Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Mark Obenour kept the good time rollin’ on the Wanderer with a trio of Sailfish release plus some brutish Dorados.
The first two Sails were no match for Mark and his buddy, and the Dorado met equally quick fates only they got released into the icebox.
Just before ‘lines in’ Mark added this awesome Sailfish release.
Timed at 3:45pm, this is the greatest way to end a fishing trip!
April 5 brought a banner finish to the Russell Group’s week of fishing in Costa Rica. Captain William pointed the flagship Wanderer offshore to Sailfish City and these New Yorkers showed off the billfish fighting skills that they have honed over the last seven days.
The ladies’ kicked off the action with Sailfish release for each of them, then the boys strapped up for some big-time billfish battles.
First Mate Alex is on top of his game and released these fish with calm confidence.
Check out this monster scored by Larry Komenda:
The final send off was a beefy Dorado for Ken that satisfied his ‘fishing wishing’ list.
Check out this great email we received from Ken later in the week:
“We wanted to let you know that we all had an outstanding time in Nosara… the place was great, the staff were wonderful, and the fishing was beyond our expectations!”
“We had to add on another 1/2 day with David and Kevin when we found that we were facing two days in a row without going out on the water! Altogether we wound up with 3 full days on the Wanderer, 1/2 day on the Explorer and 1/2 day on the Adventurer…. all the boatsย were great as were all the crews.”
“I’ve got to say that William and Alex were genuine sweethearts and I can’t say enough about how much we enjoyed going out with them—even the girls!…. aside from 32 sails, we caught 3 dorados (one being my “bucket list” grande mahi!).
“Please tell Paula that Brenda wore her Pink FishingNosara hat to catch some HUGE sails and let her know too that Brenda says she was right”
He’s right about the hat; check out Paula’s first trip to Nosara compared to Brenda’s recent conquest:
Florida’s own Mark Obenour had a field day on the Wanderer with several Sailfish released, a few nice Dorados on ice, and one great big surprise.
The early action was strong, but the highlight of the trip came in the early afternoon:
Most Sailfish top out around 150lbs., but this big mama has to weigh at least two bills…for God’s sake the picture weighs 10 pounds!
These Florida anglers keep the heat on with more release and another Dorado to round out the trip.
Great work by Captain William and First Mate Alex on the mighty flagship.
Geoff Hancock had a blow-out day on the Wanderer with Captain William and First Mate Alex. Sailfish City was packed and Geoff’s crew picked them off left and right.
This above the water action illustrates just how fired up the bite has been recently…these monsters are running on full tanks!
The highlight of the day was a Triple Hook-up which led to a fantastic Double Sailfish release, with one Sail spitting the hook during the battle.
The icing on the cake was this tasty Dorado, estimated well over 40lbs.
Top shelf trophy releases and filets on ice…just another perfect day for the mighty flagship.
Ken Russell and Larry Komenda couldn’t stand the fact that they would have to go two days until their next trip, so they snapped up Captain David’s only open day and returned to the blue water for more action.ย
The Sailfish bite was hot as fire and the lines were popping off frequently throughout the trip.ย
Check out the color on this Sail:
Awesome work by Mate Kevin to safely handle these still-green monsters.
They ended up with six Sails released for the day…great performance from the legendary Super panga.
Robert Scott and his son pulled in some real sea monsters on the Explorer with Captain David and Mate Kevin.
This family fishing mission saw the release two nice Sailfish.
Excellent work as usual by the baddest panga in the bay…the Explorer!
April Fools’ Day was no joke for client Curtis and Liz Coley! These guys put the chokehold on a swarm of Sailfish and didn’t let up until the big billfish tapped out.
Captain David tracked a feeding school of fish and that led to four big Sails on the trip, with Mate Kevin seeing to the safe release of all billfish.
These Jacksonville anglers showed off the dominance that has made Northeast Florida legendary in these waters.
“Dear Craig and Matty,”
“Curtis and I had a “once in a lifetime” trip to your place in Nosara! The fishing trips were fabulous with Capt. David & Kevin on the barroom brawler Explorer (10 sails total for Chuck) and Capt. Carlos on the “pocket knife” Adventurer.ย I caught 3 sails on the Explorer and five bonitas and one tuna on the Adventurer. What a special treat to see the beautiful reefs jut out of the Blue Pacific (which I had never seen before).”
“We also took a horseback ride with Rafael and had lunch with Jesus, his Mama.ย She prepared a delicious native lunch, and it was a pleasure meeting them both.”
“Also, Cumi, Marino, Javier and Ahias took great care of us!ย I would be remiss without saying how much we adored Freddie and Jenny, too.ย Freddie hauled us to and from the boats to Garza, Jenny did our laundry and cleaned up Casa Jardin during the week, and Jenny had fried chicken as a treat on one of our fishing trips.ย Everyone was very amenable to answering any questions we had.ย We put several miles on the Safari Cart, and our transfers to and from the San Jose airport were impeccable.ย One big happy family.”
“It was an amazing adventure which we will always cherish.ย You run a top-notch operation, and we will recommend Paradise Rentals & Fishing Nosara to anyone who is headed to Costa Rica.ย Best wishes in your future endeavors and your new boat, the Discoverer.ย Thanks again for everything!!”
Liz and Curtis “Chuck” Coley
Jacksonville, Florida
Ken Russell, Brenda Russell, Larry Komenda and Misti Nolan kicked off a 5 day fishing adventurer with our team on March 30, and these New York anglers got acclimated to the Pacific blue water very quickly.
Right off the bat they had a fine Sailfish release backed up by a tasty 30lbs. Dorado.
Another great Sailfish release followed, and that was only the tip of the iceberg.
Even the less experienced angler can best a Sailfish on the Wanderer, thanks to Captain William’s calm demeanor on the controls and First Mate Alex’ touch in the cockpit.
They got a taste of a Double Sailfish hookup later in the day, however one of the high-flyers managed to spit the hook and escape capture:
Great work by this posse who still has a full week of fishing ahead of them.
Ken Abeles and his pal took to the seas on the mighty Wanderer and blistered a couple of high-flying Sailfish.
These Jersey boys showed a lot of angling ability to outwit these skyrocketing Sailfish.
Outstanding work by Captain William and First Mate Alex to deliver the goods for these excellent clients.
Mallory Haupt tore it up on the Explorer with Captain David and Mate Kevin on March 29. They got crackin’ with this excellent Sailfish release:
They would go on to add another wonderful Sailfish release, plus a tasty Dorado for the dinner table:
Great all-around performance from the 26-foot Super panga.