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

November 26, 2013

Our great friend Marion Lawler is back in Nosara for another round of deep sea fishing with his sons. The Wanderer was on top of her game as they hunted down a swarm of Dorados and Yellowfin Tunas for the refrigerator.

Marion’s sons got their first crack at blue water fishing with the Wanderer back in July 2012 where they performed brillantly, however clearly their a little more confident this time around:

JULY 2012:

NOVEMBER 2013:

Clearly they have been working on the craft cause they boated these monsters with the smooth precision of professionals.

Great work by this Texas posse! We expert to see these boys again soon.

November 22, 2013

Pat Faloona and his son booked the Wanderer for a morning of inshore fishing, and they report the first Yellowtail Snapper of the season on ice.

This brightly-colored morsel is a chef’s delight, yielding rich white meat that is a real treat. They also added some vareity to the refrigerator in the form is this small White Tuna.

Not scale-tippers by any stretch, but still these are some great-tasting catches…excellent work son!

November 16, 2013

Jed Duncan brought his family along for a quick morning 2.5 hour trip on the Wanderer. These quick hitters are a great way to get the family involved in fishing without committing to a full day on the water.

Captain William and First Mate Alex are wonderful with children and they made sure this little lady got herself a nice fishing experience.

Great work by the boat that rules Garza bay not just as a big billfish hunter, but also as the best family-friendly boat in the whole area.

August 20, 2013

Owen West and his boys caught the fish of a lifetime on the famous Wanderer on August 20. Check out this beauty:

Of course this sweet fish was released after the photo. Great fish handling by the Wanderer‘s unparallelled crew of Captain William and First Mate Alex.

Later in the trip they added this excellent 20lbs. Dorado for the dinner table.

August 2, 2013

Linda and Mike Connelly brought the whole family down from Florida to experience all that Nosara has to offer. After a magical Horseback Safari Tour they chose the Wanderer for a productive day of inshore fishing. They hauled in a Dorado and a Ponpano which should both go well with the Wahoo that Matty donated to them after they let him tag along on the horses.

This Dorado was scored by Michael who reps his Duval Jaguars hat wherever he goes, from Florida to his current home in Hawaii to Nosara.

Later Joe scored this excellent Pacific Ponpano which makes for some excellent ceviche.

John scored this nice White tuna to close out the trip.

All told it was a great trip with lots of excitement for the whole group. We can’t wait to welcome them back again soon!

July 31, 2013

Tim Womack and his family lit it up on the Wanderer during their quick visit to Nosara near the end of July. The mayor of Sailfish City put this excellent family of anglers on five Pacific Sailfish…even the wife and kids got to reel in some monster billfish!

Tim broke the ice with the first release of the day, but was soon challenged by a mighty pair of junior anglers.

Not to be outdone, mama got in on the action with a Sailfish of her own.

Tim finished off the trip the same way he started with the fifth and final safe release.

Great hunting by Captain William and wonderful fish-handling by First Mate Alex to safely release all five fish.

July 12, 2013

Daniel Glover and his family ended their week of fishing on a high note with a pair of Cubera Snappers on ice and big smiles on the faces of the whole family.

The first fish fought fiercely but was no match for young Mr. Glover. This 25lbs. is a real treat to eat and a boatload of fun to fight.

The second Snapper makes the first one look like a minnow! This 40+lbs. Red Buick is the kind of Snapper that keeps anglers up at night worldwide.

Look at the girth on this leviathan!

July 8, 2013

The Wanderer has made a mockery of the local billfish population this month as it seems everytime she goes out the blue beauty returns with amazing release photos and fishing stories.

Daniel Glover and his family were on board for a trip to Sailfish City on July 8 and once again the Mayor battled a wonderful Pacific Sailfish.

Great work by Captain William to head this monster off at the pass and by First Mate Alex on the clean handling and release of this wonderful creature.

July 6, 2013

Captain David stayed inside on July 6 with Cara Macksoud and her fellas. Take a look at this nice haul:

The 25lbs. Cubera Snapper definately qualifies as a tasty entree, but don’t overlook the Amberjacks for ceviche and soupa. These folks are spending a few months in the Nosara area and we hope once the refrigerator is empty we see them on the water again.

June 28, 2013

It’s a family affair when our buddy Wade Boyken comes to visit, as this time he was joined by two youngsters eager to show the world how it’s done in the hard-fishing community of Merritt Island, FL. Wade and his boys had a triple sailfish release on their last trip to Nosara, and on their 2013 excursion the first fish of the day was a true fish of a lifetime:

This Blue Marlin weighs well over 400lbs. and is the kind of monster that would challenge a full-grown man; goes to show that these Florida kids can fish!

Even Captain William wanted to get a picture taken with this monster; regular readers of this report know that the Master Captain usually stays behind the camera, so the fact that he wanted this fish for his scrapbook really speaks to the might of this Marlin.

Later a nice Sailfish hit the spread and the boys worked together to bring her in. No fighting chair necessary when you have excellent teamwork like this:

What a fantastic family trip for Wade Boyken and the boys; we can’t wait to see them around Nosara again in the future.