Tiny fish | Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

June 23, 2021

Patience pays off, as proved by the flagship Wanderer on June 23. Steven Cobb’s group headed offshore, and the first fish up was this teeny-tiny Dorado.

Not big enought to keep, this little fella was returned to the water. The next two Dorados came soon after and were just barely big enough to keep.

Team Cobb stayed patient, and were rewarded with this excellent Dorado:

They also nabbed a super Sailfish release to round out the trip. Excellent perservance by Master Captain William and the flagship Wanderer.

October 19, 2020

The first day of the season filled the refrigerator with Yellowfin Tuna filets, so on the second day Craig and Javier went hunting for trophy fish.

Javier belted up for the first Sailfish of the day. This crazy beauty was darting back in forth above the water.

After a nice battle she was safely released as always.

Craig was next into the breach and waged an epic battle with a big Blue Marlin.

Dario Hernandez joined his father for this trip and snagged a few sandwich-sized Dorado filets.

This trip was also a training run for Mate Antonio, who most of our clients know as our panga boat driver; he will be assuming the mate’s role on the Explorer this year, and will be training with Captain Alex on the Harvester to continue improving his skills.

July 25, 2020

Up in the mountains, Javier and his family are known to catch fish from the river. Check out this tiny Snook catch from July 25.

Obviously we released this minnow, but hope to seem him downstream in a few years when he is worthy of a battle with Rey Robalo.

August 7, 2018

Jon Poploskie joined Captain Fico for a 5 hour half day on August 7 and beefed up the fridgerator with this nice Yellowfin Tunas.

Also his youngster scored a little sandwich-sized Dorado for good measure.

Excellent work by the Explorer!

July 10, 2017

On July 10 Captain William headed offshore to Sailfish City and nabbed four lovely releases.

It’s great to see that the Sailfish have returned in numbers and that they are hungry!

They finished off the day with this juvenile Sailfish release. We’ll see this little fella again in about a year when he is all grown up.

December 25, 2016

John Bottko enlisted the Discoverer for a full day on Christmas and brought the kids along for the trip to the meat market.

The battleship delivered four big tasty Dorados, then followed up with these small Wahoos, also called Wee-hoos:

Great work by Captain Carlos!

May 14, 2015

Captain Fico never lets clients leave empty-handed…the action was slow on May 14 but the Adventurer still scored some small Dorados.

They may not look like much in these pictures, but trust me they look fine once grilled and drizzled with butter, garlic, and lime!

June 8, 2014

Sergio’s group of Tampa anglers have found excellent action on the inshore reefs outside Garza Bay. On June 8 the Wanderer scored this excellent specimen of Rooster Fish:

We released this beauty as usual, but this group didn’t leave empty-handed. They got this monster Pinfish, and also released a small Dorado…c’mon back when you’re 50lbs. buddy!

May 30, 2014

The Discoverer took over two years to rebuild and refit, but it only took Matty twenty minutes to nab his first billfish on the new battleship.

Bridget also got in on the action with the smallest Sailfish release on record…think about the skills exhibited by Captain David on the pitch bait to force-feed a rigged ballyhoo down this tiny gullet.

All smiles on the big battleship Discoverer for Matt and Bridget!

May 13, 2014

The Adventurer continues to amaze as Mate Fico has really applied himself to maintain the high standards set on the 23-foot pocket knife.

Check out this big Wahoo, estimated at 35+lbs.:

That was the highlight of a trip that also included small Tunas and Dorados…a nice way to round out the shopping cart.