Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Captain Carlos on the big battleship Discoverer knocked it out of the park on the 26th with angler Ted Markow and his family. This mystery billfish led off the action:
Juvenile Striped Marlin or Spearfish? we aren’t sure but it was a fun fish to fight. They also nabbed several Sailfish releases. This was young Piper’s first Sailfish:
For the dinner table the kids grabbed a nice Dorado and a fine Yellowfin Tuna.
Great job by this fun fishing family.
The Dowell Family joined the Discoverer on December 21 and their half-day adventure was rewarded with a nice Sailfish.
The Sails are starting to show up in late-December, and our crews are stoked to see their return. After the billfish release, the big battleship scored a nice Dorado for the dinner table.
Great job by Captain Carlos and Mate Kevin.
John Hickson and his posse had a marvelous day on the Discoverer with multiple Sailfish releases, including several multi-hookups.
Captain Carlos and Mate Kevin did a wonderful job of keeping these monsters from hurting themselves during the battles, and safely released them as always.
A swarm of Dorados and Yellowfin Tunas will help this group replenish themselves for more fishing.
Greatjob by the big battleship Discoverer!
The flagship went out with Dan Johnson again on the 3rd, and this time they began by adding to the Dorado haul.
Then Dan belted up for a spirited Sailfish battle.
Late in the day the Wanderer scored a beefy Yellowfin Tuna to add variety to the dinner table.
Captain William continues to dominate on the mighty Wanderer, evidenced by this excellent Blue Marlin release:
On the same trip they also bested this high-flying Sailfish.
Great work by Captain William and Mate Johnny on these billfish battles.
The Discoverer welcomed angler Moses Horner for a fun day of offshore action on the 21st. This mighty Sailfish was the highlight of the trip:
After this swell release, the big battleship nabbed several nice Dorados for the dinner table.
Julie Edwards’ family had a big day on the 32-foot Discoverer on the 19th, highlighted by this MONSTER Blue Marlin.
They also scored a Sailfish during the day.
In addition to the safe billfish releases, this group added a nice Dorado and a Yellowfin Tuna.
Great work by Captain Carlos and the big battleship!
Captain Alex posted the trip of the season so far with Terry and Julie Edwards’ group loading up the trophy case with excellent releases.
This MASSIVE Blue Marlin was the headliner of the trip.
Shortly after that battle, the mega panga nabbed a wonderful Saifish release.
Team Edwards came inshore to finish the day, and saved the best for last…this Rooster Fish weighed 72lbs. according to the Boca Grip.
The IGFA All-Tackle Record is 114lbs., however the second place fish was 85lbs. This fish caught by the Harvester is close to the old record.
Most impressively, the record fish were in 1960 and 1954 respectively…clearly this size of Rooster Fish have not been seen in more than 5 decades.
Great work by Team Edwards and the mega panga Harvester!
Julie Edwards’ family followed up their big action early in the week with another day of big blue water scores on the 17th
A big Sailfish score started the day off on the right foot, and was then backed-up with lots of nice Dorados.
Great job by Captain Alex and Mate Kevin on the mega panga Harvester.
The barroom brawler welcomed angler Russell Critchlow for a fun day of blue water catching.
They scored a nice Sailfish release, and backed it up with a nice Dorado.
Great work by Captain Fico on the Explorer!