Watts.
After an early Double Sailfish release, they added three more Sails in the afternoon.
Great work by the battleship!
Daniel Martinko and his bride Vicky celebrated their honeymoon on the Explorer with a fantastic Double Sailfish release.
They backed that up with several more Sails, including this beauty reeled in by Vicky:
Captain Carlos kept the pedal to the metal and scored several more super Sailfash to round out the day.
Our great friend John King is from our backyard of Atlantic Beach, FL and we are proud to support his wife Susan King’s charity Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM) in their annual auction.
He came down to Nosara to ply the blue water, and the Wanderer delivered a spectacular Double Sailfish release.
