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Captain William on the Wanderer has set the bar high this season for billfish releases.
The big blue beauty also has a knack for inshore reef harvests, monster-sized bottom fishing, and pinpoint topwater strikes.
With First Mate Alex running the spread and the Captain William's wisdom and steady hand on the equipment, any fish that sees this boat knows that it is already too late.
Now in her second season as the FishingNosara flagship, the 31' Wanderer had a fantastic month of July. The Wanderer is the cream of the crop when it comes to world class Costa Rican sportfishing!
On June 18 Charlie Pharr and his friends booked the Wanderer for a half day and started the morning off right. Nothing feels better than putting TWO 60lbs. Yellowfin Tuna in the box before noon! Then they raised two Sailfish but could not convince them to eat.
By the end of the trip they had two 60+ lbs. Yellas and also a couple of 20lbs. From football-sized to football-player-sized, the Yellowfin Tuna bite was ON FIRE this month!
June 19 brought an incredible Marlin release to the Wanderer! Client Steve Terny and his group were on the big blue billfish bruiser and caught the true fish of a lifetime. This Black Marlin release was the result of an intense but economical fight; only 35 minutes from hook-up to release.
As usual Captain William and First Mate Alex coordinated the operation with fluid efficiency and Mr. Terny was up to the ultimate angler's challenge.
What a great catch, and as always a safe release. Great work by Steve Terny and the crew of the Wanderer!
Clients Ron Bias and Linda Branning were aboard the Wanderer on June 20 for some billfish hunting and they were not disappointed. Ron is a good friend from Jacksonville, FL who we met at the Southeast US Boat Show a few months ago so we are extra-excited to report that he and Linda released this awesome Pacific Sailfish.
Safe release by First Mate Alex and another superb job of hunting by Captain William.
The Wanderer was pleased to welcome Jack Thames and his group from South Carolina for some inshore fishing on June 21. Jack is a very experienced angler and Captain William kept him on the fish with the rods bent.
First, Mr. Thames took advantage of the schools of Rainbow Runners that have been swarming through the area the last few days. Then one of the deep lines ripped off and the telltale red flash meant that the mighty Cubera Snapper had thrown down the gauntlet
Mr. Thames outlasted the big red Buick and was treated to a 60lbs. Cubera Snapper. Later in the evening they boated another great Cubera Snapper, though not quite as massive as the first.
On June 23 Craig was in Nosara to wrap up the acquisition of two new Nosara Paradise Rentals' properties. If you think that means the billfish were safe, you were wrong.
Craig was on the FishingNosara flagship Wanderer for a short afternoon billfish hunt. In the course of three hours they raised four sailfish and released one.
They also had a curious Dorado come through the spread knocking at the teaser and a few other mystery nibbles.
June 24 brought some more nice billfish action to the Wanderer. The blue beauty was out hunting for a half-day and had a swift pair of Sailfish come tearing through the spread. One pickpocketed the long lines for the ballyhoo, but his hunting buddy wasn't so lucky. A quick fight ensured and the Wanderer released an awesome Sailfish.
The Wanderer has become the favorite choice for family fishing trips and novice anglers learning the craft of Costa Rica sportfishing because of her luxurious amenities and smooth ride. June 28th's trip proved that she is also fit for a quartet of hardcore anglers to get down to serious business.
Rick and his posse booked the Wanderer for a full day of reef warfare and they stacked the fishbox full of casualties. Highlighted by a pair of 30lbs. Amberjacks and a 20lbs. Cubera Snapper, these fellas were dealing with bending rods all day long.
Tasty catches for the dinner table to match their previous Sailfish release. As always the Wanderer is up to any conceivable angling challenge!
Great action on the Wanderer for clients Chuck, Rick Blackburn, Rick Damron, and Scottie on June 30. They went offshore looking for some big fish; Captain William was following a large mancha (school) of porpoises throughout the day. With the Marlin and Sailfish scarce, they switched over to topwater casting with one of our favorite lures the Williamson Jet Popper.
'El Popper' was irresistible to the big Yellowfins! The group caught several massive Yella Fellas, highlighted by this 90lbs. behemoth! Even David couldn't help but smile at this great accomplishment by the Doctors. Nice work by the Wanderer!
Chuck Harris, Rick Blackburn, Rick Damron, and Scottie had the Yellowfin Tuna on the ropes for their final day of fishing on the Wanderer. With Captain David on loan again from the Explorer and Concierge Numero Uno Manuel on board, they once again utilized 'El Popper' and ceder plugs to present a spread that the Yella Torpedos could not resist.
The first few fish were in the 15lbs.-20lbs. range and they got bigger with each catch. With four footballs in the fishbox, boys were shocked by a line ripping off like it was hooked to an oil rig. A knock-down drag-out brawl ensured, with the boys emerging victorious. Think of it this way... have you ever made this face?
If not, it is because you have never caught this fish:
This is a Hall of Fame catch if I've ever seen one...the perfect end to several solid days of fishing on the Wanderer. Give it up for Captain William, First Mate Alex, Mate David and this fine team of anglers!
Hunter Huber and his group started the first of several day of fishing on the Wanderer with a bang on July 3. By 10am they had a Double Sailfish release and within the hour had released an additional Sailfish.
The Huber posse released another one around 3pm and added two beefy Yellowfin Tuna for the dinner table. Great work by Captain David and First Mate Alex to get these fellas introduced to Costa Rican Sportfishing with a great day.
The next day on the Wanderer Captain William took the Huber group a little bit offshore to troll for some monsters, and they found the BIG Yellas out by a school of porpoises. They had several multiple hook-ups and kept some nice behemoths for the fishbox.
Huber and his group were back on the Wanderer and spent the day in the reef beating the heck out of the big bottom fish on July 5. They started out by trolling to for Bonitas to use as live bait and were quickly successful; in no time at all they were fully armed with eight juicy black bonitas, plus got a nice Amberjack.
As always William and Alex sent the bait swimming to the bottom and the frenzy commenced. Hunter and the boys finally let up on the monsters but only after boating a 30lbs. Cubera, a 35lbs. Broomtail Grouper and a 20lbs Amberjack.
Wonderful day for the Huber group to follow up their great multiple billfish performance earlier in the week. After his return to Virgina Mr. Huber sent along this note:
Craig,
This trip far exceeded our expectations, it was a 100% success. I can't say enough good things about the accommodations, customer service and overall quality.
Manuel did an outstanding job- he was extremely organized and took care of everything in a very professional and courteous manner.
William and Alex were fantastic. They work extremely well together and it was obvious that they both worked very hard to put us on fish. It was a real pleasure fishing with them on the Wanderer.
And of course- the fishing was great. We had non-stop action and I think in total caught nine species of fish.
As soon as I get caught up at work I'll be looking into flights for my next trip to Nosara.
Thanks again
Hunter F. Huber
Richmond, VA
On behalf of the Captains, Crews, and Staff of FishingNosara and Nosara Paradise Rentals we can't wait to have you back.
Pura Vida Hunter! PS
I don't know if the fish are as enthusiastic after the whipping you guys put on them.
On July 6 we were pleased to welcome the Jacksonville-based father and son fishing team of Robert and Jeff Birtalan to Nosara for the week. They got started on the Wanderer and had several hungry Sailfish in the spread.
They had a double hook-up but the Sailfish hunting buddies slyly cut the lines against each other and escaped.
More great billfish action from the Wanderer with Bob and Jeff Birtalan on July 7. They followed up their Sailfish release with three more successful releases. These Jacksonville guys know what to do when big fish come calling!
Robert and Jeff Birtalan delivered a Hall of Fame performance on a fantastic 5 hour fishing trip on the Wanderer on July 8. They had 8 Sailfish come tearing through the spread throughout the day and successfully caught and released five of these beautiful behemoths.
The highlight was this awesome Double Release; excellent work by First Mate Alex to ensure the safety of the fish, crew, boat and anglers.
All of this billfish releasing will work up an appetite, so Mr. Birtalan also brought home this tasty 15lbs. Dorado.
Jeff and Bob Birtalan capped off their amazing week of fishing in Nosara with more great Sailfish releases and a Yellowfin Tuna that can easily be called one of the biggest of the season.
As in the previous few days, Captain William took the Wanderer offshore into the blue water alley holding swarms of massive Pacific Sails. Once again the Birtalan gang hooked up two of these amazing monsters, and as always both fish were safely released
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Later on the half-day trip they met up with a MASSIVE 120+lbs. Yellowfin Tuna and after a vigorous 45-minute battle they successfully put this monster in the fishbox.
Too bad these guys are leaving today because that is a LOT of sushi. I'm sure that folks all around Garza and Nosara Paradise Rentals are chowing down on this lovely fish at this very moment. We look forward to seeing Jeff at the 31st Annual Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament this weekend and hear some great fishing stories first hand.
Great work by Future Hall of Famers Bob and Jeff Birtalan and the Wanderer on a great week of fishing!
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Captain Eduardo on the big girl Sportsman and the legendary Nice n' Tight also scored big on the inshore action. Captain Eduardo is always on the bite and making clients happy. 
