Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Javier and the boys have been hitting the river hard this month with lots of nice catches.
Client Nelson Piche scored a nice 8lbs. Snook and and a pair of Corvinas:
Later in the month our friend Phong Nguyen added a trio of small Corvinas:
From shore or from Kayaks, the Fuppernos have the Rio Nosara all figured out.
Nice work at the river mouth!
Road trip time for the Fuppernos (Friends of the River)!
Javier, Freddy, and the boys loaded up and headed east across the country to a little fishing camp on the Rio Colorado.
The highlight of the trip was this beefy Robalo (Snook) snared by Freddy Poloma:
Also it was great for the guys to try their techniques in a different fishery, plus there was ample opportunities for good bonding amongst the Fuppernos.
They returned home after a great long weekend on the east coast to find that torrential seasonal rains had washed a mountain of trash into the Rio Nosara.
As always Javier and the Fuppernos rallied the troops for a river clean-up to keep this resource in pristine condition.
Since then there has been excellent action at the river mouth. Check out this monster Snook hooked-up by local anglers Tanayo and Alonso Aragon:
Great action from the best kept fishing secret in Costa Rica, the Rio Nosara!
Javier has been busy with the new office renovations, but he and son Dario have found time to keep the pressure on the fat fish living in the river.
There were other great scores from the river mouth this month:
Carlos Yaniz
Juan Luis Ramirez (Current IGFA World Record Holder – Snook, all tackle)
Manuel De Campos
Javier led several great fishing campaigns at the Nosara River mouth this month, and has begun to explorer up the river and into the surf via Kayak.
Javier managed to snag this little Mangrove before it escaped into the weeds.
He also scored a nice Ciero Mackeral out past the breakers.
Of course the Rio is thriving with a wide array of creatures, including this family of brightly colored crabs.
The highlight of the month was an awesome Snook scored by our new friend Don Anglin. This hardcore shore angler serves as the Northern California Coordinator for Heroes on the Water, which is one of our favorite organizations.
His Snook hunt began in Tamarindo (70 miles north of us) and he worked his way south looking for the perfect fishing spot; his emails to Craig during his odyssey are priceless as he battled rains, limp bait, and his own traveling party weariness of the journey.
Finally, he got hooked up with this MASSIVE Snook under Javier’s careful tutelage:
Don was all smiles as he shared his triumph with the other Fuppernos:
Hi Craig,
I know you must be a busy man with everything going on here, so thanks so much for answering all my questions before and during my stay in Nosara.ย I think I made a life time friend of Javier, defiantly my kind of fisherman and guy… needs work on the kayak surf landings though…Lol!!!ย wish I has film rolling on that one, but hey, happens to the best of us… he also still kicked my butt fishing, so he has last laugh…
Love my New Fishing Nosara Hat!!!ย Guys are already hitting me up about coming down to Nosara after some postings I have been doing… I’ll send your way or come back with them…
Either way, I know I’ll be back soon..
Thanks so much and
Pura Vida!!!
Javier led several great fishing campaigns at the Nosara River mouth this month, and has begun to explorer up the river and into the surf via Kayak.
Javier managed to snag this little Mangrove before it escaped into the weeds.
He also scored a nice Ciero Mackeral out past the breakers.
Of course the Rio is thriving with a wide array of creatures, including this family of brightly colored crabs.
His Snook hunt began in Tamarindo (70 miles north of us) and he worked his way south looking for the perfect fishing spot; his emails to Craig during his odyssey are priceless as he battled rains, limp bait, and his own traveling party weariness of the journey.
He missed a few big Snook at the River mouth, however Javier hooked up with this MASSIVE Snook:
Despite the missed fish, Don was all smiles as he shared his day with the other Fuppernos:
Keep your chin up Don! We know that your Snook is still here, lurking, waiting for your return.
“Hi Craig,
“I know you must be a busy man with everything going on here, so thanks so much for answering all my questions before and during my stay in Nosara. I think I made a life time friend of Javier, definatly my kind of fisherman and guy… needs work on the kayak surf landings though…Lol!!! wish I has film rolling on that one, but hey, happens to the best of us… he also still kicked my butt fishing, so he has last laugh…”
“Love my New Fishing Nosara Hat!!! Guys are already hitting me up about coming down to Nosara after some postings I have been doing… I’ll send your way or come back with them…”
“Either way, I know I’ll be back soon..”
“Thanks so much and
Pura Vida!!!”
There were other great scores from the river mouth this month:
Manual nailed this big daddy Permit (above) plus a Queen Snapper, while the famous Rasta scored this big Snook:
Javier kept up the pace with more nice reef fish:
Javier led the way with several nice snook, with the big one weighing 33 lbs. :
Chimpy scored big fish all month as usual…this guy can catch some Snook!
Manuel also checked in at the River Mouth this month with some rocking Robalos!
An excellent pair of Snook were caught by Victor Matarrita:
However the best snook of the month was snared by Abraham Pigo Aguero Mora:
But also let’s not forget this nice Snapper caught by Erika Montiel Noguera:
Javier scored a HUGE Snook today at the Nosara River Mouth! Estimated at just over 30lbs., this is one of the biggest lunkers of the season so far for the Fuppernos.
The whole beach stopped what they were doing to get a picture with the behemoth.
Great work by Javier (aka Rey Robalo) on this fantastic catch!
Nice fish, Manuel…but I know we taught you how to take pictures a little better than this! Jajajaj
Javier and the boys from Fuppernos (Friends of the River) are on point keeping the area clean.
The seasonal rains rolling through the mountains makes all the refuse roll down to the river… thankfully the Fuppernos are on the job to protect this fragile community resource.
Also some big news for all friends of the Nosara River: after much lobbying and patience the government has recognized the Boca del Rio Nosara as a certified ‘Blue-Flag Zone’.
Symbolized by this new flag at the entrance, this means steep fines and possible imprisonment for nare-do-wells who dump toxins or other chemicals into the river.
This is a big step in the right direction and all the credit is due to Javier and the Fuppernos…these guys and girls understand that a clean river is vital to the future of the community and will now be protected for the next generation of river anglers:
Check out this Snook which weighs well over 30lbs.:
Javier and the boys from Fuppernos (Friends of the River) are on point keeping the area clean.
The seasonal rains rolling through the mountains makes all the refuse roll down to the river… thankfully the Fuppernos are on the job to protect this fragile community resource.
The action at the mouth of the Rio Nosara has been off the great this month.
Local angler Carl Wells showed his stuff with some excellent catches of Snook and Permit:
Also local legend Chimpy snared a MASSIVE Cuberra Snapper in the surf:
Local man Yahaira Jimenez also shared some of his big action:
Read more and get involved with the cause by visiting the Fuppernos Facebook page and do your part…if you are in town visiting for a few days why not give back to the Nosara community by pitching in on a river clean-up?
