Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
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.
Our new pal Paul Reynolds got his fishing week off to a fast start with a pair of full days on July 25-26 yielding excellent Sailfish releases.
Captain Fico lured these monster into the spread and Mate Elias was ready to safely release them.
Nice work by these Central Florida-based anglers!
The Explorer has cemented a reputation as a true catch-all vessel; in late July the barroom brawler scored every major type and species of fish in our stretch of water.
As usual the Pacific Sailfish have been thick and Captain Fico has been there to capitalize.
Also offshore the Super Panga found some excellent Yellowfin Tuna.
The action was hot inshore as well, with Amberjack and big Cubera Snappers on ice plus lots of beautiful Rooster fish releases:
The barroom brawler Explorer closed out the month with a wide variety of great action with clients Britta and Sam Gramer .
Very energetic Sailfish release by this young angler, but the Explorer also mopped up inshore, including this big old Amberjack:
This pair of Rooster Fish releases are certainly bucket-list worthy:
Plus the Super Panga filled the fridgerator with this beefy Cubera Snapper on ice:
The Explorer stayed inshore with client James Fenn and conquered this whopping 40+lbs. Amberjack:
Nice catch by the barroom brawler!
June 14, 2016 marks the first time in the seven year history of the FishingNosara team that Marlin releases were scored by every team boat.
Photos and full reports coming soon!
Wanderer
Client: Tallahassee Offshore Mafia
1 Blue Marlin 300 lbs
2 Sailfish
Discoverer
Client: Robbie Parks
1 Blue Marlin 400 lbs
Explorer
Client: Al Bourgeoisie, Robert Thomason
1 Blue Marlin 300 lbs
1 Sailfish
1 Yellowfin Tuna 25 lbs
Harvester
Client: Tallahassee Offshore Mafia
1 Blue Marlin 300 lbs
Captain Fico reports a major Marlin release on June 13 with client James Fenn on the Explorer. Check out this monster:
Mike Tuzio had a great day on the Explorer with Captain Fico reporting a fantastic Sailfish release.
“I just wanted to drop a line and tell you that we had an excellent time,” wrote Mike.
“We had one great sailfish release and another one threw the hook unfortunately but they guys did everything they could to put us on fish and we’re both a great help.”
The Explorer started the month of June with a fantastic run of great catches. The Sailfish were thick offshore and the Super Panga was all over them.
Later in the week Captain Fico stayed inshore and filled the fish box with tasty filets of Dorado and Cubera Snapper.
While inshore, the legendary Explorer also scored several bucket-list caliber Rooster Fish releases.
Great work by the 26-foot barroom brawler!