Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Chuck’s Harris’ group of Good Doctors stayed on the the bite with Captain David and the up-and-coming Mate Elias.
Despite his lack of experience, Elias shows good instincts with these three Sailfish releases.
Excellent work by the battleship and Captain David.
The Good Doctors stayed strong on the Wanderer with reports of big Dorados, Sailfish, and Yellowfin Tuna offshore.
This mammoth Dorado was the cream of the crop for this trip…look at the mouth on this monster:
The send-off was this excellent Sailfish release posted by the flagship:
Client Max Kellogg scored a mighty Marlin with the flagship Wanderer on May 2.
This high-flying monster put up a heck of a fight, but Max kept the heat on her aided by Captain William’s masterful boat handling:
Look carefully at the :08 mark…How the heck does he keep perfect pace to keep the Marlin alongside while still sneaking out from behind the wheel to take this picture?
Cause he is a badass. That’s how.
Nice fish-handling by First Mate Alex to see the fish and angler safely separated to fight another day.
Max followed up this fish of a lifetime with a few Sailfish releases.
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Then they closed out the day with a picture-perfect Rooster fish release.
“We just got back.ย Got a 300# Blue, 2 decent sized Sailfish, and a nice Rooster, probably 40#+. ย Lost a couple of small dorado. ย ย Came in about 2:30. ย Great trip – perfect conditions!”
The Wanderer welcome a great group of Texas anglers for a three day battle versus the big boys roaming the streets of Sailfish City.
Lance Lolley won this trip through his local chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association and Captain William delivered the goods for these Lone Star anglers.
They also added a Rooster fish release on their final trip of the week to augment their full scorecard of Sailfish releases.
Great work by Lance Lolley and the mighty Wanderer.
Rip Woodin had an excellent pair of trips to close out the month for the Discoverer.ย
The Sailfish are thick these days and Captain David capitalized with four Sailfish releases.
Among the bycatch was a tasty White Tuna.
Always nice to add some meat to the trophy releases.
Anglers big and small have battled Sailfish on the Wanderer under the watchful eyes of Captain William and First Mate Alex.
On April 24 this youngster bested an excellent Sailfish estimated to weigh well over 100lbs.
Great work dude!
The Ship of Fools Tournament is the annual throw-down between the local boats based out of our home port of Garza, CR.
Twelve boats entered the hotly contested tournament this year and the fish cooperated with a record number of release over the two day affair.
FishingNosara was represented by returning Three-time Hall of Famer Bob Pease and his hard-fishin’ crew from Northeast Georgia.
These guys are sharp anglers and more importantly brought a fun attitude to the competition.
April 16, 2015 – Pre-Fishing
The boys hit town just in time to get a day of pre-fishing in to get reacclimated to the fishery.
They tried to ask this Sailfish where the rest of his friends hang out.
They made it back to shore just in time to catch the Captain’s Meeting at Marlin Bill’s.
April 17, 2015 – Day 1
The Wanderer was fueled, iced, and primed for battle when Bob and the boys came aboard at 6:15am.
Late night rains swept through the area on the night of the 16th, and Captain William knows that this pushes the nutrient-rich blue water offshore. The Master Captain slammed down the throttles and wasted no time getting to the fishing grounds.
First Mate Alex was on his “A” game as the FishingNosara flagship scored 11 Sailfish releases on the first day, bringing the Wanderer‘s total to 1100 points.
April 18, 2015 – Day 2
The pressure to perform was on as the final day of the tournament found the Wanderer in a dead heat for First Place with the Mojito.
Right behind the leaders were Garza stalwarts Sportsmanย and High Roller.
The blue beauty kept lighting the lamp with five releases in the morning, starting bright and early at 7:45am.
The afternoon brought more good action as the Wanderer pushed the total to 20 Sailfish released.
Bob and the boys were all smiles back on the beach.
Once the scores were tabulated and the photographs verified, the results of the 2015 Ship of Fools Tournament were posted:
Mojito first place. 21 Sailfish
Wanderer second place. 20 Sailfish
High Roller third place.11 Sailfish
Sportsman fourth place. 14 ย Sailfish
April 19, 2015 – Fiesta
This year’s tournament was the best in recent memory with a dozen paid entrants making the trip.
Playa Garza was lit up for the Sunday night fiesta featuring food, live music, and the awards ceremony.
Great work by the mighty Wanderer to bring home the hardware, and special thanks to the ladies of Fish N Chicks to put on this excellent tournament.
We’ll be back for the 2016 Ship of Fools Tournament!
The flagship Wanderer was up to her old tricks on April 11 with client James Bagwell.
This fun-loving group scored a Rooster fish to start off the trip, then scored the first of two Sailfish releases:
The second Sailfish was the highlight of the trip; a big fish with a lot of fight in her.
Great job by Captain William and First Mate Alex to ensure the safe release of all three of these trophy fish.
Captain Carlos on the Explorer showed this family a fun fishing time with a wonderful Sailfish release:
Excellent fish handling by Mate Kevin led to a picture perfect live release.
Great work by the barroom brawler!
Alabama’s own Andrew Nichols brought his kids along for an inshore hunt, and First Mate Alex was well prepared with lots of Mullets in the livewell.
This little Cierro Mackeral was the ice-breaker, and was a sign of a great day to come.
How’s a gargantuan Cubera Snapper sound to get the ball rolling?
You know its a memorable fish with Captain William gets a picture for his scrapbook!
The Wanderer headed a few miles offshore in the afternoon and snared a nice Sailfish release.
