Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Dan Johnson having fun again with his friends! The local legend was back in action on the 18th with Captain William on the Wanderer reporting four Sailfish releases backed up by a big Dorado.
Javier came along on this offshore hunt; the highlight was these challenging Double Sailfish hookups and releases.
The Dorado came late in the day and will definitely look good on the dinner plate.
Fantastic work by the mighty flagship Wanderer!
Captain William and Mate Jocxer welcomed Dan Johnson for a very productive day of offshore action. The highlight of the trip was this excellent Double Sailfish Release:
Nice to have Captain Fico of the Explorer along to lend an extra hand on this difficult fish-handling feat.
Later they had great success on a swarm of Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado:
We met Ryan Miles at the Charleston Boat Show last year and are thrilled to have him and his family down for a fun week of fishing.
The Discoverer performed brilliantly with four Sailfish releases, punctuated by this sweet Double Release.
Great work by Captain Carlos and the battleship!
Paul Reynolds and his posse took Sailfish City by storm with Captain Alex leading the way for a landmark day of billfish releases.
The highlight was this wonderful Double Sailfish release, expertly coordinated by Mate Kevin in the cockpit.
After the double, the Sailfish got charged up and lined up for their turn to be released.
Great consistent action all day for theย Harvester.ย
They even added some meat for the fishbox with a handful of Yellowfin Tunas:
The super panga Explorer started the month of June on an absolute tear with big numbers of Sailfish releases.
When the Sails are piled up this thick, the challenge isn’t to catch them; it’s releasing them quickly so we can catch some more!
After a few solo releases to get started, Captain Fico and Mate Elias pulled off this sweet Double Sailfish release!
The hits kept coming the next day with several more releases on the scorecard.
The action stayed strong throughout the week, highlighted by this second Double release:
The Explorer is more than just an offshore troller, proven by these excellent Rooster fish scores near-to-shore.
Art and Christine Jones got their week of fishing off to a fast start with the Harvester reporting a swarm of sweet Sailfish releases.
Check out the above-the-water action from these fired-up high-flyers:
After the early run of Sailfish releases they hooked into this meaty Dorado estimated to weigh 30lbs.
With dinner taken care of, the Jones crew went back to trophy fish hunting:
Around mid-day they hooked-up a hunting pair of Sailfish. Mate Kevin did an excellent job to coordinate both fights and ensure safe releases.
They followed up with another double hookup, but this time one spit the hook and escaped.
The Explorer powered through April with more great Sailfish releases, including two Double Sailfish releases:
Captain Fico stayed all over this good Sailfish bite with more releases than you can shake a stick at.
Mate Elias is also constantly improving in the cockpit and with the safe releases.
The Explorer continues to grow her reputation as a fly-weight fish-fighting weapon as many large fish have met their match.
ย This Double Sailfish release is certainly a highlight, and the combo of Captain Fico and Mate Elias have made big Sailfish releases a common occurrence on the super panga.
There has also been a nice run of Yellowfin Tuna which the Explorer has taken advantage of:
Most recently our great friends Ken and Brenda Russell along with Larry Komenda and Misti Nolan nabbed this sweet Rooster fish release:
Great work by the legendary Explorer!
The Harvester continues to grow her reputation as a fish fighter, starting the month strong with an excellent trip on April 3.
After a quick Sailfish release to start they day, the mega panga hit paydirt with a sweet Double Sailfish release.
The action stayed strong with two more releases to round out the day.
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Safely handled as always by Mate Kevin:
The Harvester put on a show for a great group of anglers early in the month.
The first Sailfish came calling around 9am and the bit didn’t cool off until the day was done.
The highlight was a sweet Double Sailfish releases, flawlessly executed by Mate Kevin.
Excellent hunting by the up-and-coming superstars Captain Alex and Mate Kevin.
