Family Fishing in Costa Rica | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

August 17, 2014

Man we love California anglers! A good friend of Shea McIntee (of Stoked on Fishing fame) named Ed Smith has brought his boys down to Nosara for a fun week of surfing and fishing.

On August 17 young Sean scored this excellent Sailfish release on the Explorer.

Ed writes: “Sean joined the billfish club today with his first sailfish on light gear.”

“I on the other hand came closer to my cubera snapper goal, losing a monster on a big popper in a few feet of water.”

“Nothing like seeing a 12-inch wide tail/back come crashing down on the jig! Off to buy more poppers tomorrow!”

Still, Ed scored some excellent eating fish with a Yellowfin Tuna, Ponpano, and Snapper all on ice.

August 13, 2014

Captain Fico has been on fire this month on the Adventurer. He is building a reputation as a consistent fish-catcher and his clients are reaping the rewards.

This nice family scored an Amberjack and a small Snapper, and the next day Yellowfin Tuna was on the menu:

Late in the week this trio knocked out a pair of Yellowfin Tunas and a nice Amberjack.

August 2, 2014

Jason Lilley and his family released a pair of Sailfish on the Wanderer:

It’s great to see youngsters getting this close to the action, and Mrs. Lilley also got her feet wet with a nice Sailfish of her own.

Great family fishing by the mighty Wanderer.

July 31, 2014

Thomas Matthews and his family suffered a few lost fish on their inshore half day on July 31, but the mighty Wanderer knows how to bounce back from a tough start.

Late in the trip, Mrs. Matthews hooked up a monster and put on a clinic for the girls.

Check out this sweet Amberjack:

Perseverance pays people!

July 23, 2014

Another rare and elusive Queen Snapper was scored by the Super panga Explorer! These tasty critters only come through our area once every few seasons so we are pumped to have these in the spread.

Great work by Captain Carlos and the fearless Explorer.

July 17, 2014

David Washburn brought the kids along for an inshore fish hunt, and the mighty Wanderer reaped the rewards with a wide variety of filets in the box.

This respectable Rock Snapper kicked off the action, and several more of the tasty red morsels found their way on board.

After the early flurry of action, Mr. Washburn got a strike from a BIG fish and had to use the fighting chair to battle this fish with spinning tackle.