Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Captain Fico welcome client Stephen Johnson for a memorable half-day on the Explorer.
They scored a pair of dinner-table worthy Yella Fellas to start the morning, then nabbed this excellent Sailfish release:
Great work by Captain Fico on the hunting and by Mate Elias on the safe release.
There has been a nice school of Yellowfin Tuna in town this week, and while the bigger boats went off-shore and found 30+lbs. Yellas, the Explorer stayed near to shore and nabbed a trio of 10-15lbs. specimens.
Remember that the smaller Yellowfin Tuna actually yield denser meat, and once again the Explorer proves her prowess in filling the fishbox.
They also scored a late-day Sailfish release to round out a great day of fishing:
The Explorer stayed inshore with client Phillip Kan on the 7th and scored beautiful Rooster Fish releases. These are some monster fish, but our Penn Slammer 7500 spinning reels are up to the task:
Of course we safely release these beauties after the photo-op, but the memories last a lifetime.
Nothing says “Welcome back to the water” like a tasty Grouper. The Explorer nabbed this tasty Broomtail Grouper on the first day of the new season.
A good sign for what will be a great season!
The Explorer made a brief return to the water with client Justin Lincoln for a three-day fishing adventure.
The super panga performed brilliantly with Mate Elias welcoming Juan Carlos to the helm, on loan from the Discoverer.
In addition to some excellent Sailfish action, they also nabbed some tasty Yellowfin Tuna for the fishbox:
Great work by Justin Lincoln and the Explorer!
The Explorer welcomed Patrick Wiles for a fun day of offshore action which yielded a pair of sweet Sailfish releases.
This high-flyer was no match for the barroom brawler!
Great work on these billfish releases by Captain Fico and Mate Elias, who are still fishing hard in this so-called ‘off season’
Our new friend Geoffrey Scotty chose the Explorer for a 5 hour inshore session and was rewarded with a bucket list caliber Rooster fish:
Later he released a smaller but equally beautiful Rooster Fish, and nabbed a big Amberjack for the fishbox.
Captain Fico and Mate Elias have turned in a fantastic year of fishing on the Explorer, and they closed out the season with a BANG!
They released a swarm of Sailfish in late August, and also added this excellent Rooster Fish release.
The fishbox stayed full with reports of Yellowfin Tuna and a big Amberjack.
Amazing action from the barroom brawler!
The Explorer snatched up a little bit of everything in mid-August. They pulled a double trophy release with this Sailfish and Rooster fish on the same trip:
Then they paired another Rooster fish release with a full fishbox of filets:
The Super panga is on a hot streak and continues to create converts to Extreme Panga fishing.
Ashley Sheppard brought the family along for a fun day of inshore fishing on the Explorer.
This sweet Yellowtail Snapper was the highlight of the haul. Great work by this posse of youngsters.