Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
William Ascura and his boys joined Captain David on the Explorer for a half day excursion on April 8 . They started out on the right foot with this wonderful Sailfish release.
Mate Carlos set this monster free and Explorer moved inshore to about 250 feet of water for some deep-jigging action. The boys caught a nice Spanish Mackeral and backed it up with a 20lbs. Cubera Snapper.
Great work by anglers young and old!
John Barrineau and his family were back on the Wanderer looking to top their three-for-three Sailfish performance from earlier in the week, and we are stoked to report that these Jacksonville anglers achieved another remarkable feat: The Double Sailfish Release!
This was just the tip of the iceberg for the trip as the Barrineau’s added three more releases to the scorecard.
What fantastic results this week for these Jacksonville anglers as once again the mighty Wanderer delivers on the promise of high-end Costa Rica sportfishing!
Jacksonville angler John Barrineau has brought the whole gang down to Nosara for a week of fun and fishing. Check out this amazing sailfish they caught on the first of three scheduled trips with Captain William on the Wanderer:
Later in the day they found another MASSIVE Sailfish, and this one was all Mrs. Barrineau’s!
Finally Mr. Barrineau dug the hooks into a third Sailfish of the day, and this one put on a show that makes you think he is posing for the next T-shirt design:
Excellent job on the safe bill and release by First Mate Alex as the mighty Wanderer continues to stay one step ahead of the elusive Pacific Sailfish…three up in the spread, three clean released, all in less than 5 hours!
Fresh off of their Top Angler award from the 2012 Ship of Fools Tournament, Captain William and First Mate Alex of the Wanderer aimed to keep the good times rollin’ for client Darren Godes and his family.
This crew has set a new standard for sportfishing in Costa Rica and they are deserving the title of best boat in the bay.
Nosara was drenched by rain overnight so getting the Godes posse to Garza was a bit tricky, but once they left shore the weather was clear and the fish were stirred up from the influx of new water.
This Sailfish was hungry and at 11:30 bit into the wrong ballyhoo.
The fight was furious but short, with this monster being safely released 11 minutes after hook-up…that’s how the pros do it!
With the trophy fish released, the Wanderer went looking for dinner and found it in the form of this 35lbs. Grouper lurking around 250 feet. This tasty beast was on ice just before 2pm and was on the dinner table at 7pm.
Great work by Captain William, First Mate Alex, and the Godes family on some great offshore action.
Chris DiCola and his lovely wife Carolyn have been fishing hard this whole week, but March 28 was certainly the highlight of their four fishing excursions. Enlisting Captain William and First Mate Alex of the legendary Wanderer, this husband and wife fishing team from Pennsylvania went on a very fruitful billfish hunt.
They released two Sailfish during the 10am morning bite, then added one more during the 1pm afternoon session.
As an added bonus Chris nailed this meaty Dorado for the dinner table.
Chris and Carolyn were nice enough to provide the filets for a little dinner party at Rancho Tico with Craig, Matty, Captain Jack, and the Bickel group. As always great friendships are forged over fresh fish filets.
Jeff Bickel was introduced to big Sailfish when he had a double release with his brother Brian back in January.ย
This time there was a mighty billfish waiting on him and he bested this beastie in just 15 minutes.
Our new friend Steve matched his fishing buddy with a tremendous Sailfish release of his own.
Of course First Mate Alex saw to the safe release of both monsters. With the trophies released, Jeff and Steve checked in at the fish market and scooped up more that 50 pounds of Mahi-mahi.
Great gaff shot by First Mate Alex but an even better photo by Captain William:
Our new friends Chris and Carolyn DiCola ripped the Sailfish out of the frame on their first day of fishing today. The bills came in hot and heavy, but the Wanderer has built a reputation as the toughest bill collector in town.
The days action saw three beautiful Sailfish releases…great work on the reels by Team DiCola and by First Mate Alex to ensure the unstressed release of these magical creatures.
The DiCola’s have much more fishing planned this week, so look out for these Pennsylvania-based anglers.
Mike Cothran and his group from Colorado were beset by Sailfish this afternoon on the Wanderer. They had many bills in the spread and hooked up three in total. Take a look at this monster:
Great bill and release from mate Carlos on loan from the Explorer. It’s always great to see these monsters swim away ready to do battle again.
Returning Hall of Famer Dewey Gile had another great score on the barroom brawler Explorer. Captain David put him on an early Broomtail Grouper then finished the day offshore and released a nice Pacific Sailfish.
Another outstanding release by Mate Carlos to ensure the safe survival of this super specimen.
Our old friend George Shipley returned to the blue waters of Garza hoping for a repeat of his excellent performance on the Explorer back in February 2011. With his young son in tow, Mr. Shipley opted for the more spacious Wanderer and once again he was face-to-face with a mighty pacific billfish.
This Pacific Sailfish weighs about 135lbs. and is a wonderful example of the beasts that lurk just a few miles off of our shores. Great work by the crew to ensure the safe release of this majestic beast.
