Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Chet Nadolski’s family rode in from the nearby town of Carillo to experience Costa Rica’s best sportfishing, and the flagship Wanderer did not disappoint.
This bad Blue Marlin release was backed-up with a super Sailfish release.
For the dinner table they scored nice Yellowfin Tunas and Dorados.
Excellent performance from Master Capitan William and the mighty Wanderer.
The Explorer and angler David Ramirez turned is a Hall of Fame-worthy performance on December 15, highlighted by this wonderful Blue Marlin release:
After the safe release, they scored a stack of Dorados for the dinner table.
The flagship Wanderer welcomed Bobby Boucher on the 10th and they scored a small Blue Marlin release.
They also nabbed a sweet Sailfish, which was also safely released.
For the icebox they boated a bunch of big Dorados.
Luke Correale did big work on the Explorer with Captain Antonio reporting an amazing Striped Marlin release, backed-up with nice Dorados.
Striped Marlin safe released as always.
Chameleon Andrews had a fantastic day with Master Captain William on the Wanderer.
Master Captain William flexed his photographer muscles with these amazing action shots, and Mate Elias saw to the safe release of this Striped Marlin as always.
They also dueled a high-flying Sailfish.
In addition to the billfish releases, Team Andrews nabbed several tasty Dorados for the dinner table.
The season is so young, but we already have our first sure-fire, first ballot FishingNosara Hall of Fame inductee:
This amazing 50+lbs. Dorado was scored by Andrew Mendenhall’s group on December 6. This monster was the largest of nine Dorados caught.
The Discoverer also added a Striped Marlin release and two Sailfish releases.
On any other day this level of billfish action would be an excellent performance, but the mega Mahi-Mahi makes this a day to remember.
FishingNosara has long been a proud sponsor of the Tampa, FL based Rough Riders Tournament; on November 21st, this year’s winners turned in a blistering performance on the Wanderer.
The highlight of the day was this sneaky little Striped Marlin:
The Wanderer also battled a nice Sailfish, safe releasing it as always.
For the fishbag they stacked up a nice pile of Dorado filets.
For variety, they added this pair of Yellowfin Tunas.
Great work by anglers Dan Rosensteel and Ed Benus.
The Harvester performed brillantly on the 21st with angler Chris Cummings group notching the scorecard with an excellent Striped Marlin release.
For the dinner table they nabbed a Dorado and a nice Yellowfin Tuna.
Dan Johnson from Hatteras, NC celebrated his 60th birthday with his family fishing on the Wanderer and Discoverer.
The birthday boy himself was on the Discoverer overseeing a big haul of meatfish; big Dorado and multiple Yellowfin Tunas.
They also moved inshore and pulled up some tasty Red Groupers.
The Wanderer stayed rail-to-rail with the Discoverer, and the other half of the Johnson family scored several super billfish releases.
The Wanderer scored their own pile of filets with multiple Dorados and Yellowfin Tunas on ice.
The Wanderer‘s scorecard was highlighted by a 450lbs. Black Marlin release and two Sailfish releases.
All billfish safe released as always.
They celebrated with a family birthday dinner at Marlin Bill’s.
Happy B-day Dan!
The Discoverer took anglers Marko Vukovich, Matthew Mccain, and Mark Wilkins out for a morning 5 hour trip on November 15, and despite the short trip they filled the fishbox with nice Dorados.
They also got hooked up to a nice Blue Marlin, but this beast escaped after a short duel. Great video from the tower by Captain Carlos: