Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
New Year, Same Results for Captain William and the mighty Wanderer!
Thomas Palmer and his family signed up for a half day trip and got waaaayyy more than they bargained for from the flagship.
The Wanderer reports multiple Sailfish releases punctuated by a Double Sailfish release:
This fun fishing family also mopped up some 20-25lbs. Dorados for the dinner table.
Great start to 2015 by the fearsome flagship!
Captain Carlos and Mate Kevin started the new year with a splash as they scored seven Sailfish releases on just a 5 hour trip!
You don’t get these kind of numbers without a few Double Sailfish releases thrown in:
Throw in this 30lbs. Dorado and you have one marked-up scorecard:
Amazing action from the barroom brawler!
Ryan and MacKenzie Harrington joined us earlier this year during their honeymoon trip, and returned for a fun fishing outing on December 31.
Last time Ryan scored a big Marlin, and on this trip the highlight was undoubtedly this his-and-hers Double Sailfish release.
They also mopped up some nice 25-35lbs. Dorados, plus MacKenzie scored a late-day Sailfish to sweeten the pot.
Great work by Captain David and Mate Juan Carlos for this Tampa-based charter captain.
The Sailfish have been thick this month and Captain Carlos has pulled out all of the tricks to reel ’em in and release ’em.
Check out the amazing bio-luminescence on this Sailfish:
They are better in pairs, as testified by this sweet Double Sailfish release.
Awesome performance from the barroom brawler!
The mighty Wanderer put on a show for two groups of clients on December 26. First up was this excellent pair of Rooster fish releases scored first thing in the morning by Leah Armstrong :
These safe releases were the highlight of the morning session, but the big blue beauty was barely getting started.
In the afternoon we welcomed a great returning client and his family.
Hendrick Engel started fishing with our team late last year, and this time he returned with wife Maria and his daughter who was celebrating her 16th birthday.
For the birthday girl, how’s a Double Sailfish release sound for a present?
Great fish handling by First Mate Alex was the icing on the cake!
Captain William is known for squeezing every drop of action out of a fishing day, as proven by the nice Dorado and two more Sailfish scored at the end of the Engel’s outing.
That’s why the Wanderer is the King of Garza Bay!
The question every Captain asks at the beginning of a trip is, “Inshore or Offshore?”
You gotta love when the answer is “Both!”
Mike Burling and the crew stayed inside in the morning of December 5 and were rewarded with an excellent Rooster fish release:
Satisfied with the trophy release, they had Captain William point the Wanderer offshore to Sailfish City where they scored multiple releases, including a Double:
The double Sailfish trouble proved no trouble for these Fernandina Beach, FL anglers:
The next day they mimicked the same battle plan, with eerily similar results.
A nice pair of Rooster fish in the morning, followed by sweet offshore action in the afternoon.
Kind of nice when a fertile 80 foot reef and a 2500+ drop are only 6 miles from port!
John Shellhorn returned to the Wanderer for his third and final trip of the week, and the action was blisteringly hot for this Jacksonville Beach angler.
Captain William led the way to Sailfish City and the flagship scored big with four billfish released.
The highlight of the day was a Double Sailfish hookup!
Outstanding fish handling by First Mate Alex to ensure the safe release of both of these magnificent monsters.
For good measure they also scored this beefy Dorado to round out an excellent day of fishing.
Jacksonville’s own John ‘Porkchop’ Porcella knocked out a wide variety of sea life on board the Explorer, highlighted by this big Amberjack:
Later in the day they went offshore and roped a Double Sailfish release!
Excellent performance from Captain Carlos and the boat that doesn’t know the meaning of ‘off-season’!
Wonderful Double Sailfish release on the Explorer!
This pair of monsters attacked the super panga’s spread but Captain Carlos and Mate Juan Carlos were ready for them.
Once again the good fishing karma found this group of CCA North Carolina anglers and they performed brilliantly.
All fish were safely released, putting the perfect bow on this fishing gift.
Earth-Shattering moment on the Wanderer today as the Good Doctors pulled off a simultaneous Double Marlin Release! We have pulled off several Double Sailfish releases in the past and a few memorable Marlin/Sailfish doubles, but this marked the first true Double Marlin release of the season so far.
To describe the moment of the strike as ‘chaotic’ is an understatement; the skill of Captain William to keep these high-flying monsters from getting tangled only trumps First Mate Alex’ fish-handling skills.
Wrangling 1000+lbs. of angry billfish at once is no small feat, but we have always said that the Wanderer is known for defying expectations.
Amazing work by the flagship!