Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
William Ascura and his boys joined Captain David on the Explorer for a half day excursion on April 8 . They started out on the right foot with this wonderful Sailfish release.
Mate Carlos set this monster free and Explorer moved inshore to about 250 feet of water for some deep-jigging action. The boys caught a nice Spanish Mackeral and backed it up with a 20lbs. Cubera Snapper.
Great work by anglers young and old!
An unusually large Spanish Mackerel was caught on the Explorer on April 6. Charles Ahearn knocked this out on a flyrod, which is a new tactic for this area. Captain David is always game to learn something new, so he pulled back the outriggers and let loose the flies!
This fella probably weighs over 25 lbs. which makes it one of the beefier macarelas of the season.
Nice work on this tasty fish which they also backed up with a few Groupers.
Some really nice clients came in off the street and picked Captain David for their trip on April 4. Check out this excellent Dorado he delivered:
Looks like a great time was had all around!
Wahoo! The elusive silver bullet finally reared it’s head for a great bunch of clients. Patrick Moran breezed through Nosara specifically to do a bit of fish finding and he made the right choice in the 26 foot Super panga Explorer.
Most importantly Mr. Moran and his son got to share an excellent bonding experience on the blue Costa Rican water. Great trip all around!
Captain David is always looking to expand the Explorer‘s repertoire, and recently he has really dialed in a bottom fishing approach that yields incredible fish. Check out this massive Congrio this client bagged backed up with a nice Black Grouper.
You think he’s excited?
Excellent work on a tough-to-catch species by the unstoppable Explorer.
Returning Hall of Famer Dewey Gile had another great score on the barroom brawler Explorer. Captain David put him on an early Broomtail Grouper then finished the day offshore and released a nice Pacific Sailfish.
Another outstanding release by Mate Carlos to ensure the safe survival of this super specimen.
Nosara is a world destination for Yoga students with dreams of obtaining their teaching certification. While some of these folks spend their off days on nature walks and ziplines, a select few have tested their strength against the blue water beasts that lurk offshore.
We were pleased to host Megan McKerroll, Erica Porter, andย Ceciley Slocum for a pleasant and productive sunset cruise on the Explorer. The rods stayed bent as the indomitable Explorer found 10 thick bonitas early on for use as bait.ย
Captain David instructed the girls to drop the rigged bait chunks all the way to the bottom, roughly 260 feet. A little nibble later and BOOM! Erica Porter was hooked up and had to use every ounce of strength to haul this beastly Red Grouper into the boat.
They added two more Red Groupers and this awesome Congrio for the fishbox and returned to shore very satisfied.
Despite their best efforts they couldn’t eat all the filets, as Erica had to give away two full ziplocs to her pals from the Yoga School. All told it was a great experience and whole boatload of fun!
Tony Spencer and his group had a fantastically productive 2.5 hour trip on the Explorer, boating 4 Grouper weighing between 20lbs. and 50lbs.
Amazing work by Captain David and mate Carlos! These Red Grouper are still around and that means big smiles and big filets.
Our great friend Jay Thompson brought his wife and kids down to Nosara for a little fishing and relaxation. Check out this excellent catch from a sunset cruise on the Explorer:
Captain David kept the Explorer inshore today with client Brandon Perez and his wife. They enjoyed lots of rod-bendin’ action highlighted by a big Yellowtail Snapper and a nice Jack Crevalle.
They added a small White Tuna later on and had a big Rooster fish hooked to a topwater plug, but lost him. Excellent catches though from these South Florida anglers.
