Wanderer – Page 125 – Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara

February 21, 2014

Beau Braid and his boys laid down a groundbreaking performance on the flagship Wanderer…how does FOURTEEN Sailfish releases sound to you?

They were swarmed by Sailfish from the start of the trip all the way until the last line was reeled in.

The multiple hook-ups started just after 1pm. They had a double hook-up followed by a triple hook-up.

This is one of the most hectic hookups in all of fishing but these fish did not stand a change because of Captain William’s calm demeanor on the wheel and First Mate Alex’ laser precision in the cockpit.

Beau and the boys experienced yet another Triple hook-up:

The fourteen Sailfish releases were backed up by five beefy Dorados. Safe to say these guys have plenty of filets for the week.

As a final send-off, the Wanderer was greeted in Garza Bay by this majestic Baleena (Humpback Whale). Great shots from Captain William of thes amazing creature in the wild.

Here’s the email we got from Beau: “Thanks Craig! We had an awesome trip. Everything was great, and the fishing even better. Once I get some pictures together I will send some good ones to you. But I know William got a lot of good ones too”

February 19, 2014

Beau Braid and his Florida posse notched the scorecard today with Captain William on the Wanderer delivering great blue water action.

This Dorado was a good sign early in the trip, but in the afternoon the Sailfish swarm attacked.

Great work by First Mate Alex on the safe releases.

February 18, 2014

Bob and Helen Goins turned in a remarkable performance on the mighty Wanderer with two Marlin releases along with a bunch of Sails.

Helen broke the ice early with a wonderful Striped Marlin release…like most of our CCA NC anglers these folks know what to do with a rod in their hands.

The Marlin have been soft-biting so far this season, so the ever-tinkering First Mate Alex has begun to experiment with brightly colored skirts for the ballyhoo.

These did the trick as the Goins group started racking up Sailfish releases in the middle part of the day.

The finale was also the highlight as Bob reeled in this awesome Blue Marlin.

Estimated over 300lbs., this is one of the bigger Blue Marlin you’ll see around here.

Great work by the Master Captain William and the Super Mate Alex on this amazing day of bill collecting.

February 17, 2014

Beau Braid did very well on the blue water today on the big blue beauty the Wanderer. Sailfish abound in these waters, and these CCA Florida anglers were ready to meet them in battle.

After a few early releases, Beau and boys we attacked by this acrobatic Sailfish. He was bucking so hard that he jumped up into the outrigger lines!

They also scored this 30lbs. Dorado late in the trip, a perfect way to end a day of big billfish releases!

February 16, 2014

The amazing red moon has shone over Garza Bay this week, and the team has performed excellently under Neptune’s watchful eye.

Bob Goins kept the recent hot streak alive with a pair of sweet Sailfish releases on-board the flagship Wanderer.

February 15, 2014

The blood moon hung in the sky as the FishingNosara team rallied for a great day of offshore action.

Chris Petruccelli and his group took the Wanderer out to Sailfish City where Captain William put them out in front of some fired-up billfish.

In total they scored four Sailfish releases, one per angler!

Excellent work by the famous flagship!

February 14, 2014

Dave Svec and his crew kept up their strong momentum from last week and scored several super Sailfish releases with the Wanderer.

The billfish were fired up early and showed off awesome aerial acrobatics.

Captain William kept the fights short and First Mate Alex roped these bucking billfish like a true cowboy.

Excellent work by Dave Svec and the mighty Wanderer.

February 13, 2014

After two successful fishing days on the Adventurer, Harris Savin has developed a knack for knocking down big fish.

On February 13 he was joined by his buddy Patrick McGoey on the flagship Wanderer and they put on a whirlwind fishing display that saw five Sailfish releases, plus a pair of Dorado on ice.

The Sailfish were in an acrobatic mood today, with lots of great above-the-water action.

The pair of Dorados are certainly a sweet treat, with the big daddy weighing in at 45lbs.

Great hunting by Captain William and excellent fish handling by First Mate Alex made this a day to remember for the mighty Wanderer.

February 12, 2014

The Wanderer stayed inshore today as client David Schwertner had his sights set on big bottom fish. He is already in the FishingNosara Hall of Fame for some legendary catches on the Explorer late last summer, and he may just get in again based on this amazing catch:

Our new Poseidon rods were designed to withstand some big fishing action, and it is clear to say they passed this test:

That is one mammoth of a Cubera Snapper, even by our standards!

Add this monster to this nice little Broomtail grouper that he nabbed earlier in the trip and you got the receipe for lots of good-eatin’ for David Schwertner

February 11, 2014

The Wanderer put on a fishing clinic with client Gordon Nielsen on February 11. Captain William deployed the tried-and-true tactic of following feeding porpoises to the perfect spot.

These spinning porpoises led the way to the blue water break where the Sailfish were ready for battle.

The first releases featured some high-flyers, but Captain Williams deft boat-handling combined with First Mate Alex’s masterful fish-handling spelled trouble for these Sailfish.