Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Charles Efird and Huck Venters finished off their week with another great performance on the Wanderer.
Captain William found the way to Sailfish City and found the streets swarmed with Sailfish.
After several excellent releases they were treated to a rare a beautiful sighting: look at this wonderful Balena or Whale.
Awesome day on the mighty flagship!
Charles Efird and Huck Venters joined the Wanderer for back-to-back trips in late August, with Captain William reporting thick numbers of Sailfish lurking offshore.
These North Carolina anglers performed brilliantly with these billfish releases.
The next day they nabbed several more Sailfish releases:
Plus there were a few nice Yellowfin Tuna catches to round out the day; always good to have filets for the dinner table!
Great work by Charles, Huck, and their families!
Dean McPhearson and his crew joined the Wanderer for an offshore hunt and scored a pair of wonderful Sailfish releases on their 6.5 hour trip.
The first release was a monster, and the second was nothing to sneeze at either:
The Wanderer welcomed fun-loving Texans Harold and Cindy Derby and their friends Eugene and Pam Patton for an exquisite day of action on August 6.
Lots of great Sailfish action was reported by Captain William.
Javier and some of the Nosara Paradise Rentals staff put up the “Gone Fishing” sign in the office and take the afternoon to enjoy some family fishing on the Wanderer.
Dario nabbed this sandwich-sized Dorado, and then Yosef boated a nice Cubera Snapper.
However the boys were beat out by this monster Snapper:
Meanwhile over on the Explorer Captain Fico celebrated his birthday with his young son bending a rod with this Yellowtail Snapper:
Great family fun for the staff!
Josh Metzgar joined the Wanderer for a brief 2.5 hour trip but that didn’t stop Captain William from delivering the goods:
This is a no-joke Cubera Snapper, roped in just a few miles from shore…great quick work by the flagship!
Marlin alert on the Wanderer!
The flagship captured this behemoth on August 2 and released her after a legendary battle with Bob Owens’ group.
Great work by Captain William and Mate Johnson on this fish of a lifetime!
Bob Owens is blew into town on the 30th for a fun week of fishing and he got started right with a super Sailfish release on the Wanderer.
Nice release by Mate Johnson means we”ll be seeing this monster again down the line.
Paul Reynolds took a victory lap on July 29 as his last day of fishing yielded another fish-of-a-lifetime for this Winter Park angler.
The new FishingNosara visor must have lured up a big one…Check out this MASSIVE Cubera Snapper he snagged early in the day.
After the inshore success, Captain William pointed the blue beauty off shore for another stroll through Sailfish City.
Here’s what Paul had to say on Tripadvisor:
“What a great trip! I’m an avid fisherman in Florida and the Bahamas, but this blew all of my other trips away. Everyone from Craig (owner / booking) to Matt and all of the captains & crew were great.”
“We fished 3.5 days and caught 26 billfish, 5 dorado (one at 60 lbs) and 16 yellowfin tuna… not to mention the cubera snapper, amberjack and other inshore fish. We fished mostly on the Wanderer, Harvester and Explorer. All were great, but my favorites were Capt William & first Mate Johnny (Wanderer) and the Captain Alex with first mate Kevin (Harvester).”
“We fished mostly ballyhoo with circle hooks offshore and all crews knew how to fish. Almost every captain spoke English too… which really helps. My favorite was when we found some bonito and slow trolled them for the marlin, larger sailfish and inshore for cubera.”
“Don’t be fooled by the rainy season… it produces offshore as well. Rooster fish were very hard to find and may be better other seasons. I do not hesitate in recommending this group for a great fishing trip.”
“If you are looking to fish large sportfish boats with A/C…. this is not your trip. But if you want to catch the same quality and quantity of fish for 1/3 of the price… this is the trip. I can’t wait to book my next trip!”
“PS – lunch was included for our trips and was fantastic. Cooked by the local ladies and in classic Costa Rica style. Water and fresh fruit included too… just bring the beer, the sunscreen and the gopro / cameras!!”
There aren’t many places on Earth where can you score trophy fish releases both near-shore and off-shore on the same trip.
Scott and Linda McAnally found out that one of those place is in Nosara, as long as you’re on the Wanderer!
Great work by the King of Garza Bay!