Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Suzanne McDowell and her group had an excellent afternoon on the water with Captain David and they have the fridge full of fish filets to prove it. The unstoppable Explorer stayed inshore and they racked several large Congrios and an assortment of smaller snappers.
Fantastic work by these Vermonters and Captain David on an outstanding trip!
Our new friend Nora Nolan booked the Wanderer for a brief 2.5 hour morning session and the action was incredibly intense, even by the flagship’s standards. With time too short to head offshore, Captain William anchored up to Pincha Padre and found abundant marine life.
After some small Bonita and Guardias found their way to the hooks, this party got going in the form of two Broomtail Groupers (25lbs. and 35lbs.) plus they added two of the rare and tasty Congrios.
The Congrio is a half-fish / half-eel that yields a tasty white meat and is sought after around the world for use in sushi rolls; of course the amazing taste of the Grouper goes without saying.
Check out the other area boats in the background trying to get in on this pot of fish…the Wanderer is never greedy, she just leads the way for the rest of pack!
Legendary day for the mighty Wanderer and the Zach Condon group. This New Hampshire-based angler has seen the results put up by Captain William and First Mate Alex for other New Englanders (most recently the Mukon family) and he immediately booked a full day on the on the flagship.
Zach said they wanted billfish…Fishin’ Accomplished!
As usual the big blue beast delivered the goods for these clients who released a MASSIVE 300+lbs. Blue Marlin and backed that up with a 180lbs. Striped Marlin. They also had a Sailfish but lost it right next to the boat, literally inches from the second Grand Slam of the young season for the Wanderer.
First up was the bad Blue Marlin…this guy is a monster even by Costa Rican standards! Amazing teamwork to safely land this monster and set up a safe Marlin release.
Looks like we need to get a wide angle lens for the camera!
We talk a lot about successful billfish being the result of combining the right boat, angler, and tackle for the job. This dedication to teamwork and precision was on display an hour later when another bodacious billfish beckoned.
Look at this picture from the Striped Marlin battle, and take careful note of everyone’s eyes:
Focused Angler + Proper Tackle + Captain/Crew teamwork = Great Marlin Releases!
What an outstanding trip for Zach Condon! This was certainly a trip for the ages and another Hall of Fame performance for the mighty Wanderer.
Excellent day of fishing on the Wanderer by client Dave Ulev from Illinois. His group wanted to specifically target Yellowfin Tuna so Captain William chased the dolphin schools while First Mate Alex deployed a spread featuring the undeniable Cedar plug.
The fish came in hot and heavy, one after the other, and Dave didn’t stop until the box was filled with Yella fellas and Jack Crevalle.
Great filets for Dave and another outstanding effort by the famous Wanderer!
Janae finished her fishing vacation in with FishingNosara with another outing on the 26-foot Super Panga Explorer with Captain David and Mate Pipio. She added to her previous billfish releases with another excellent Sailfish at around 1:30pm.
Later on she had a nice Wahoo and but it shot like a missle and broke the line; shades of fishing stories from the Ledge back home in Jacksonville. They moved inshore to end the day and caught a few nice Black Tunas.
Here is the email she sent us once she got home:
“What an awesome time we had in Nosara! The fishing was so fun and Nosara is a great little place!! We are already talking about when we can come back! I just wanted to thank you again for answering my millions of questions and helping me prepare!! Can’t wait to come back again!!! Pura Vida!!!”
Amazing day on the Explorer for client Janae visiting from Florida. She represented the Sunshine State well on her first day by scoring some meaty Dorados, but today she had one thing on her mind: Offshore Billfish Hunting!
Captain David and Mate Carlos took the 26-foot brawler about 6 miles out the blue water when a flock of diving birds led the way for the Explorer into a feeding frenzy.
The first Sailfish came up and annihilated a long shotgun bait and Janae took him on a quick ride to the boat for this excellent release shot.
No sooner than Carlos could get the baits back in the water than the Sailfish’s hunting buddy came calling. Captain David had to back this fish down quickly because of the amount of line it peeled off with the initial strike; still the team of Captain David on the wheel and Janae on the reel wrapped up this fight in 20 minutes.
Great releases by Mate Carlos to ensure the safety of fish, boat and angler. Let’s see what Janae has in store for them later this week as she wraps up her birthday getaway in Nosara, Costa Rica.
Jacksonville angler and Florida Sportsman calendar model Janae had a great morning on the 26-foot Super Panga Explorer. She is in Nosara celebrating her birthday and thankfully the fish decided to attend the party.
She got into town from Florida late last night and then hit the water first thing in the morning…that’s how we fish in Duval, folks.
Captain David reports that she caught a pair of 40lbs. Mahi-Mahi and that she was super-stoked to have some fish for the fridge.
Janae will be fishing again on Monday and we’ll see how things go offshore; the way this week has gone it’s fair to say that things should be poppin’.
Tjhe Wanderer has gone offshore with great success the last few days, but client David and his group stayed inshore this morning on an early trip and had a lot of fun action.
By mid-morning they had caught a few dozen Bonitas, 4 Jack Crevalle and 3 Gilguero snappers. Very productive work in a short amount of time!
Legendary day for client Matt Bleach and his wife on the Explorer! Captain David and Mate Pipio chased the blue water break a few miles offshore and found a school of lovely Dorados that ate like they haven’t been fed in a month. By the end of the day they had caught twenty Dorados!
They also had two nice Jack Crevalles and a Bonita, but lost a really big Dorado. Clearly the greenies are here in numbers because Pipio sighted a jumping Black Marlin about half a mile behind the spread…obviously the bite is on and will continue to be for quite some time.
Meanwhile on the Wanderer client Jeff and his friends caught five Bonitas on a 2.5 hr inshore session; not great results but it’s good to keep the rods bending even if only for Bonitas.
November 24 capped off a week of icebreakers for FishingNosara; the Eldridge family got the season’s first Double header billfish release, next Craig Sutton released the first marlin of the season.
Then on the famous Wanderer clients Alyssa and Alexander Rose caught the first Wahoo of the season.
Captain William set the blue beauty aside a school of spinning porpoises and after catching two small Bonitas the singing of the reel let it be known that a big missle of a fish was on the hook.
Wahoo are extremely fast and hard striking game, and pound for pound they fight just as hard as a Marlin. Catching a silver bullet like this one is so small feat…congratulations to Alyssa Rose and her group on this great catch.
