Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
The Discoverer welcomed some ladies from the Yoga Paradise Retreat led by Beverly Brown, Belinda Taylor, and Carla Kemp on February 21.
Several nice Sailfish releases provided great memories for this group.
Also they nagged this excellent Dorado for the dinner table.
Big fish and big smiles is what we love to see!
Fish Tacos anyone?
Captain Alex welcomed anglers from the Adam O’Keil group on February 6 and posted a banner day of blue water action.
On the way out to the blue water they nagged some small feeder fish, then stepped up the main attraction.
This Marlin release is a truly world-class angling acheivment. Safely handled and relesed by Captain Alex so we can count on battling this beautiful billfish again soon.
Theย Harvester was attacked by swarms of Sailfish throughout the trip.
These billfish were fired up and ready for action; what a blessing for these Canadian anglers.
Captain Fico posted a banner day with Lauren Frederick’s group on the 27th. An early Sailfish release was a great way to start the trip.
Throughout the day swarms of Yellowfin Tunas came running through the spread, and the super panga was ready to catch them.
The kept five big Yellowfin Tunas ranging from 30lbs. – 40lbs.
Captain William welcomed Grant Hawes and his group of South Carolina anglers for a fantastic day of action on January 19.
This Sailfish releases was backed up with a nice array of Dorados.
This big hoss was the highlight of the day; when Captain William gets in the photo, you know its a big catch.
Great work by the flagshipย Wanderer!
Mike Earnest kicked off our new fishing season with a big fun group from North Central Florida. They enlisted theย Harvester andย Discoverer for their fishing mission.
This hard-charging Sailfish was the catch of the day, and was released by the mega panga.
Throughout the day they scored multiple Yellowfin Tunas.
Over on theย Wanderer, Captain William was itching to get back on the water after the long offseason.
The Master Captain got right down to business with a boat load of Yellowfin Tunas on ice. Here’s a sampling:
Lisa Branca and April Rountree returned on the 10th for more fun fishing action.
Multiple Sailfish releases were backed up with a monster Dorado.
What a great catch! With the filets on ice, the ladies took a break from catching fish to move to the forward platform to catch some rays.
Another great day on the mega pangaย Harvester.
Captain Alex and theย Harvester put on a show for Lisa Branca’s group on February 8. Great Sailfish releases dominated the early part of the trip.
They also stepped up to battle a bunch of big Dorados. Looks like dinner is served!
For the finale, Captain Alex took it inshore and they fought this nice Jack Crevalle very close to shore.
Amazing work by the People’s Championย Harvester.
On February 8, Captain Alex and Mate Wilson welcomed Lisa Branca and April Rountree for a wild day on the water. Several sweet Sailfish releases topped the scorecard.
Great work by the crew to safely handle these fish.
The monster of the day was nice floor-sweeping Dorado.
Ronnie and Tammy Stuart found big fish lurking near to shore on June 26, with Captain William reporting sweet action headlined by this Rooster Fish release:
Some nice Yellowfin Tuna catches followed, surrounded by some mystery hook-ups…whatever was biting, it was BIG!
On June 9 Captain Fico welcomed Kenny and Natalie Self to the Explorer, these Louisiana-based anglers scored early and often.
A nice array of normal-sized catches led off the trip, but the highlight was this MASSIVE Yellowfin Tuna:
Holy cow! Tasty Yellowfin tuna filets all around!