|
Captain William and the Wanderer lead the FishingNosara team from the front, posting more trips and more catches than any other boat in Garza Bay this month.
This month's scorecard is thick with Dorado and Cubera Snappers plus highlights like Alyssa Rose's nice Wahoo, a pair of Double header Sailfish releases and Frank Keres' amazing 350lbs. Black Marlin.
Trips this productive are rare for most boats; on the Wanderer such performances have become the norm.
Craig and Paula were joined by our good friends Charly and Silvia on the Wanderer for a great day of Yellowfin tuna harvesting on November 20.
Regular readers of this report remember that Charly and Silvia were on the big blue beauty exactly one year ago for the most productive day of Yellowfin tuna fishing in recent memory; Jog your memory by Watching the video or reading the post.
So here we are 364 days later, and what do you think happened?
Whoa! Those are some big tunas...it's amazing that they could hold these things up for the pictures let alone pull them out of the water. Great work by Craig, Paula, Charly and Silvia on some amazing angling!
Kinda eerie if you think about it...
Craig with the smallest of the 6 Tunas
This is why Alex lifts weights.
Captain Josh Eldridge and his wife Jennifer were in Nosara celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary on November 19, so obviously the perfect way for the IGFA-certified charter captain from Nantucket to celebrate was with some high-powered billfish hunting on the Wanderer.
Captain Josh and his wife had a super nice day with five Sailfish releases (including a Double header, see below) backed up by a 30 lbs. Dorado for the dinner table.
"We had great time with William and Alex!" -Captain Josh Eldridge via email
Good early action on the Wanderer on November 22 with client Courtney Whitehurst and her friends. They staying inshore where the water was coral green and the group boated fifteen Bonitas and a nice Jack on just a 2.5 hr trip.
That's a fish on every 9 minutes if you're scoring at home. Great work ladies!
Legendary Nosara angler Richmond Phipps was back on the Wanderer for a pair of trips on November 22 and 23. Naturally this spells trouble for any billfish in the area.
She had a very special group with her this time: her family! The posse consisted of son Daniel, daughter Brooke, daughter-in-law Maria Yetty, and several of her grandkids visiting from the United States for Thanksgiving.
"Ever see a 15 year old kid who says he never caught anything trolling on the end of a mean Sail?" writes Richmond. "It was great."
Awesome release by Oliver and Zeke Sheilds-Wald!
The Phipps posse released this Sailfish and lost a big Yellowfin tuna on the first day. On their second trip the group stayed inshore and had an absolute feeding frenzy on their hands. Maria Yetty was the hot rod catching several tasty White tunas.
The big fish was this 20lbs. Amberjack, but they backed that catch up with a total of four White Tunas, five Jack Crevalles and a pair of nice Bonitas.
November 24 capped off a week of icebreakers for FishingNosara; the Eldridge family got the season's first Double header billfish release, next Craig Sutton released the first marlin of the season.
Then on the famous Wanderer clients Alyssa and Alexander Rose caught the first Wahoo of the season.
Captain William set the blue beauty aside a school of spinning porpoises and after catching two small Bonitas the singing of the reel let it be known that a big missle of a fish was on the hook.
Wahoo are extremely fast and hard striking game, and pound for pound they fight just as hard as a Marlin. Catching a silver bullet like this one is so small feat...congratulations to Alyssa Rose and her group on this great catch.
Timothy Patrick Riley and his family closed out Thanksgiving day with an afternoon fishing trip on the Wanderer on November 24. The skies turned overcast...combine that with the green water close to shore and you have the recipe for some Dorado devastation.
They caught a half-dozen of the tasty green morsels which should definitely make for a hardy feast. That's some nice family fishing by the Riley family!
Every trip is a fresh adventure on the Wanderer, as client Mark and his buddies got on a variety of fish that have been a bit scarce this season on their November 25 trip. First up, they boated a pair of Cubera Snappers weighing between 20lbs. and 30lbs.
They grabbed another rather exotic piece of meat in the form of this Cierro mackerel. Named for it's zero shaped spots ('Cierro' means 'zero' in Spanish), this little fella is one of the best tasting fish in the sea.
Nice work by the Wanderer in proving that there is good action to be found all over the inshore reefs.
Craig got back in the billfishing swing of things on November 26 with reports of two more Black marlin on the Wanderer. The first big Black broke the hook just alongside the boat, but the second Marlin was a clean leader release.
No release shot this time...we will trade a safe release for a photograph any day, and this Marlin was too big to be messing around with.
Also our main man Jeff Grosshandler made swift work of this nice 25lbs. Dorado for the dinner table. Great offshore action from the FishingNosara flagship!
On the morning of November 28 we received a report of five White Tunas and and some Bonitas from client Jeff Sampson from Colorado. Jeff has fished in a couple of times in Nosara before, but this was his first trip with Captain William on the famous Wanderer.
After the inshore harvest, they decided to go offshore and hunt billfish.
They had a few nice Sailfish in the spread throughout the day and released 3 of the beautiful behemoths before returning to Garza.
Great work by Mr. Sampson in displaying the patience and perseverance required for great billfish success...third trip is a charm!
The famous Wanderer was back in action on December 3 with walk-up client Fred and his pal enlisting the blue beauty for a half-day of offshore trolling. The nice blue water was only a few miles out and the action was intense.
They missed on a few chances at Sailfish but managed to pile the fishbox high with Dorado meat.
December 4 brought Derek and Cynthia Bowker from the tiny town of Joesph, Oregon to the Wanderer where this husband and wife team caught a trio of MASSIVE Sailfish in Costa Rica that should have everyone back home talking.
The first one slammed the outrigger bait and Captain William was quick on the draw to snap this excellent photo:
First Mate Alex brought the first monster in close and executed a perfect release.
It's hunting buddy wasn't far behind and torpedoed down the center exhaust alley munching baits the whole way. Alex presented a naked ballyhoo rig and Sailfish number two hooked up within 25 feet of the transom.
Captain William followed some dolphins around looking for meat fish and although the Wanderer had a shot at a 30lbs. Tuna and a mysteriously huge Dorado, the fishbox stayed clean this time.
However the day was saved by a late Sailfish release, the third of the day. Fantastic fishing from the Oregon-based Team Bowker!
On December 12 Jeff Grosshandler was back in action with a special guest: his uncle Arthur. The boys enlisted Captain William and First Mate Alex for an offshore billfish hunt on the mighty Wanderer.
 These guys are used to fishing the brutal waters of the Northeast Atlantic where a 120 mile trip to deep water is the norm.
Quite a change of pace to ride for 15 minutes and be in 600 feet of water for these New Jersey anglers!
They trolled the blue water and had two good shots at Pacific Sailfish.
The first one spit the hook, but his buddy gulped the ballyhoo from the long shotgun line and the fight was on!
The mighty Sailfish bucked and danced, tail-walking and grey-hounding the whole way but Arthur Grosshandler kept tension on the line as Captain William expertly backed the Wanderer toward the fish. (Watch the Video!)
A brief fight ensued and First Mate Alex professionally handled and released this beauty unstressed and unharmed.
"We had a good fight and my uncle and I had a great time. Alex and William really are a great team, Alex very much impressed my uncle....he was smiles ear to ear. Plus the weather was great and hopefully we will get some more on Wednesday." -Jeff Grosshandler
Most recently client Frank Keres returned to shore with a big smile on December 13. He booked the Wanderer for a offshore billfish hunt and his persistence was rewarded with not one but two fish of a lifetime.
Around 1:30pm the first big fish came calling and it was a gigantic Sailfish. A short fight and perfect release ensued; little did Frank and his group know that this monster was just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
Not 15 minutes after releasing the sailfish, 'El Cachudo Grande' (Big Marlin in gringo) came barreling through the spread. The fight was intense but Mr. Keres managed to keep the fish calm and motivated toward the Wanderer.
Captain William expertly kept the angler in a position of strength while in the cockpit First Mate Alex billed and released the fish with his trademark fearlessness.
Excellent work by the Keres group and the mighty Wanderer!
The big blue beauty is primed to continue this record-setting pace through the end of the month and into 2012. We have many clients booked for the coming months but there is always a chance we can squeeze you in.
Get you dates figured out and get in touch with Craig soon!
| 
For most of November our Captains had to make long runs to get to productive fishing grounds for billfish and Big Yellas, but the boats that made the long distance runs and found the good blue water were rewarded with plenty of solid action and happy anglers. 
PS: For all you snook guys check out this 60+ pound Snook caught in the Nosara river. 
You can use your mouse wheel to zoom in and zoom out on this report. 
Finally, many readers sent comments on Captain David's beautiful rod rack he built for our vintage Safari cart last month. 
