Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Amazing FREE GAFF Shot from the Wanderer! One Dorado was hooked up, but his big friend got to close for his own good.
Both fish on ice! Amazing gaff dexterity by Mate Elias and great work by anglers Nigel Phillips and Gary Bernhard.
PS This is dangerous…Pros only. Don’t attempt!
Captain Fico continued to deliver for his clients on February 7 with two awesome Sailfish releases.
For the filet bag they scored an excellent Dorado.
Robert Kenworthy had a fantastic day with Captain David on February 6. They scored a sweet Blue Marlin release backed up with a nice Cierro Mackeral.
“My wife and I had a great time on Explorer and caught some amazing fish after 4 times out on different charters I finally caught a billfish!” wrote Robert.
“David was amazing and was determined to catch fish, very clean and had a delightful lunch. Highly recommend.”
Anglers Jon Hollis and Laura Lalemand hooked up a wild Blue Marlin battle on the 23-foot switchblade on December 21.
Despite her disbelief, Captain David was able to safely release this fish.
Jon Sauers scored an excellent Dorado with Captain David on December 20. Get a load of this monster:
Proof again that you don’t need a big boat to catch big fish in Costa Rica.
The Wanderer and Jessica Geijer’s group had a big day on December 12. The fought big Blue Marlin for a brief time until it spit the hook.
Tough break, but the rest of the 6.5 hour trip was also full of action. This Double Sailfish release was a real highlight.
They also nabbed a Dorado for the dinner table.
On December 7, Dan Johnson still recovering from rotator cuff surgery had his Best Day of Dorado fishing with friend Juan Carlos Gudiño and Anthony Joxcer.
Caught 21 big Gaffers, released a big Sailfish. They also had another Sailfish come in the spread to eat the teaser and had a Blue Marlin eat 4 of 5 pink squids and the back teaser and took off.
Afterwards, Captain William and Mate Ellis and their wives and other friends joined for dinner feast at Marlin Bill’s.
Mark Perdue and Russell Morgan’s group released a world-class Blue Marlin with Captain William on November 29.
The Marlin release was certainly the highlight of this trip that also included an excellent Sailfish release.
Several nice Dorados rounded out the scorecard and will provide tasty filets for the dinner table.
The Discoverer delivered the fish of a lifetime on November 18. This Blue Marlin release is why people travel from around the world to fish in Nosara.
After the safe release, Captain Carlos moved down the food chain and scored several sweet Dorados.
They rounded out the trip with multiple excellent Yellowfin Tunas.
The Discoverer and angler Sean Jackson scored big on the 9th.
A few Sailfish releases were backed-up with a BIG White Tuna. These guys rarely get larger that 15lbs. but this one is a really tasty whopper:
At the end of the trip Sean put together this sweet recap of his fishing adventure in Nosara: