Rooster fish | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

February 5, 2017

Captain David welcomed some new friends from the nation of France for an action-packed five day campaign on the Adventurer.

It’s definitely a good sign to see these Yellowfin Tuna this close to shore.

Stephane Venant, Tim Capsek, and Camille Chombart we prepared for inshore battle; take a look at Stephane’s traveling arsenal:

Clearly the fish weren’t prepared for these hard-fighting Frenchmen!

Big Snappers were also lurking on the reefs, and they were no match for Stephane:

The week ended on a high note with this excellent Rooster Fish release…they had been looking for an elusive pez gallo all week and finally scored on the last day of fishing:

January 14, 2017

Captain David prowled the reef in mid-January with a bundles of excellent inshore scores.

These small Bonitas were weaponized to nab this wonderful Rooster Fish release:

The Adventurer also nabbed this 30+lbs. Amberjack…ceviche time!

January 8, 2017

The Wanderer braved some stiff offshore winds during the first week of January, but still delivered the good for these clients with a fun Double Dorado score:

The next day began with a beautiful sunrise over Playa Garza, a good sign for a productive day.

The offshore winds meant that Captain William would stay inshore and apply a classic live bait tactic that always seems to bear fruit. First step was to collect live Bonitas from the shallow reefs.

After a brief stint in the Wanderer‘s live tuna tubes, the first 5lbs. Bonita was hooked and deployed to the reefs below.

In a flash this mighty Rooster Fish engulfed the bait, leading to this wonderful release.

Later another live Bonita was struck by this 40+lbs. Amberjack, filling the fishbox and putting some tasty ceviche on the menu.

Great work by the mighty flagship.

December 16, 2016

The Wanderer welcomed Anita Howard and her group for a lovely day of inshore action. A sunrise this beautiful was a great sign for the day.

The highligh was this mammoth Rooster Fish release, but they also went home with some great filets from this array of reef creatures:

Great work by the mighty flagship and these North Carolina anglers.

December 12, 2016

The Harvester welcomed our good buddy Doc Hatton and his posse for a three-day blue water battle. The first day got off to a great start with Captain Alex reporting a monstrous Sailfish releases.

After the safe release, the Mega Panga moved inshore and pried up a wonderful Rooster fish:

November 13, 2016

Steve Machann picked up a world-class Rooster Fish on his trip with the Mega Panga Harvester.

Safe released after the photo, this 30lbs. monster is truly the fish of a lifetime!

November 7, 2016

The Explorer stayed inshore with client Phillip Kan on the 7th and scored beautiful Rooster Fish releases. These are some monster fish, but our Penn Slammer 7500 spinning reels are up to the task:

Of course we safely release these beauties after the photo-op, but the memories last a lifetime.

November 5, 2016

The battleship Discoverer kicked off the new season , and Captain Carlos picked up right where he left off with this awesome Rooster Fish release:

Whoa mama!

October 30, 2016

Chip Jones posted a day of massive results on the battleship Discoverer with a Sailfish release, six Rooster Fish releases, and 11 Yellowfin Tunas on ice.

The Rooster fish releases are unusual for this time of year, and these clients were especially fired up with these trophies.

The Discoverer continues her great fishing as we move into the new season. Great work by Captain Carlos and Mate Johnson on loan from the Wanderer.

October 29, 2016

Our old pal Eddie Delaney had a nice day on the Harvester on October 29th and found the bite to be equally good onshore and offshore.

After scoring this excellent Sailfish release, they moved inshore and nabbed this beefy Rooster fish release:

Great day by the boat that doesn’t know the meaning of the term “off-season”!