Costa Rica Fishing Report from FishingNosara
Costa Rica Fishing Report Archive | FishingNosara
Katie Paulsen’s group returned to the Wanderer on the 14th and had a great day with wide variety of catches.
This tasty Dorado broke the ice early on, then Team Paulsen belted up to battle some nice Sailfish.
They totaled three Sailfish releases on this trip.
A surprise Yellowfin Tuna was caught late in the day; a sign of things to come as we enter our second high season this month.
Returning angler Ben Smith and his son took to the Discoverer on the 20th for a half day of fishing near-shore, and were rewarded with this tasty Yellowfin Tuna.
On the 14th, European angler Allan Riboe and his posse stayed inshore with Captain Fico and scored one of the nicest Rooster Fish releases of the season thus far.
The Rooster Fish was the highlight of a trip that also included nice Dorado and Yellowfin Tunas for the filet bag.
John MacDonald signed up for a 5 hour half day on the 7th, and despite the shortened trip Captain Alex still scored a nice array of catches.
After an excellent Sailfish release, John’s group loaded up on Dorado and Yellowfin Tunas.
Just imagine if they had gone out for a full day…still great work by the mega panga.
The Explorer had a banner day on February 3 with angler Brendan Champagne and his group nagging a wide variety of species.
This rocking Rooster Fish release headlined a day that also included a super Sailfish release:
Then the barroom brawler headed to the meat market. The first filets in the basket were these Dorado:
Then it was Yellowfin Tuna time!
Adding to the filet diversity was this awesome Cubera Snapper:
Excluding Marlin, this trip featured pretty much every major species in our fishery…all in a days work for Captain Fico, Mate Elias, and the multi-faceted Explorer
Wanna skip Sea World? Check out this pod of Orca playing around with 32 foot Harvester. You never know what you’ll see offshore of Nosara…Great to see these beauties in the wild.
After this fun nature sighting, the Harvester got down to business with Craig Sutton and Rodger Dwork reporting excellent fishing results.
These Dorados are a treat, but nothing compared to these big swole Yellowfin Tunas:
Great work by Captain Alex and the Mega Panga.
Mary Jane Shanklin was back in action on the 15th, and this time they added to their Dorado scored from early in the week with this excellent Striped Marlin release.
They also scored big on Dorados and Yellowfin Tunas.
Amazing work by the mega panga!
The Discoverer did well on the 14th with angler Ed Evansen reporting an excellent variety of catches.
An early batch of Dorados and Yellowfin Tunas was capped off with a nice Sailfish release.
Captain Alex was deep in the battle on January 14 as client Kevin Poindexter threw down with an sweet Blue Marlin.
Mate Kevin estimated this beast at a little over 300lbs. Safe released alive and kicking as usual.
The big Marlin was the headliner, but it was supported by this excellent Sailfish release.
This high-flyer put on a nice show with lots of above-the-water action.
They finally outlasted this Sailfish, and brought home lots of nice photos of the fight.
This group rounded out their day with a nice Dorado and a sweet Yellowfin Tuna. Good thing, because it’s easy to work up a big appetite when catching all day long!
The Harvester welcomed FishingNosara Hall of Famer and Northeast FishingNosara Representative Mark Cooney for an excellent day of catching on the 12th.
BIG Yellowfin Tunas put the mega panga (and her tackle) to the test. Look at this rod-snapping catch:
The Harvester‘s “Never Surrender” attitude was on display at this 40+lbs. Yellowfin managed to break a rod, but not break the mega panga’s spirit.
Later in the day the fish got bigger for Team Cooney.
With tons of Yellowfin Tuna on ice, the ocean changed it up and provided lovely Dorado scores.
Fantastic work by Captain Alex and the Harvester!