Fresh Quepos Fishing Reports

A nice mixed bag over the past couple days and some absolutely huge roosters.

SAILFISH ON THE FLY Super nice day aboard GOOD DAY yesterday & great to see Jennifer & Dustin catch their 1st ever Sailfish on the Fly, special moments indeed for two avid Fly Anglers & it was great to share it with them. We had 1 great shot early in the trip with a super hot Sailfish which ate the Fly but the hook didn’t stick. Things then completely shut down. Between 8am & 12pm we had only raised 1 Sailfish & things were looking bleak. Boats around us were experiencing the same & it was not looking good for us to turn the day around. As things have a habit of doing in fishing, when the fish decide to play ball, all hell can break loose. No sooner did we start eating lunch after 12pm did the bite turn on, we raised 8 Sailfish in the next hour including back to back Sailfish releases for Jennifer & Dustin. Jennifer fought her fish for 30 minutes & Dustin around 20 minutes, both caught on 12wt tackle. It was extra special that Dustin caught his Sailfish on a Rod passed on by a special friend to many, the late Peter Gorinsky Peter unfortunately passed away last year but was considered the godfather & pioneer of Costa Rica Fly Fishing. The Costa Rica Association of Fly Fishers were visiting Quepos this weekend to hold the Peter Gorinsky Fly Fishing School for the children of our town, which is just a wonderful ongoing initiative around the country run by a dedicated group of Fly Anglers. So many great things happening here this weekend. Catch Report aboard GOOD DAY - 14 May Raised 14 Sailfish +/- 4 bit the Fly Released 2 Sailfish on Fly Shoutout **hidden content**ryday for the help behind the lense & on the teasers ???

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A great day on the water yesterday with Jon & Ryan from Florida joining us aboard GOOD DAY. We had some solid action in the morning, catching several Roosterfish but we had plenty of missed bites, several lost fish due to pulled hooks & a couple of break-offs. It was fast & furious for 90 minutes & our catch tally could have been much better with a little more luck on our side. As the day developed & the tide went down, the fish completely shut off unfortunately. Both guys were delighted to catch their first ever Roosterfish, 2 of which we tagged for Gray FishTag Research & the 2023 Roosterfish study. Catch Report 3 Roosterfish 1 Jack 1 Needlefish Plus we had a few nice follows from Roosters, Snappers & Barracudas on the Popper. Day off today & then we are Fly Fishing Offshore tomorrow ??

Yesterday was day 3 for Dave & Derrick aboard GOOD DAY here at Marina Pez Vela Costa Rica. After falling short during our Billfish on the Fly mission the previous day we opted to target Roosterfish during the guy’s final day with us. We set out for an early start & managed to get off to a flyer catching 2 Roosterfish & a Jack in the first hour. Both guys were delighted to catch their first ever Roosterfish & we got some tags deployed for the 2023 Roosterfish study with Gray FishTag Research We continued to enjoy steady action for the remainder of the 1/2 day trip catching 5 Roosterfish in total up to 40”, 3 of the fish were around 20lbs & 2 of them a little smaller. Catch Report: 5 for 6 on Roosterfish 3 Jacks 1 Needlefish Day off today & back out there tomorrow! ??

It was day 2 yesterday for father & son Dave & Derrick from Connecticut who are joining us aboard GOOD DAY. After catching 3 Sailfish on day 1, we went on an all out mission to catch a Sailfish on the Fly for Derrick. No sooner had we put the teasers in the water, we had Sailfish all over them. In the first 10 minutes of the day, we teased fish 5 different times, some of those would have been the same fish, but talk about getting the day started on the right foot! From 8am to 11.30am we raised in the region of 15 Sailfish. Around 10 teased pretty well, 4 bite the Fly, Derrick hooked 3 Sailfish but all 3 managed to throw the hook fairly quickly unfortunately. The afternoon slowed right down with only 3 more Sails raised between 11.30am-4pm, non of which teased well. Catch Report Raised 18 Sailfish 10 teased, 4 bit the Fly, hooked & lost 3 of them Despite lots of action on the teasers & a great Bluewater Fly Fishing lesson for 21 year old Derrick, we didn’t catch the billfish that we were looking for. All agreed despite not getting a fish to the boat, it was a great day and Derrick will be back to continue his mission! Their 3rd & final day targeting Roosterfish was today, report to follow soon! ???