Monstrous Marlin, Stacks Of Sailfish, And More Great Catches From Costa Rica
You should know that FishingNosara is clearly the best choice for Fishing in Costa Rica. Visit our website to learn the Fishing Tactic we use at FishingNosara and to view the pictures of all these wonderful fish. Check out the highlights from FishingNosara’s Fishing Report Costa Rica:
January 2010
On January 2nd client Marc de Speville was on board the Nice n’ Tight and had a field day, catching four 10lbs. Black tunas and a 30lbs. Dorado. Then on January 4th client Matthew Rempel stayed right on the tail end of the Dorado bite. At the end of a half-day fishing they had caught two nice Dorado, one 30lbs. and the other a whopping 45lbs.
The new year began on January 5th for the Wanderer when client Kelly Masterson had an action-packed day of fishing. The intensifying Marlin bite was felt in the form of a 600lbs. Black Marlin that managed to escape at the last second. After losing a big Sailfish Kelly settled into some great action and ended up catching five 30lbs.-40lbs. Dorado. The next day client Cindy also had some near-miss billfish action with lots of Dorado catches to make up for it: four 30lbs.-40lbs. Dorado and a 30lbs. Wahoo made it to the fishboxes, but a 500lbs. Striped Marlin and Sailfish narrowly escaped. That evening on a sunset cruise client Jean Francois got the most out of his 2.5 hours by bringing home two 30lbs. Dorados and a 10lbs. Yellowfin Tuna.
February 2010
On February 8, 2010 client Arlo Grammatica was on board the Cabo for a three-hour sunset cruise. They slow-trolled the reef and had lots of nice bites but unfortunately lost a huge Cuberra right at the boat. As usual on sunset cruises they also saw lots of sunning sailfish and schools of active dolphins.
On January 25th, 26th, and 27th the Wanderer was honored to welcome Captain Kevin Faver, his wife Carrie, and the crew of The Outdoors Show for a few days of fishing and filming. Kevin and Carrie repeated last year’s success by catching four Dorados and releasing seven Sailfish. Also Kevin released one of the nicest Rooster Fish of the year so far.
February 6th was a day for the staff of Nosara Paradise Rentals to have some fun out on the water. General Manager Javier Hernandez, transporter Comi, and NPR Concierge Numero Uno Manuel took a sunset cruise on the Wanderer and hauled in a whole mess of fish, included a baby Cuberra Snapper…they returned the little fella to the blue water, but even as a youth it fought like a tiger. It’s great to see our wonderful staff have a great day out on the water!
March 2010
On March 10th client Dan Bracec went our for three hours looking for the BIG Cuberra Snappers that lurk deep within the safety of the reefs. He started out catching the requisite Black tuna, then applied our specialized FishingNosara Tactic to hook up the big boys. The fish bit, but he was just too big to fight and escaped back to the depths. These Cuberras can grow up to 400lbs., but once they get bigger than 100lbs. you can forget about catching them. A few days later client Ned Garber got himself a Snapper, but this one was much more reasonably sized.
John followed up with another strong performance on March 8th catching a nice Amberjack, a 40lbs. Wahoo, and releasing another glorious 100+lbs. Sailfish. Over his final three days he also put a 45lbs. Dorado in the fishbox and lost a few 50lbs. Yellowfin Tunas. Captain Eduardo and the crew did and excellent job of keeping the client on fish and live releasing all the great billfish catches.
Client Vanessa Mazandi and her friends had a great trip catching two Yellowtail snappers, an Amberjack, and a Yellowfin tuna. Although these fellas weren’t tipping the scales, they are a load of fun to catch and still make for some great sushi! “It was definitely a great trip!” said Vanessa.
April 2010
In late March Captain Eduardo took the Sailfish to school, raising fourteen of them and getting four all the way to the boat for the release. Watch out fish! Eduardo’s in town. April 7th brought a massive catch for client Tom who fished on board the Nice n’ Tight and released a nice Sailfish in the 80lbs. range. Captain Eduardo then hunted the reefs for some Yellowfin tuna, and Tom was burying the hooks and bending rods to the tune of twenty-five fish! Captain Eduardo made certain that Tom had a great day!
Captain Vibert Blanche took the brunt of the slow early March, but he has been picking it up in April and has kept steady with some great nature tours. On March 26th Stephanie Kawalik took a great Nature Tour. They saw more than 20 nice dolphins with different colors. Also, they got some pictures of a baleen (that’s Whale in Gringo) and a couple sea turtles.
On April 7th the Grove party was all over the Dorados and then finished their day off strong with a late-afternoon Black Marlin release. Even though the month started off slowly, great crews like the Wanderer’s have the skills to keep clients on fish and fish on hooks. Now that the Marlin have showed up big time, there in no reason not to expect more awesome trips.
May 2010
The Nice n’ Tight stole the spotlight on April 22nd when client William was on board and on the reel for a fantastic 110lbs Sailfish release. As always the crew and Captain Eduardo made it a short fight and the billfish was subdued with precision and released with no harm. Great work by angler, boat and crew!
On April 27th Captain Eduardo got on a run of smacking all the Sailfish upside the head. First client Mark raised up three Sails and ended up catching and releasing a 110lbs. monster. Then on a May 5th trip client Bill got a pair of the mighty Sailfish weighing about 80lbs.-110lbs. Bill was back on the Nice n’ Tight the next day with Marlina and they knocked out another 90lbs. Sailfish. They also got a pretty white tuna and five bonitas to fill the fishbox.
Clients Kevin and Elena released a 100lbs. Sailfish on May 9th to round out the week of Sailfish action on the Nice n’ Tight.
On May 14th Client Mark Padilla from Samarra booked Captain Vibert for a morning trip. The Captain pointed the Cabo towards the offshore reef and begin to tease the bigger fish up from the bottom. First Mate Vibert Jr. and client Mark were jigging the deep water off of the transom, waiting for the first nibble when BOOM!
A big, mean, hard-fightin’ Rooster fish started peeling off line like it was cotton candy and dove straight down. The Captain and crew were patient and let the big fella tire out. They kept up about 3 knots to keep the fish honest and made the slow spiral overhead. The Rooster followed the water column up like a spiral staircase right into the Cabo. Upon release, this Rooster felt to weigh about 45lbs.
June 2010
One of our favorite clients Ivan de Luca and his son Tomas were on the Cabo for several fun filled days, catching nearly one of every species in the ocean. Unfortunately the biggest Marlin they had hooked up broke the leader right at the boat, but that’s how it goes when fighting the mightiest fish in the sea. From the inshore reefs to offshore trolling, Captain Vibert knows how to get the job done.
The highlight of Captain Eduardo’s month came on May 18th client Michael Coleman and his wife caught a released a HUGE Blue Marlin. It was the first lifetime Marlin catch for both of these clients; once again FishingNosara delivers the fish of a lifetime via the hardest-working man in Garza: Captain Eduardo Carillo.
Jacksonville angler Frederick Porcase signed up for three days on the Wanderer from June 11th-13th and he had his mind firmly set on catching billfish. The crew was up to the challenge and for three days they chased the biggest, fastest, toughest fish in the ocean with excellent results. Sporting a razor-sharp meter-long spear and a top speed of 68mph, Pacific Marlins can only be safely caught with the right combination of boat, tackle, crew and angler working together seamlessly.
On the first day they live released this 300lbs. Marlin and lost a 350lbs. Blue Marlin very close from the boat. The lines were popping all day though with seven Yellowfin tunas and a 50lbs. Dorado on ice by days’ end. On June 12th Mr. Porcase and his party had another 300lbs. Marlin on the line but he bit off the leader and got away. No worries though, because the day was saved with a pair of great Sailfish releases and six 15lbs. Yellowfin tunas in the fishbox. Their final day on the Wanderer was highlighted by the largest Sailfish release of the month (150+lbs.) and a big 40lbs. Amberjack. Mr. Porcase would go on to have two fantastic days on the Cabo as well and it is safe to say that his five day fishing trek was the most fruitful in recent memory. Great work by the respective crews, Captains, and anglers!
Another great angler and Jacksonville client Buddy Cherry filled up his refrigerator on June 15th by catching four 15-25lbs. Yellowfin tunas. These reef dwellers are as tasty as they are fun to catch. They are feisty and will fight all the way to the boat. Fortunately the North Florida anglers get plenty of practice with a wide variety of species and Mr. Cherry and his group were all over these tasty Yellowfin tunas.
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