Since it's so cold and the soft water fishing season seems so far away, I thought I'd share a fishing trip I took in Costa Rica recently.
My wife and I just took our belated honeymoon in Costa Rica. Being the sweetheart she is, we scheduled in a couple days of fishing.
The first day we fished offshore targeting sailfish. After about an hour run out to the fishing grounds we were instantly on fish. The captain and mates were impressive fishermen working all the lines and getting the baits to the sailfish as soon as a fish would rise or the captain would spot one.
Over the day we hooked up with 10 sailfish and brought 9 to the boat to be released. We had a few more fish rise and would occasionally see a second sailfish swimming behind the boat while were fighting one. It's very exciting fishing to say the least. They jump completely out of the water several times and often they clear the surface just 20-30 feet of the boat.
The second day we fished inshore targeting rooster fish, jacks and snook. Unfortunately it was a little slow but we still caught two small rooster fish and a four jacks. All very fun to catch.
It is great fun and I would highly recommend fishing in Costa Rica if you ever get the chance. I could catch sailfish all day long and never get bored of it.
Enjoy the pictures.
-Joe
Typical sailfish for the day:
One of two small rooster fish we caught on a double header:
Another sail:
A great shot of my wife and a beautiful sailfish. The pictures don't do these fish justice. They're amazing.
My wife and I just took our belated honeymoon in Costa Rica. Being the sweetheart she is, we scheduled in a couple days of fishing.
The first day we fished offshore targeting sailfish. After about an hour run out to the fishing grounds we were instantly on fish. The captain and mates were impressive fishermen working all the lines and getting the baits to the sailfish as soon as a fish would rise or the captain would spot one.
Over the day we hooked up with 10 sailfish and brought 9 to the boat to be released. We had a few more fish rise and would occasionally see a second sailfish swimming behind the boat while were fighting one. It's very exciting fishing to say the least. They jump completely out of the water several times and often they clear the surface just 20-30 feet of the boat.
The second day we fished inshore targeting rooster fish, jacks and snook. Unfortunately it was a little slow but we still caught two small rooster fish and a four jacks. All very fun to catch.
It is great fun and I would highly recommend fishing in Costa Rica if you ever get the chance. I could catch sailfish all day long and never get bored of it.
Enjoy the pictures.
-Joe
Typical sailfish for the day:
One of two small rooster fish we caught on a double header:
Another sail:
A great shot of my wife and a beautiful sailfish. The pictures don't do these fish justice. They're amazing.
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