Rooster fish – Page 19 – Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

March 9, 2019

We are so close to the blue water that sometimes real magic can happen. Consider this report from March 9:

Rick Noonan headed offshore about 10 miles to the deep blue water, and immediately started scoring billfish.

Several nice Sailfish releases were backed up by a feisty Striped Marlin release.

Rather than stay offshore to pursue another Marlin (thus securing the ultra-rare Billfish Grand Slam), Captain Fico headed inshore and scored another trophy: This excellent Rooster fish.

The Explorer continues to amaze!

March 9, 2019

The versatile flagship Wanderer stayed inshore on the 9th, with Brent Etlinger and his group notching the scorecard with an excellent Rooster fish releases.

March 7, 2019

Captain Fico stayed inshore with Greg Randecker on the 7th and posted a very productive day, highlighted by this nice Rooster fish release.

They also got some sweet treats to eat, thanks to these tasty Snappers:

February 22, 2019

New Jersey angler Jack Herzlinger was super-excited to get fishing after purchasing his trip 18 months ago at the Saltwater Sportsman Expo in Edison, NJ.

Turns out it was worth the wait as the Harvester reports several super Sailfish releases.

They also added some tasty Dorados for the dinner table.

As a final send-off, they scored a wonderful Rooster Fish release for the trophy room. First they picked up this big Bonita:

Then they put a hook in the Bonita and sent it to the bottom, where this monster Rooster fish engulfed it.

Great job by Jack Herzlinger and the mega panga Harvester!

February 20, 2019

Jack Herzlinger is a hardcore Northeast angler who came to Nosara looking to conquer the elusive Rooster Fish. Check out this gargantuan beast:

Estimated around 60lbs., this great looking pez gallo was safely released by Captain Fico.

Another second Rooster Fish was also released.

Great work by the barroom brawler Explorer!

February 19, 2019

The Robert family stayed near to shore with Captain Alex on the 19th, and they ran the gauntlet of our inshore species. These big red Cubera Snappers are a real treat.

Then the Harvester pulled in this big Pacific Amberjack.

Once the filet bag was filled to the brim, they scored a wonderful trophy fish release with this excellent Rooster Fish:

Inshore or Offshore, the Harvester delivers the goods!

February 14, 2019

European angler Mr. Riboe is spending the week inshore with Captain David on the Adventurer. Check out this sweet Rooster Fish release from the 23-foot panga.

February 14, 2019

On the 14th, European angler Allan Riboe and his posse stayed inshore with Captain Fico and scored one of the nicest Rooster Fish releases of the season thus far.

The Rooster Fish was the highlight of a trip that also included nice Dorado and Yellowfin Tunas for the filet bag.

February 13, 2019

Jeremy Wallace and his friends put in big work on the Explorer with a gaggle of great catches reported by Captain Fico.

This Sailfish release was the highlight of the trip that also included this excellent Rooster Fish release.

A big pile of Dorados rounded out the trip.

February 3, 2019

The Explorer had a banner day on February 3 with angler Brendan Champagne and his group nagging a wide variety of species.

This rocking Rooster Fish release headlined a day that also included a super Sailfish release:

Then the barroom brawler headed to the meat market. The first filets in the basket were these Dorado:

Then it was Yellowfin Tuna time!

Adding to the filet diversity was this awesome Cubera Snapper:

Excluding Marlin, this trip featured pretty much every major species in our fishery…all in a days work for Captain Fico, Mate Elias, and the multi-faceted Explorer