Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
No let up for Marty Crotty on the Wanderer during day 2. He backed up his double Sailfish release from yesterday with another beefy Sailfish release. This one is cleary over the 125lbs. mark and is one of the bigger Sails of the season so far.
Let’s see what Marty has in store for his trip the rest of this week.
Marty Crotty is the most hardcore angler you ever want to meet. Who else has the guts to fish five straight days on the mighty Wanderer?
These guys got their week off to a fast start by accomplishing one of the most challenging and rewarding maneuvers in fishing: the Double Sailfish Release!
Good to see these guys get up close and personal with these billfish because I get the feeling they will be seeing a lot of each other this week.
John Hislop and hjs group are the next in line to represent North Carolina in our ongoing battle with bluewater billfish. These folks ain’t playing around either; have three trips planned this week and the first one brought a pair of wonderful Sailfish releases plus a decent Dorado for the dinner table.
This high-flying Sailfish hit the bait around 12:45 and before the clock struck 1 this bad boy was safely released. Very efficient fight coupled with excellent boat handling and a clean bill shot…all in a day’s work for the mighty Wanderer.
A half-hour later the Hislop party put this Dorado on ice. This is a great way to start your week in Nosara with filets ready to go.
The walk-off shot came just after 3pm when another mean Sailfish hit the hook.
This fight was intense and the fish was strong, but once again the Wanderer had a counter for every punch it could throw and achieved a clean release at 3:20pm
Let’s hope this is a sign of good things to come for these Tar Heel state anglers as they take two more trips to the blue water this week.
Scott Janni and his group scheduled a morning half day on the Wanderer and these Montana-based anglers got all they could handle! They released this mighty Pacific Sailfish at 10am after a vigorous 15 minute duel.
They followed up with another release at 11am.
This is the kind of action we have come to expect from the flagship: multiple billfish releases in less than 5 hours. Great job as always by the master Captain William and First Mate Alex.
Grant Singleton and Leon Sylvester left the kids and wives at home and went out hunting for billfish. Captain Carlos of Adventurer and Explorer fame joined Captain William on the flagship Wanderer and that means no escape for these Pacific Sailfish.
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By the end of the trip the fellas had added three more releases to their scorecard, bring the total for both families to seven releases over a 48 hour span. Very good performance from these North Carolina anglers.
While Singleton and Sylvester ladies were over on the Wanderer, the fellas took to the barroom brawler Explorer and they also released a wonderful Pacific Sailfish:
Check out the fearless Captain David clinging on to the rear of the transom while trying to take the picture…anything for a great photo!
FishingNosara has hosted some wonderful folks from the Carolinas and the group of Leon Sylvester, Grant Singleton, and their families has continued the tradition of great Costa Rican angling by folks from the Tar Heel State.
They have several trips scheduled this week and kicked things of right with three Sailfish releases on the first trip. The first one (above) came in early around 8:30am while Sailfish number two found the hook just before 10am.
The final fish of the trip put on a heck of a show on the way to the boat but the masterful Captain William was unfazed by the dance routine and simply kept the fight short and sweet.
Of course safe fish-handling by First Mate Alex meant that all of these beasts will be ready for battle again in the near future…maybe in time for Team Carolina’s next trip!
Stacey Rector, Ray Wittelsberger and their crew took to the mighty Wanderer for a billfish hunt and they pulled off one of the most memorable feats in blue water fishing: The Double Sailfish Release
This hectic moment was made easy for both angler and fish alike by Captain William’s steady hand on the wheel and First Mate Alex’s world-class fish handling. Both fish were safely revived and released without incident.
Who says the billfish bite turns off before the full moon? Captain William and First Mate Alex of the Wanderer laugh at that notion as they release this incredible Sailfish just as the moon begins to turn.
This fish hit hard and fought well but was no match for the flagship this time. A nice safe release means he will get another chance to do battle again really soon.
John Rozas is a very experienced angler from the Northeast and on his recent trips with the Explorer bested this excellent Pacific Sailfish.
Wonderful release by Mate Carlos as Captain David of the Explorer once again flex their muscles!