Greetings!

 

This is Craig Sutton of FishingNosara with the May report. I have been here since the 11th and am happy to announce that the Yellowfin tuna are chewing the bottoms out of the boats.    

 

  

In late April and early May everything was eating: Marlins, Sails, Cuberra, Tunas, and more. Now the inshore bite for Tuna is red hot with a few nice Dorado and Cuberras thrown in which is making the choice to go offshore very difficult.

 

Captain Eduardo on the Nice n' Tight and the Sportsman lit it up as usual with bunches of the big Yellow birds for his clients. Captain Eduardo is always on the bite and his clients are always taking home fresh fillets and big smiles.

Captain David on the Super Panga Explorer just keeps catching fish and setting the bar. Be sure to check Hall of Fame inductee Dennis Paul and his big Cuberra...Mr. Paul is the first Hall of Famer to follow up his induction with another catch worthy of enshrinement in the same year. Dennis blistered it earlier this year and came back wanting more action; He definitely got his fishing fix.

After Dennis we welcomed Fred Schramm and returning client Eddie McGowan for six half-days of hard core inshore fishing. Eddie scored the second Hall of Famer Cuberra for Captain David this month...I wonder if he has a spare key to the Hall, because Captain David makes all of his clients Hall of Famers.

Captain William and Alex on the Wanderer scored some late-April/early-May Marlins and Sails then stayed near land for the great inshore bite. Our new friend Ben Richards (last years Irish Water Dogs Invitational Kayak Tournament winner) arrived with Elisha and posse to sample the Tuna bite and they have not been disappointed.  

 

Captain William and Alex are showing the world what top-notch first-class fishing is all about and the big fish season is just getting started. 

 



The inshore bite is dominating the action currently but not for long. The big boys are arriving daily and they will be hungry. Remember last year the fishing was outstanding till late August and this year should be just as good. For example, last year the Wanderer caught their biggest Marlin of the year on August 14th (Click Here to watch the video).

 

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If you can make it down you could catch the fish of a lifetime. Feel free to call me with your input, comments or questions.

 

 

Tight Lines y Pura Vida!

-Craig

(904) 591-2161
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Captain Eduardo has kicked it into high gear this season. Between the legendary Nice n' Tight and the 31' Sportsman, Eduardo is proving that his mastery of the water around Garza is second to none. 

 

On April 23 clients Richard, Stephen, and Sheby had a magnificent day fishing on the Nice n' Tight. First they got a nice Wahoo and a beautiful Yellowfin tuna.

 

 

 

Then they capped off the trip with this fantastic Sailfish release. Great work by Captain Eduardo and the Nice n' Tight.

 

 

 

Captain Eduardo brought our good buddy Ryan Kerr and some friends for a day of offshore billfish hunting on the 32' battlewagon Sportsman. They started off with some nice Yellowfin action when a massive sailfish came tearing through the spread.

 

 

   

Nice release by First Mate Pepio and a great job by Captain Eduardo to best the beast.

 

Recently Captain Eduardo took the nimble Nice n' Tight out to deep water to take a crack at some billfish. He has a knack for getting big results from his little boat and on this day in particular Captain Eduardo released an excellent Marlin. 

 

   

Also this month client Greg Donoghue and his friends were on the Nice n' Tight and had great action on Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado.

 

 

Another month of fantastic fishing by the legendary Captain Eduardo Carrillo.

 

 

 

Captain William on the Wanderer is setting the pace this season for billfish releases. The big blue beauty is also fit for the purpose of inshore reef assaults, anchored bottom fishing, and topwater casting.

 

With First Mate Alex running the cockpit and the Captain William on the wheel, any fish that gets close to this boat does not stand a chance.

 

Now in her second season as the FishingNosara flagship, the 31' Wanderer had a fantastic month of May with lots of Yellowfin tuna, a variety of rare fish (Tripletail, Jack Crevelle), a magnificent Nature tour, and several nice billfish releases.

 

The Wanderer is on top of her game! 

 

 

On April 25 Michael booked the Wanderer for a great day of fishing with the family. Captain William kept them on top of the fish and First Mate Alex with Captain David on loan from the Explorer brought the big boys home with quickness and skill.   

 

 

First up was a nice Dorado, but the real monsters came up to feed later in the day.  

 

 

 

Of course this beautiful Striped Marlin was safely released.

 

 

In total, Michael and his posse added two great billfish releases to the Wanderer's scorecard: a 100lbs. Sailfish and a MASSIVE 300lbs. Striped Marlin. Great work by anglers, crew, and Captain William on this fantastic day!

 



On May 1 Captain William and the boys did it again, this time burying the hooks into a nice Sailfish. The Wanderer is dialed in for billfish!




On May 3
we hosted a Nature Tour on the Wanderer, Sportsman, and local boat High Roller for thirty students visiting Nosara with the Yoga Shelter. They saw turtles, seabirds, flying fish, dolphins, whales and more awesome marine life. "It was an AMAZING trip!" said one yogi.



 

May 8 was a special day on the famous Wanderer. Lifetime Hall of Famer Richmond Phipps and her lovely daughter Brooke joined Javier for a little sunset fishing amongst friends. Despite the torrential rains onshore, the sun was shining bright on their evening as they caught four Yellowfin Tunas, some Dorados and a pair of Jacks. 

 

 

Richmond is a great friend of ours and a dynamite angler...she has been wearing out fish in Garza for decades now and shows no sign of letting up. Great work by the Wanderer and the Phipp's ladies.

 

On May 13 Captain William put Matt and his posse on a nice tuna bite and ended up with two Yellowfin Tunas and two Black Tunas in the fishbox.That afternoon Ben Richards and his group were on the Wanderer where they caught eight big Yellowfins, four Black Tuna and two blue runners. 

 

 

May 14 marked the return of US Representative for FishingNosara Craig Sutton and Paula to the Wanderer and they started small with this feisty little Tripletail. Nice work by Paula to slay this mighty beast.

 


May 15 was a double duty day for Alex and Captain William. In the morning they welcome client Marc from New York for a 3 hr. Yellowfin tuna hunt. 

 

 

 

 

Craig, Paula and Javier went offshore for a billfish hunt that afternoon; unfortunately they only raised one sail.  

 

Two days later they stayed inshore and worked over a school of Jack Crevelle and Bonita, then finished off the day by parking over a mancha (school) of Yellowfin Tuna; several double hook-ups led to some nice fish in the box: five Yellowfin tunas, eight Jack Crevelle, five Bonita, and a HUGE Needlefish 

 

    

Most recently the Wanderer welcome client Benjamin and his posse for a great day of fishing. Lots of action on the Yella fellas, big pink filets in the box, and even bigger smiles for the clients. A great trip to end a month that seems to just keep getting better.

 

 

 

The bite is sure to stay strong for the coming months and we know that wherever the fish are, Captain William will be right on top of them in the big blue beauty Wanderer.


 

Captain David and the Super Panga Explorer have redefined perceptions about the required boat size for great Costa Rican Sportfishing. This 26 foot craft is expertly rigged and 100% laid out with fishing in mind. The incomparable Captain David squeezes every inch of performance out of the Explorer and she has satisfied many clients this season.

 

 

We have heard from Blue Water Towers that several of our readers have inquired about getting their own Explorer-style radar arch. Often imatated, never duplicated...for the complete construction history and video of the maiden voyage of the Explorer, check out the Explorer Story.

 

On April 24 John Sheldon was on board the Explorer with big fish on the brain. They tried offshore in the morning and it was slow, so then they returned inshore and caught a nice Yellowfin tuna and a suegra.

 

 

Michael Zwilling booked the Explorer and had a fantastic day on April 28. They stayed inside and absolutely pummeled the inshore reef fish.  

 

 

 

At the end of the day they had caught a Rainbow Runner (aka Rainbow Tunney), six nice Yellowfin Tunas and a 30lbs. Cuberra Snapper. Great day of rod-bendin' action from Captain David!

 

April 30 was another solid day for the Explorer. Captain David showed client Sally some great offshore action (a nice Dorado) and some big-game inshore fishing as well in the form of a 50+lbs. Amberjack.

 

The silver bullets were back in Garza for client Sam Dobson and his girlfriend; on May 3 they brought in Captain David's first big Wahoo of the season. They stayed inshore and got the decks bloody early with a nice Rainbow Runner and a Yellowfin Tuna.

 

 

 

Then they caught this nice Wahoo! This catch follows Captain Eduardo's Wahoo strike, so it is safe to say that the coming months will bring more silver bullets this way.    

 

The Wahoo is a powerful fighter who pound-for-pound is just as formidable a foe as a billfish. Check out the backround of the picture for the indomitable catch-all rig: Planer/Spoon.

 

You don't know about Craig's Secret Weapon? Hustle your bustle over to the Fishing Tactics page to learn all about FishingNosara's most battle-tested rig.

 

Captain David welcomed Josh to the Explorer for a Saturday fishing trip that yielded an amazing catch in early May. Check out this HUGE Roosterfish! As with our billfish catches, all Roosterfish are released.  

 

 

 

Great work by Josh and the Explorer!

 

Newly-inducted Hall of Famer Dennis Paul was back in Nosara on May 4, and once again he had the fishies running scared. He earned his enshrinement by releasing a gigantic Blue Marlin back in February on the Wanderer and this time is on the Explorer mercilessly beating down the inshore species.  

 

 

Captain David took the Explorer out to his secret spot and they packed the fishbox with haste and reckless abandon. Their scorecard shows two Jacks, a Rock Snapper, and seven nice Yellowfin Tunas.

 

Four days later Mr. Paul was back on the Explorer and caught eight nice Yellowfin Tunas and a Rainbow Runner, then capped it off with a MASSIVE 65lbs. Cuberra Snapper. This catch is certainly Hall of Fame-worthy and gives Mr. Paul the distinction of being the only double-enshrined member.  

 

 

  

Fred Schramm and Eddie McGowan were kicking some fish butt all over the reef on May 5 with Captain David on the Explorer. Lots of Tunas in all varieties: White, Black, Yellowfin...the action was so hot we thought they might catch a can of Albacore!

 

 

Freddy and Eddie fished the next day with slow action, then on May 7 it picked up in a remarkable way. Captain David put them on the fish and they kept the decks bloody from start to finish. They hit shore with ten Yellowfin Tunas and ten Jacks in the fishbox. All the fish weighed over 15lbs., with a few of the Yella Fellas in the twenties.

 

 

Fantastic fourth day of fishing on May 9 with Captain David; as if their previous assault on Yellowfin tunas wasn't enough, they boated twelve more of the meaty Yellow footballs on this trip. This 45lbs. Cuberra was the perfect finish to another great trip. 

 

 

Fred Schramm and Eddie McGowan would not give these fish a break! On their fifth day of fishing on the Explorer they caught five more Yellowfin Tunas and another nice Cuberra Snapper; the big red Buick was estimated around 35lbs.   

 

On May 13 the lovely Georgia Peach Ms. Paula joined Craig and Captain David on the

Explorer for a trip to inshore fish market known as Picha Padre. They had just arrived to Nosara and Bianca (the official mascot of Nosara Paradise Rentals) was very hungry; it was imperative that they pack the fishbox with some good eatin' fish.

 

 

Mission Accomplished as once again Paula brings home the bacon! All our clients know that if you have fresh filets in your house, little Bianca will be around for a snack.

 

Freddy and Eddie came back on May 17 for a victory lap on the Explorer. They did their typical awesome work on the reefs and nailed another nice Cuberra Snapper and one of the largest Rainbow Runners we have seen this season.   

 

 

Regular readers of this report know that Captain David has a great affection for loudly-colored boardshorts, so you know he was a fan of these Dorado shorts. Great catches by Fred Schramm and Eddie McGowan on a long week of excellent action.

 

May has been a great month for Captain David and the Explorer and we expect that the action will stay strong well into August.

Jacksonville Fishing Update - Mother's Day Weekend

 

To prepare for his upcoming trip to Nosara, US Representative for FishingNosara Craig Sutton took the 32' Fishtastic offshore of  Jacksonville, FL for a full-on Dorado harvest.  

 

Along for the ride were First Mate Carl Schmidt, Mates Andrew Herbanick and Matty Jorn, and of course the lovely Georgia peach Ms. Paula.

 

First off the boat ramp at 5:15am, lines in the water at 7:00am, and fish in the boat by 8:30am...things were off to a fast start.

 

 

 

This picture was taken at 10:45am with the Dorado count around 25. By days end the Fishtastic had 41 fish in the box (30+ Dorado)! Commented Andrew, "This is why I love Florida!"

 

 


Proof that we Flordia boys (and Georgia gals) know how to fish!



 

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Construction is almost finished on our new garage in Guiones Beach. Located directly behind our office, this facility enables us to work on our Safari carts, trucks, boats, bikes, toaster ovens, blenders, and everything else around here that breaks down occasionally.

 

 

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