Fishing Report for Costa Rica

June 2004Report
July 2004 Report
November 2004 Report

November 2004 Update...

Well folks, it is getting towards the end of the rainy season here and the fishing
season is about to kick in. And, right on schedule, we have been happy to find
the Dorado running thick again this year.

It is nice to have Dorado on the dinner plate again. Not to mention the great
fight they put up on the end of a line.

We were out day before yesterday and got 10 Dorado all near 40 pounds,
raised and released 2 Sails, landed and released a Roosterfish close to 45 lbs, and ended up at the last minute with 3 Yellowfin Tuna right at 45 lbs each.

In the last two weeks, a couple days have produced some monster Yellowfin Tuna in this area. One boat landed a 300 lb, 240 lb, and a 180 lb Yellowfin before noon!

If you have not seen our latest addition to the fleet check out our website under Dolphin and Whale Watch Tours. We now have a 50 ft. boat with upper and lower deck to view the Gulfo Dulce on and enjoy the dolphins and whales that live in the Gulf during the winter months. The boat can be hired for private parties, full moon cruises, sunset tours, etc.

Until next time,
Keep your lines tight, and the Wasabi close!

July Report

Greetings From The Huntress and Osa Sport Fishing,

Well, it's the last week in July and we've had another classic example of "You never know WHAT you're going to catch out there."

On Thursday we were fishing a large group of clients with another boat. We got offshore a couple miles and started trolling near a school of porpoises. As soon as we spotted Yellowfin Tuna in the area we started dropping live baits right away.

The action was slow. They didn't seem interested in the baits we had to offer. So then we went back to trolling on the surface with ballyhoo and cedar plugs. They didn't want that either. At that point we pulled out the secret weapons. We dropped in a couple artifficial diving lures we brought down from Florida that have excellent rattle action. The colors are perfect for Yellowfins. They can't resist it. We landed a 200 lb. Tuna.

The client on that rod was a pretty big guy and was able to put some heat on it. He fought that fish perfectly and landed him within 40 minutes! What a rush! You haven't lived until you've seen a fish that big come in on the deck. The other boat we were fishing with landed a 180 lb. Yellowfin, as well. Way to go guys! Another one for the books.

The clients could not believe how many porpoise were jumping in the area. One thing we like to do if our clients are interested is break out the snorkel gear and let them jump in and swim with wild dolphins. They could not believe how many were in the water below the surface that you never see from the top.

They kept yelling, "Oh My God, did you see that? Giant Tuna are swimming under us." "Oh my God, there's 30 more." "Oh wow, there's 50 more!" There were literally hundreds and hundreds of Porpoise and Yellowfin Tuna all around them. That swim really made their day.

On the way back in we were trolling and a GIANT Wahoo crashed our bait on top, but just before getting him to the boat he pulled the hook. Ouch! On Monday, we fished a couple whose main goal was to get a Sailfish. The guy with us had caught them before but his girlfriend had not. All he wanted to do was catch her a Sailfish. And that's just what they did.

They caught one Sail all day. It was really slow offshore, and disappointing for all. Capt. Mark told me he had something inside urging him to go in early and try at the Rock and see what happens. So an hour earlier than usual they headed in towards shore and trolled along near the Rock of Matapalo. THIS REALLY PAID OFF! IN THE LAST HOUR OF THE DAY they landed another Sailfish right near shore, and then landed 4 - 30lb. Yellowfin Tuna, 2 nice Ciero Mackerels, a 60 lb. WAHOO and 2 Giant Jacks! The day was saved! Way to listen to the little voice Mark! Well folks, that's about it for this week which brings July '04 to a close. Can't wait to see what August has in store.

Until then, Keep your lines tight, and the Wasabi close ...

Capt. Kay Condon Osa Sport Fishing

June Report

Well, it is that time of year when things slow down a bit here business wise. Fortunately, the fishing has not slowed down. This week we had a couple really nice days out. One morning, a client mentioned he had never caught a Rooster fish. We were happy to hook him up with TWO nice Roosters. They both ran about 25 to 30 lbs. They put up such a great fight. They are so aggressive.

When we got the first one on we were actually trolling along a school of Tuna and a Rooster about 30 lbs crashed the bait and took off. A little while after that release, we spotted the birds diving down on baits near the mouth of the Esquinas River. We went over to take a look and found a school of Yellowfin Tuna boiling the water just below the surface.

We moved to the edge of the River, and slow trolled with live bait and landed another Rooster about 20 lbs out from under the edge of the mangroves. It looked liked things were going to slow down a bit, and then much to our surprise, an African Pompano came up and took the bait. He weighed about 25 lbs. You don't see those very often down here. What a nice present (and meal) that was.

The tides changed not too long after the Pompano visit, and it was time to move on. We went out and trolled off the Rock of Matapalo. We found a log floating, and it was loaded with Dorado. Our clients, a mom, dad, and 12 year old son had a blast catching their own dinner that afternoon. They were very happy.

Two days later we were out offshore trolling for billfish. We raised 7 and landed 3. The clients had never caught a Sailfish before, they were happy! We also landed a couple Dorado's, the larger one being about 38 lb. We did see a Marlin that day, he came up and made two passes on our baits, but he did not take them.

It is always a rush when you see a 300 lb. Marlin come up across the top of the water at YOUR bait! Everyone jumps at once. On the way in we came across a large pod of Pilot Whales! What a sight! There must have been 50 of them. Some were very young, but several appeared to be 20 ft. each. That was a nice way to end a great fishing day.

Until next time, Keep your lines tight, and the Wasabi close.

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