Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
The Discoverer welcomed anglers Douglas Gawthrop and Tom Hacker for an action-packed morning half day on January 12.
This big Black Marlin is truly the fish of a lifetime, and was a sign of good fishing to come. A nice Sailfish release followed:
The trophy fishes were backed up by a few nice Dorados for the dinner table.
Amazing action for just a half day!
Denmark‘s own Soren and Marianne Dalberg-Pedersen had a big day with Captain William, highlighted by a pair of awesome Marlin releases:
They added a big Dorado for the icebox, and all of this happened on just a 5 hour half day!
Dave Logan invested a full day of effort on December 30 and was rewarded with a bunch of great catches.
This Striped Marlin release got the day off to a great start, then throughout the day they nabbed several nice Dorados.
Steve Mears pulled off one of the great feats in offshore fishing on December 30 with the Explorer…the Billfish Grand Slam!
Captain Fico and Mate Elias deserve tons of credit in the hunting of these monsters, and of course the safe live releases.
Great work by FishingNosara Hall of Famer Steve Mears!
The Discoverer welcomed the Faro family for a morning half day and despite the quick trip still delivered the fish of a lifetime:
This wonderful Blue Marlin should provide a great fishing memory for the whole family.
On December 29, Captain Fico delivered the goods for angler Michael Baoley with lots of billfish action backed up by some excellent meat fish.
This small Marlin is likely a juvenile Striped Marlin, but may also be an elusive Hatchet Marlin.
After the Marlin release they nabbed several super Sailfish.
In addition several nice Dorados found their way to the filet bag. What an excellent day of action on the unstoppable Explorer.
Captain Fico welcomed the Charmain Leskosek group on December 28 and found the fish biting early and often.
This Hatchet Marlin was the first catch of the 5 hour trip which was quickly followed by a nice Dorado.
The Explorer capped off the morning trip with a big Sailfish release just before the bell.
Captain Alex delivered the goods for angler Lawrence Goldstein on December 28 with multiple amazing billfish releases.
This big Sailfish catch got the 5-hour trip off to a good start, and shortly after the release this monster Blue Marlin came calling:
Captain Alex was running the boat without a mate on this trip, but he is no stranger to wrangling a big billfish from the cockpit.
Great work on the safe handling and release of these monsters by Captain Alex.
It’s an honor to welcome our friends from the Ultimate Outdoors TV show for a week of fun fishing action. Things got off to a perfect start with this MASSIVE Marlin release:
The Discoverer also scored nice action on Dorados:
Country music singer/songwriter Justin Dukes is along for the ride, and he showed his skills on the reel with this nice Yellowfin Tuna.
Roger Bowgen continued his great success on December 7 with Captain Alex reporting a wonderful Striped Marlin release.
This was augmented by a nice Dorado catch. Great work by Team Bowgen!
