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Day three Paul, a fellow Canadian guide, joined us to see how it’s done. We raised 22 Sails for 5 releases, 3 on conventional and Phil released 2 on the fly. We found the tuna again and this time it was big ones. On the first pass we hooked one on a trolled ballyhoo. It stuck with the running school and nearly spooled us before the leader broke. We did a live bait drop in front of the school and got a double hook up. The first to the gaff was a 30#er Dave caught. Paul was on the stick for the second (Phil doesn’t fish with conventional gear). Paul worked it for over an hour before I assisted by hand to bring the 170# Yellowfin to the gaff. His biggest fish to date by far. While Dave was fighting the last Sail of the day Paul got a chance to fight a nice 30# Dorado.

Day four it was straight fly for both anglers. We raised 18 Sails for 1 release, Dave’s first on the fly. We again had a number of fish eat the fly but troubles getting a hook into them. Day five we headed back to LaChancha. In the morning we raised 2 Marlin and 2 Sails for 1 Sailfish release. On the troll back to the gulf we raised another 5 Sails and had a couple eat, but no hookups. A much better trip than the previous season and we hope to see Dave and Phil again ]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090209-133332 Cara & Cory Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:33:32 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090208-182322
I couldn't pass up the opportunity to join them the next day for Marlin. We headed to La Chancha where I had done good with Louis a few days prior. Again it didn't take long to get into fish and this turned out to be one of those days of a life time. We raised 18 Blues and Blacks, and relesed 8, two I had the chance to catch myself. All in the 150-450# range. This was some exceptional fishing with a great crew and anglers. Thanks again to Capt. Tommy, mates Eric and Sander, and fellow anglers Tom, Steve and John.
]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090208-182322 Cara & Cory Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:23:22 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090208-174729
With a day off on the White group I was able to take out George from northern California, for a half day inshore. The request was something for supper and a Roosterfish. The warm up was a jack, but soon followed by a nice 25lb Dorado. While resetting the line, George had a pick up on the drop and hooked a 35lb Roosterfish. A great fight on the standup 30#. We got a call on some tuna just 6 miles out so we made the run. We found 30-40lb Yellowfin boiling on bait balls of tiny sardines. We tried live bait, lures and poppers, and not a hit. I even went down to 25lb fluorocarbon leader and passed a small fly through the school and still nothing. Very frustrating. We headed back to the rock and ended the day with another Dorado.


Day two with the White group I had John (George’s son), Jeff and Troy. Returning to the area we’d fish two days before, we found thousands of birds sitting and marked huge bait balls at 100 feet. We worked the area for much of the morning releasing one Sail that came off the down rigger and had two more knock downs. By late morning the birds were up and working and then the tuna came up. Popping up here and there, busting on bait for a few minutes then going down. Finally our timing was right and we got right on top of one of the schools. We hooked up one on a popper and a second on live bait. Both on lighter tackle, it was over 30 minutes before we got the first 24#er to the gaff followed by a nice 35#. We set out again to get close enough for a cast, and one more opportunity produced one on live bait pitched into the school and one on a sinking ballyhoo. Jeff came close to getting spooled and had all but 40 feet back when the hook pulled. John fought his tuna for close to an hour before we put the gaff in a nice 60# Yellowfin. We rounded out the day with two more Sails and a nice 35lb Dorado. The other boat raised 6 Sails for 4 releases and also released a nice Blue Marlin.

The third day of fishing was inshore, this time with George and John and their long time friend Carl. We put in our time in the morning at the Rock and released 4 Roosterfish in the 20-30# range, along with a Dorado and a few Jacks. Mid morning we put up the kite and had a nice Dorado come up but jumped and threw the hook. We headed across the gulf to do some bottom fishing and again put up the kite. First fish up on the kite was a big Cubera that boiled on the bait 5 times but never caught it. The next snapper up got the bait one time and put up a good fight. It was a nice 20#er that John released. Bottom fishing we caught a few Bluefin Trevally, some Yellow Snapper, Jack Crevelle and Carl picked up another Rooster. On the way in we made a final stop and hooked and released 8 Jacks in the 20-25# range.

Due to a mix up George got a free day to fish with Capt. Louis. Having the day off I had the chance to join him and for the first time in 8 years I was the angler on an offshore boat here in CR. Also joining us was Capt. Mata Gato (my long time friend) and Capt. Javier (my mate for two years at Parrot Bay), both acting as mate. A great crew! Our target was Marlin as George had never caught one and I myself have never fought one. Our first fish was a big Dorado. Once we hit the grounds it wasn’t long before we had a Marlin in the spread. Mata hooked it up and got George in the chair. Louis yelled out there was another in the spread so I pulled the closest rod out of the outrigger and waited. I watched the second Marlin come across the stern and inhale my lure, set the hook and fish on! Double header on 200+ pound Blues! George was getting spooled so we went after his. Coming close to spooling me, we were able to get some line back on Georges reel. 30 minute later Mata billed Georges estimated 250# Blue. Soon after the hook pulled on mine not 50 feet from the boat. An awesome event and we couldn’t have asked for more. An hour later we raised another Marlin that popped up for a look. This one was bigger. We worked the area for a while when a near by boat hooked up and not much later we had another one raised and hooked up. This time John was in the chair. On the first jump we could see this one was a good bit bigger. The fight went on for 45 minute and unfortunately when it came to the boat it was tail wrapped and dead. A nice fish at about 350#. On that we called it a day, and what a day!


Our last day of fish was inshore and the boys were pretty tired. A Rooster, a few Jacks and Snapper and they called it a trip.


]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090208-174729 Cara & Cory Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:47:29 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090208-174328 Day two we stuck to the same game plan, this time picking up another two Dorado and a small Wahoo at the Rock and then heading off to raise 12 Sails and releasing 6. We also caught two more Dorado, still less than 8 miles offshore. Day three the action slowed a bit but we were still in the Sails. Offshore we raised 8 and released 3. On the way in we stopped at Pavones to try for a snapper for supper. CB caught a beauty 35lb Cubera on the first drop while Gary caught a couple of nice Yellow Snapper for the box. Day four it was Gary solo and we dedicated the day to inshore as Gary still wanted a Rooster. We came up short at the Rock with only one jack. The other side of the Gulf was more productful with Gary releasing his first Roosterfish along with a nice 15lb Cubera and a 20lb Amberjack. We ended the day with a good run on 20lb Jack Crevelle, releasing 4 in the last hour.


]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090208-174328 Cara & Cory Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:43:28 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090125-215907
Day two we headed offshore but not before we made a quick troll off the rock. We got a nice 35lb Wahoo and 4 Dorado before heading offshore for sails. We raise 12 Sails for 6 hook ups and 3 releases. Good to see the Sails are starting to come in in numbers. ]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090125-215907 Cara & Cory Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:59:07 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090118-083946
Day two we had a change of boats as mine had some motor issues. We raised 5 sails in the morning, had two eat the fly, but again didn’t get a hook in one. In the afternoon the wind came up strong and we headed for the gulf for few snapper and small grouper on the fly at Iguana Reef. Day three was slow as we didn’t raise a fish. Lots of free swimmers, but nothing teased up. Day four was also slow. We raise two fish, but neither teased close enough for a cast. Another call on some tuna so we headed further offshore to hopefully end the trip as it had started. The dolphin and tuna were there but were milling around which made it difficult to get in front of the school for a drop. After the other boats left the school came up into a boiling mass, beating on a ball of baitfish. We got within 10 feet and watched 30# tunas rolling over each other. The one cast we got into the frenzy before it was over came up with a bird.]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090118-083946 Cara & Cory Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:39:46 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090109-231011
I called a few other boats to come join in on the action. Tommy on "Patentia", hooked up with three tuna and a Black Marlin on the first pass. He cut loose two of the tuna, He lost the third and released the marlin. Bryan, a fellow Captain from Jimenez hooked up with a big tuna on his first drop. 2 1/2 hours and 4 guys later they boated a 145#er and headed back to the pier. Within an hour there were 6 boats there all hooked up on tuna.
Sushi anyone? ]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090109-231011 Cara & Cory Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:10:11 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090107-224429 http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090107-224429 Cara & Cory Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:44:29 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090101-082723
Yesterday I took George, who will be fishing with me for 4 days at the end of the month, and Aaron from Australia, out for a stint at the Rock. We started it off with a double header on Dorado, with George catching a nice Bull. We hooked two more, but lost them on the jump. We then got 3 nice Yellow Snapper for the table and ended it with a nice 35lb Rooster for Aaron. His first Rooster and biggest fish to date.
]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry090101-082723 Cara & Cory Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:27:23 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081228-075150
With only a half hour left we headed back inshore to try some bottom fishing. Mike got a nice Rock Snapper on the first drop and Dan an Oceanic Bonita. We ended the trip with a double header on Amberjack. Julie did a great job of pulling hers out of 120 feet of water, and Kris and Walter doubled up to get theirs to the boat for a quick pic and a release.

After dropping the families off at the pier I took out my own family and friends Marina, Liko, and son Brandon for a few hours. Marina had on a good fish that took her to bottom and broke off. Liko's first fish on the Osa was a hard fighting Jack Crevelle. He then helped his wife land a beauty 25lb Roosterfish. I hooked something monsterous but was unable keep it off the bottom and broke the 80lb leader.
]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081228-075150 Cara & Cory Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:51:50 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081210-084630 Day two we returned to the Rock for a half day. The Rooster bite was awesome with Chris releasing 6 roosters and 1 Jack in the 25-35lb range. We again saw a Humpback, this time passing 100 yards out as we trolled for Roosters. By noon we were ready for a change and headed offshore in hopes of a Sailfish. We raised two Sails, but hooked nothing. On the way in we stopped to get something for supper and caught a 15lb Amberjack and a Yellow Snapper. Day Three Emily joined us in the morning. Now whales but we did see the usual turtles and Dolphins. For a change of location we started on the other side of the Gulf at Pavones. The action was hot, but was all Mackerel. Live bait, jigs, poppers, Mackerel gallor. After catching 7, and losing enough tackle we headed back to Matapalo. The Roosters were still there and Chris released another 7, and caught one on a popper which was his goal for the trip. He also got another Baracuda and a Horse Eyed Jack on the popper. After we dropped Emily at the pier we tried some bottom fishing and caught 3 big Jack Crevelle, and busted off a few big ones (maybe big Cuberas). We trolled Iguana Reef for two more Roosters to end the trip. A great three days with Chris. In his words. "Thank you so much for an amazing trip! As a salmon fisherman I am not used to the variety or near constant action. I had hoped to catch a roosterfish, but certainly not expected to catch them back to back as well as so many other fish."

Tight lines
]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081210-084630 Cara & Cory Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:46:30 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081205-223011 ]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081205-223011 Cara & Cory Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:30:11 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081202-004141
When Craig’s charter landed a 60-plus pound roosterfish using a moonfish for bait, live moonfish became the hot offering, and everyone switched over to targeting roosterfish with these baits. Now Craig has taken his progressive methods into the bottom fishing realm."

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]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081202-004141 Cara & Cory Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:41:41 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081121-101509
Take care
Tight Lines

Cory & Cara ]]> http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081121-101509 Cara & Cory Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:15:09 GMT http://www.tropicfins.com/fishing_report/index.php?entry=entry081109-213339

Come and fish with us off the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica!
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