Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Mario Hoffman’s group scored big inshore fish with the Explorer on February 11th and 13th.
Early scores of meat fish were welcome in the fishbox, and these Rooster Fish releases were also a thrill:
Also they nabbed one of the larger Rock Snappers that we have seen in a long time:
Great work by Captain Fico on the Explorer!
Captain David welcomed some new friends from the nation of France for an action-packed five day campaign on the Adventurer.
It’s definitely a good sign to see these Yellowfin Tuna this close to shore.
Stephane Venant, Tim Capsek, and Camille Chombart we prepared for inshore battle; take a look at Stephane’s traveling arsenal:
Clearly the fish weren’t prepared for these hard-fighting Frenchmen!
Big Snappers were also lurking on the reefs, and they were no match for Stephane:
The week ended on a high note with this excellent Rooster Fish release…they had been looking for an elusive pez gallo all week and finally scored on the last day of fishing:
The advantage if fishing five times a week is that Captain David can apply one day’s success to the next trip. He took Antonio Cantillo to the same spot he’s been working all week and once again scored:
The highlight was this big Amberjack, which was backed up by a big Jack Crevelle and a small White Tuna.
The next day Captain David and Paul Fontaine found this manhole-cover sized Pompano…can you say ‘ceviche’?
Captain David reported four White Tunas ranging between 8lbs. and 12lbs. each on his January 25 trip with Mr. and Mrs. George Brayfield.
This filets are very tasty and a favorite for sushi in particular.
Captain David welcomed client Jacob Quellman for a productive half day inshore which yielded this excellent White Tuna:
We almost never see this uncommon Tuna species grow so large, and the meat will produce excellent ceviche.
The Discoverer welcomed a great family from Denmark for a great day of catches on July 3, led off by this sweet Marlin release:
After this monster release, Mrs. Korsgaard scored a sweet Sailfish release:
Captain Carlos brought the show inshore where they kept filling the trophy case. Check out these super Rooster Fish releases:
As a parting shot, Jan and his family snatched up a few Tunas for the dinner table. That’s how you round out a day on the water!
Family fun on the Wanderer as John Kwekkeboom brought the whole clan for a fun afternoon of inshore action.
The Penn Slammers were deployed on a wide variety of near-shore species like White Tuna and Jack Crevelle.
Big smiles and big fun on the flagship!
The best thing about fishing in close blue water:
1.) Catching fish:
2.) Taking a nap at sea:
Nice work by this little angler and the Explorer.
Rip Woodin had an excellent pair of trips to close out the month for the Discoverer.
The Sailfish are thick these days and Captain David capitalized with four Sailfish releases.
Among the bycatch was a tasty White Tuna.
Always nice to add some meat to the trophy releases.
Captain Fico scored again for his clients on March 11, with a handful of White Tunas on ice. These little morsels yield a dense white meat that is perfect for sushi, filets, and ceviche.
