Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Captain William closed out 2014 with a double-trip day that saw incredible numbers of Sailfish releases and big Dorados on ice. The morning client was Mr. David Yarborough and his family.
Sailfish dominated the scorecard with several releases punctuated by a Double Sailfish release late in the trip.
It is such a treat for us to host kids on blue water trips and show them all the fun that fishing can bring.
Ray Anderson and his boys had a fantastic trip on the Discoverer. Here’s what Ray sent to us via email:
Craig – Great trip on the Discoverer yesterday.ย ย
My two sons and I caught 3 sailfish (one was 100 lbs), and 5 large dorado.ย ย
Captain David and Juan Carlos were the best.
Could not have asked for a better time.ย ย We will be back.ย
Ray Anderson
Hinsdale, IN
December 31, 2014
The Explorer finished 2014 with a near-perfect pair of trips for Ron Rivale and his daughters. This trio is one heck of a fishing team!
The highlight was this HUGE Blue Marlin, easily the biggest of the year so far for the Super Panga.
Captain Carlos kept the fight short and sweet while Mate Kevin executed a picture-perfect live release.
The hits kept on coming with a few Sailfish releases on the 27th.
The finishing touch was a handful of delicious Dorados in the icebox.
Great work by the unstoppable Explorer!
The flagship Wanderer tied her own record for Rooster Fish release with a whopping FIVE featherheads released in a single day. Vanessa Gallegos and her group were the beneficiaries of this landmark achievement and they report big fish and big smiles all around.
Captain William exploited a roiling boil of baitfish near to shore and First Mate Alex expertly selected the right hook size to isolate the big fish from the rest of the pack.
Great coordination between angler, mate and Captain meant that all of this beauties were released quickly and safely.
After the Gallegos family’s morning 5 hour trip, the Wanderer returned to shore to pick up Steven Cheung and his friends. They went right back to the feeding frenzy and scored another two Rooster fish releases.
Another day, another record for the mighty Wanderer.
On the morning of the 23rd the Wanderer welcomed client Leah Armstrong and her family for a fruitful day of inshore action.
Captain William found this bubbling bait ball just a mile from shore and the flagship capitalized on this blessing.
Big Rooster fish were the order of the day. Each was live released so we can catch them again soon!
The action stayed strong with several nice Jack Crevelles providing actions for this young angler.
Then in the afternoon the flagship returned to Garza to scoop up Leah Merryfield and her posse for some high-flying Sailfish action.
Just like the shirt says, this Sailfish learned to Fear the Mustache!
The late-day Sailfish bite lead to two awesome fights and two safe releases.
A getaway Dorado scored was the perfect end to a double day of action for Captain William and the mighty Wanderer.
The battleship Discoverer deliver the fish-of-a-lifetime for Al Santiesteban and his family on their final fishing day:
This monster Blue Marlin is an angling accomplishment that many travel the world’s oceans in pursuit of, and the excitement generate by this catch can’t be overstated.
As has become their habit, this fishing family added a few more Sailfish to their scorecard later in the trip, rounding out an excellent week of fishing action.
Al has already booked a return trip in late-March and we expect another fantastic performance upon his return.
Our main man Kestrel Dickerson was back on the water on November 20 looking to follow up his great inshore action from last year with equal success offshore.
The Wanderer is fit for all forms of fish fighting, and Kestrel added to his legacy with this great Sailfish release.
The rest of the day was punctuated with excellent Dorado action for the whole family:
Excellent work as usual from the mighty flagship!
Captain Carlos has the Explorer rocking-and-rolling this ‘off-season’ with another successful trip on October 10.
This Sailfish release was the highlight ofย the trip. Great release by Mate Kevin to assure we’ll see this beauty again later this season.
They didn’t leave empty handed, either; this tasty Yellowfin Tuna will yields some excellent filets for this growing lad. Nice catch!
Small angler, small boat, big fish:
That’s how we roll on the Explorer!
The Explorer scored again with a fine Rooster Fish release on a father-son fishing trip.
This excellent pez gallo was released after the picture, but this tasty Ponpano had no such luck…ceviche, anyone?
