Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Captain William closed out 2014 with a double-trip day that saw incredible numbers of Sailfish releases and big Dorados on ice. The morning client was Mr. David Yarborough and his family.
Sailfish dominated the scorecard with several releases punctuated by a Double Sailfish release late in the trip.
It is such a treat for us to host kids on blue water trips and show them all the fun that fishing can bring.
The afternoon session was also great as we welcomed Leah Merryfield and her friends for continued awesome action.
Like the morning session, their highlight was a Double Sailfish release:
These Texas anglers also nabbed a few solo Sailfish to round our their record.
The final send-off were some sunset Dorados that are easily north of 40lbs.
Great work by the baddest boat in Garza Bay!
The Wanderer welcomed Paul Vegliante and his friends for a morning half day trip and they found the offshore bite to be rewarding and fruitful. The highlight was this fired-up Sailfish release:
They backed that up with this monster Dorado.
Estimated at 40lbs., this monster should yield about 15lbs. of filet meat.
I’m sure that once she sees the filets on the plate, that frown will turn upside-down.
Leah Merryfield and her group took the Wanderer for a full day of offshore action on December 28 and they had fantastic action.
In total they notched the scorecard with seven Sailfish releases.
The real swarm hit the baits at 1pm sharp and they put on a show for these Texas anglers.
Is that Graham Harrell flashing the pistols? I’m sure Coach Kliff would be proud!
Great safe releases by First Mate Alex on the billfish, however this group also mixed in a few Dorados for the dinner table.
Wonderful performance from Captain William and the flagship.
The flagship Wanderer tied her own record for Rooster Fish release with a whopping FIVE featherheads released in a single day. Vanessa Gallegos and her group were the beneficiaries of this landmark achievement and they report big fish and big smiles all around.
Captain William exploited a roiling boil of baitfish near to shore and First Mate Alex expertly selected the right hook size to isolate the big fish from the rest of the pack.
Great coordination between angler, mate and Captain meant that all of this beauties were released quickly and safely.
After the Gallegos family’s morning 5 hour trip, the Wanderer returned to shore to pick up Steven Cheung and his friends. They went right back to the feeding frenzy and scored another two Rooster fish releases.
Another day, another record for the mighty Wanderer.
The mighty Wanderer put on a show for two groups of clients on December 26. First up was this excellent pair of Rooster fish releases scored first thing in the morning by Leah Armstrong :
These safe releases were the highlight of the morning session, but the big blue beauty was barely getting started.
In the afternoon we welcomed a great returning client and his family.
Hendrick Engel started fishing with our team late last year, and this time he returned with wife Maria and his daughter who was celebrating her 16th birthday.
For the birthday girl, how’s a Double Sailfish release sound for a present?
Great fish handling by First Mate Alex was the icing on the cake!
Captain William is known for squeezing every drop of action out of a fishing day, as proven by the nice Dorado and two more Sailfish scored at the end of the Engel’s outing.
That’s why the Wanderer is the King of Garza Bay!
On the morning of the 23rd the Wanderer welcomed client Leah Armstrong and her family for a fruitful day of inshore action.
Captain William found this bubbling bait ball just a mile from shore and the flagship capitalized on this blessing.
Big Rooster fish were the order of the day. Each was live released so we can catch them again soon!
The action stayed strong with several nice Jack Crevelles providing actions for this young angler.
Then in the afternoon the flagship returned to Garza to scoop up Leah Merryfield and her posse for some high-flying Sailfish action.
Just like the shirt says, this Sailfish learned to Fear the Mustache!
The late-day Sailfish bite lead to two awesome fights and two safe releases.
A getaway Dorado scored was the perfect end to a double day of action for Captain William and the mighty Wanderer.
December 22 was another day of double-duty for William and Alex on the flagship, and the morning clients got things cooking with a bunch of Sailfish releases.
In the afternoon session, Hendrick Engel and his daughter continued their fishing hot streak with a bevy of Yellowfin Tuna catches on the Wanderer.
It is rare to see Yella Fellas this early in the season, especially with such good size to them.
Team Engel also scored a nice Sailfish to round out the day.
The Wanderer pulled double duty on December 21 with two 5-hour half day trips planned.
In the morning we welcomed Sam Carroll from Brooklyn and his posse scored five sweet Sailfish releases.
The icing on the cake was this MAMMOTH Blue Marlin release right at the end of their trip (11:45 by the timestamp, 15 minutes to go!)
That’s four Marlin releases in four consecutive days for Captain William!
Sam’s group was all smiles when the Wanderer swung into Garza to return them to shore and to welcome Jim Kramer aboard.
Jim last fished with us on Christmas Eve 2012 and scored three nice Sailfish that day.
This time he built upon his legend with a quintet of Sailfish releases.
All eleven Sailfish were safely released by First Mate Alex. Great work by the flagship
Two trips, One day, One guy from Brooklyn, One guy from Delaware, a whole heap of great catches in Costa Rica!
Roger Bowgen doubled-down on his first great day of fishing with another world-beating performance with Captain William on December 20 with ANOTHER Mighty Marlin release!
Scored by Roger’s son, this Striped Marlin a true fish of a lifetime!
They also rallied up three Sailfish, including one especially high-flyin’ specimen.
Safe releases all around by the incomparable First Mate Alex.
The Bowgen Boys also walloped a beautiful Yellowfin Tuna.
Add those filets to that trophy case full of billfish releases and you have another fantastic trip delivered by the mighty Wanderer.