Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Big Fish and Big Smiles for Keith Siegal and his posse on board the Wanderer. This fun-loving group of Texans took got their afternoon half day started with this excellent Dorado.
Later in the trip they were rewarded with an acrobatic Sailfish assaulting the flagship’s baits. It was a wild fight, but as usual the Wanderer was victorious.
Great hunting by Captain William and excellent fish handling by the awesome First Mate Alex!
Doc Hatton and the posse are back on the Wanderer and were welcomed with improved weather and a gaggle of hungry fish.
The battleground was less than a mile from Garza point and the Wanderer defended her home turf by building up a classic feeding frenzy. The first catch was a juvinile Yellowtail Snapper, followed up by a medium-sized Nurse Shark.
An inauspicious start indeed, however this is the first phase of stirring up a bottom fish bite. Sure enough the action coaxed some big fish up from their seafloor hiding spots.
This Broomtail Grouper is a real monster! Right behind it was another nice-sized bottom dweller:
The bite stayed strong and a group of Jack Crevelle swung by to investigate the fishy waters.
The final jewel in the Wanderer‘s bottom fishing crown was this nice Rooster fish.
We release this species, but with the massive Snapper and Grouper catches from earlier it is safe to say that Doc Hatton and his group will be well-stocked with filets this week.
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Some tough seas offshore today for Doc Hatton and his posse on the Wanderer, but these New Jersey anglers ain’t scared of a little swell…compared to the Montauk Canyons this is child’s play.
Doc picked up right where they left off on the 5th with a pair of Dorados in the fishbox early on.
Later in the day they found this juvenile Sailfish roaming around and snatched him up for a safe quick release.
These hardy fishermen have another trip on the books this week and we look for a fantastic finish for Doc Hatton’s crew.
Four-time Hall of Famer Dennis Paul and the lovely Barbara Dayhoff are back in Nosara for a week of fun fishing action.
Barbara led off the day with a wonderful Sailfish release.
Later in the trip a big bad Striped Marlin hit the spread and the fight was on!
This fish stayed deep in the water and challenged Dennis to a tug-of-war…this is unusual behavior from a small Stripey as they usually put on an acrobatic display above the water.
Dennis used the fighting chair, his own custom fishing belt, and a little help from First Mate Alex to land this beast.
Great work by the flagship and, dare-I-say the FIVE time Hall of Famer Dennis Paul.
Doc Hatton and his crew got on a big bite of Dorado today on the Wanderer. Check out this mammoth green monsters:
With three big Mahi in the box, they found a fellow appreciator of fresh Dorado meat: this high-flyin Sailfish:
The trip went so well that they released this late-day Dorado estimated under 10lbs…come back when your grown!
Great work as always by First Mate Alex and Captain William on the boat that is fit for all forms of marine combat.
Maikel Cotton’s group exploded onto the scene on the mighty Wanderer with a Striped Marlin release backed up by several Sailfish and a few Dorados for good measure.
This Stripey was the highlight of the trip and is estimated by First Mate Alex to weigh in around 250lbs.
Captain William has the map to Sailfish City and once again put his clients right on top of a swarm of super Sailfish.
Dorado filets round out this trip for these fun-loving clients!
Great work all around by Captain William and First Mate Alex, the Kings of Garza Bay!
Sheila and Eric Wollam brought their family down to Nosara and took advantage of the great fishing action this week. These Texas anglers put on a show with two Sailfish releases and two big Dorados for the dinner table.
It’s great to see a family enjoying their time on the water and reminds us of what fishing is really all about.
Excellent job by the mighty flagship Wanderer and the Wollam family.
Kirk Sandifer and his group enlisted the flagship Wanderer for a morning half day, and they had a brilliant day of blue water fishing. The action started early with a nice trio of Sailfish releases early in the day.
The action intensified when a mammoth Blue Marlin flew through the spread and was expertly hooked by First Mate Alex.
This fight was on, but this monster was no match for Art and the boys.
First Mate Alex turned this Marlin loose, but the Sailfish bite stayed hot yielding another pair of excellent releases.
The walk off shot was the release of ANOTHER big Blue Marlin!
This beast is by far the largest Marlin of the season so far and is truly the fish of a lifetime.
Masterful work by the legendary duo of Captain William and First Mate Alex of the famous Wanderer.
Two Marlins and four Sails on a 5hr. trip? That is the stuff of legend!
“We had a great trip in Nosara, I only wished we could have fished more. The one day with Captain William and Alex, we released 5 sails and 1 blue Marlin.”
“As I was hoping for, my son who just celebrated his nineteenth birthday caught his first bill fish; 1 sail at 9:30 AM and a blue at 11AM.”
“Great day with your team Alex is a beast and William landed us on the bills. They work so good together we just decided to stay out of their way.”
“Our hook up ratio was strong, something like 6 for 9 strikes.”
“Awesome day in Costa Rica. Pura Vida baby!!!”
Kirk Sandifer
Tilford Smith and his boys had a big time on board the Wanderer with reports of big Dorados, bigger Sailfish, and the super-big-time Double Sailfish Release!
Mr. Smith got things off to a quick start with this Sailfish release (above), then the boys got down to business.
Captain William has a sixth sense with Sailfish and the mighty Wanderer was on her game this day!
They each released a Sailfish, then the magical double strike occurred just after 1pm.
Safe releases all around by the incomparable First Mate Alex.
They also boated a pair of nice Dorados for the dinner table, illustrating that the Wanderer is truly the best all-around vessel in Garza Bay.
Carter Peobody signed up the Wanderer for a quick 2.5 hour trip to the reefs and he had a singular focus in mind: Rooster fish.
Fishin’ accomplished! Great work by the master hunter Captain William to stalk this beauty and by First Mate Alex on the safe handling and release.