Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Our long time friends Ken and Brenda Russell and Larry Komenda and Misti Nolan were back on the water for another great day of action on the Wanderer.
Several big Dorados got the action started early, and in the afternoon a fierce Blue Marlin hit the hooks.
Great work by Captain William to keep the fight short and excellent fish handling by Mate Johnson.
FishingNosara Hall of Famer Derrell McCrary returned to the Wanderer for a full day of legendary blue water action.
His posse of Tampa-based anglers has been fishing on the big blue beauty since 2011, but nothing could prepare them for this Marlin assault.
This feisty Striped Marlin came calling early in the trip, and was well-handled by Mate Johnson.
Less than an hour later the real monster came calling…this MASSIVE Black Marlin is one for the ages!
She put on a show but Captain William stayed one step ahead of this Marlin to keep the fight as short as possible.
The final piece of the Grand Slam puzzle fell into place at the end of the trip. This Sailfish release puts the finishing touch on the most difficult feat in fishing: Billfish Grand Slam!
Dan Wood and his group found world-class success with Captain William on the Wanderer.
The highlight was this excellent Black Marlin release…they don’t get much better than this!
The action continued with an sweet Sailfish release later in the day.
Great work by the mighty flagship!
The Wanderer stayed inshore on the 14th and scored a world-class Rooster Fish release:
Nice work by the big blue beauty!
Captain William turned in a brilliant bluewater performance on the 13th. First up with this wonderful early day Sailfish release:
Later in the trip the flagship filled the fishbox with several giant Dorado.
Great work by Master Captain William and the famous Wanderer!
The next day Captain William returned to the spot with client Brian Petersen and they found more strong Red Grouper action:
Ed Dietrich and Keith Igler stayed inshore on March 8 with Captain William reporting good action on tasty Red Groupers.
With the dinner shopping completed, they stayed on the reefs and Keith managed this beautiful Rooster Fish release:
Texas angler Trey Hardy scored a true fish-of-a-lifetime with Captain William on the Wanderer during a full day trip on February 28.
Upon release this monster was estimate to weigh 250lbs.
Fantastic work from the mighty flagship!
The legendary Dan Johnson rejoined the Wanderer for a billfish hunt on February 27, and along with his daughter Delaney Johnson scored a big Blue Marlin backed up by a nice Sailfish.
This monster weighs well over 300lbs. and is certainly a breathtaking achievement.
Delaney’s Sailfish was no slouch either, putting up a big fight on the way to a safe release.
Our new friend Chris Ravenscroft had a wildly productive half day with Captain William reporting bunches of badass Sailfish releases.
In the second hour of the trip they pulled of a Double Sailfish release.
The hardest fighting fish of the day was this late-morning monster:
