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When
Sport Fishing
Magazine did
a
feature article on
"Fly
Fishing
for Billfish"
Gamefisher2
was featured
and on the cover.
We were
there for a reason. Photos from the story: Photo
page #1 Click Here Photo page #2 Click here
August 21,
2010:
Johnny Edmondson, fishing on
his own this day, caught a
GRAND SLAM! He released 1
sailfish for 4 bites out of
6 raised. He then went on to
release 2 blue marlin,
estimated to be 250 lb and
300 lb and a little 50 lb
striped marlin. Johnny also
caught 5 yellow fin tuna
that he shared with the
Captain and crew. Thank you
for a great day Johnny!
August 20,
2010: Johnny Edmondson &
friend Cathy had shots at 4
sailfish and one marlin but
not such good luck, ending
the day with no releases. It
was however a good day for
whale watching! They saw
killer whales (Orca) up
close - they were all around
the boat. They also saw
humpbacks, some porpoise and
turtles.
August 16,
2010: Erin Survant and
friends toughed out a rainy
day on the water. They were
rewarded with 2 releases of
Pacific sailfish for 5 bites
and 6 fish raised.
August 14,
2010: Bob Davie and the
Childs had a great day on
the water releasing 2 nice
marlin for 3 bites,
estimated to be 300 & 150
lbs. and 2 Pacific sailfish
for 6 bites. They also took
home a dorado for the table.
August 8,
2010: Greg Padlesky &
Karen Kendel from Canada
released a nice marlin
estimated to be 400 lbs for
2 marlin bites. They also
caught 1 dorado.
August 7,
2010: Greg Padlesky &
Karen Kendel released 1
Pacific sailfish for 3
bites.
August 5,
2010: Honeymooners Joe &
Debbie Vennarini enjoyed a
half day on the water
spending a couple hours
snorkeling in a cove off the
Gamefisher II and then
fished a few hours catching
3 barracuda, 1 urel, 5
bonito & 6 mackarel. A testimony from Joe:
“I can't begin to tell you
how much fun we had for our
two days with you. Junior
and the crew were great
along with the boat and
food. The snorkeling was a
blast, too. I have been out
on guide trips were the
fishing was awful but we had
a blast, and a few times I
have been out where the
fishing was fantastic but
had a horrible time, it is a
rare treat to get both great
fishing and a crew that goes
above and beyond. Thanks
again, and if I am ever down
again we will be sure to
hook up again. PS: The bean
dip was delicious, I have to
try to give it a shot at
making it for the first Penn
State game, it was one of
the best things I ate down
there!!
Joe V”
August 4,
2010: Joe & Debbie
Vennarini released 6 Pacific
sailfish for 10 bites and 12
raised. They had one blue
marlin bite without the hook
up but ended the day on a
high note catching 3
cabrilla snapper for the
table.
August 3,
2010: Suzanne & Rudy
Pinner chartered the boat
for 2 half day trips to
accommodate their party of 8
for some fishing. On the
morning trip, Tim, Stan,
Rudy and Lisa released a 60
lb. roosterfish and caught 5
bonito and 5 mackarel. On
the afternoon trip Suzanne
released a nice 62+ lb.
roosterfish. Collectively
this party, including Tina,
Dale and Jack also released
a 45 lb. roosterfish and
went on to catch a 15 lb.
wahoo, 2 mackarel, 3 urel
and 3 barracuda. This group
was also fortunate to see a
host of sea life including
logger head turtles mating,
a whale and dolphins. What a
day!!
August 2, 2010: Anthony
Gonsalves & his friend Hope
released 5 Pacific Sailfish
for 8 bites and 12 raised.
They had two marlin take a
look at the bait but did not
get a bite. The couple also
caught a dorado. A testimony from Anthony:“I wanted to thank you
again for all of your help
on our trip. We had a great
day on the water with
Richard, Diego and Scooby
and I look forward to
getting back out there to
get those Marlin. Everyone
you recommended did a great
job and all of the
accommodations were great
and had amazing views
including the Volcano Inn. I
also have to thank you for
the amazing food on the
boat. I have been on many
boats and you by far
provided the best food as
well. That bean dip was the
most amazing we have ever
had. What kind of beans were
those?
Thanks again,
Anthony”
July 30,
2010:
Another great day of fishing
and beautiful day on the
water was enjoyed by guests
of Steve & Melody Golding,
friends and neighbors of
Playa Flamingo. Bruce Martin
and Mark Keenum from
Mississippi released 6
sailfish for 8 bites and 11
raised. Bruce caught a blue
marlin estimated to be 300
lbs on 30 lb tackle.
July 27,
2010:
Ran, Charlie, Page, Chase
and Pete fished a half day
inshore and stayed busy all
morning, catching – 6
mackarel, 1 jack, 1 blue
runner, 4 skip jack, 1 35
lb. roosterfish, 1 16 lb.
rock snapper, 4 bonita, 1
wahoo and 1 trigger fish.
July 25,
2010:
Alex Davis & son Alex Jr.
from Pensacola, Florida
fished offshore for a while
raising one blue marlin and
a sailfish but only got one
bite from the sail and
missed it. They spent some
time inshore and caught a
wahoo, a bonita and a
mackerel.
July 24,
2010:
Alex Davis & family fished a
half day inshore and caught
1 wahoo, 1 10 lb. rock
snapper, 2 roosterfish
(estimated at 20 lb & 50
lb), 3 mackerel, 5 bonita, 3
skip jack and 1 blue runner.
July 23,
2010:
Alex Davis, wife Margarita &
kids Alex and Christina,
released a blue marlin and
were 0 for 1 on the
sailfish.
July 22,
2010:
Alex Davis and family
released 3 Pacific sailfish
for 4 bites and one blue
marlin for two bites,
estimated to be 300 lbs.
July 19,
2010:
Mark and Suzi Oray, friends
and neighbors of Playa
Potrero, Costa Rica took
their good friends from the
U.S. fishing offshore. Missy
released one Pacific
sailfish for 2 bites – her
first ever! The group had a
marlin bite but did not hook
him up. They had fun
bringing in 10 nice yellow
fin tuna.
July 14, 2010:
Honeymooners Nick and Sarah
Michael Catanese did a half
day inshore trip in the
afternoon, catching 2 skip
jack, 2 Pacific striped
bonita and 1 needlefish.
They enjoyed the view of the
emerald green coastline and
close up view of the
pinnacle rocks.
July 14, 2010: The
Flamingo Marina Resort crew
– Steen Oldenburg with son
Steven, nephews and friends
enjoyed a half day inshore
trip for Steen’s birthday.
The group had a lot of fun,
catching 1 wahoo, 7 bonita,
1 tuna and 1 needlefish.
July 13, 2010:
Tiffany & Jerry Jones from
Alabama released 1 Pacific
sailfish for 2 bites/3
raised. The pair also had 2
marlin up but did not get
the bites. They caught 6
nice yellow-fin tuna and 1
dorado, which they took with
them for the table.
July 10, 2010: Matt,
Denise and son Cameron
Warfield of Maryland
chartered the Gamefisher II
to fish the waters off Playa
Blanca, Santa Elena, using
poppers and jigs. The team
had three shots at rooster
fish but had a little bad
luck pulling the hooks on
them. Matt caught a nice
amber jack around 50 lbs.
They caught a total of two
amber jack, 6 skip jack, 1
bonita, 1 blue runner, 1
needle fish and 1 rainbow
runner.
July 5,
2010: A great days
fishing with native Texan
anglers Howard Stone, son
Kyle and friends Jamie
Cotterell and his son
Jamison. This team raised 3
marlin and 3 sailfish,
successfully releasing 2
sailfish and 2 marlin. The
marlin were estimated to be
200 and 300 lbs. The group
also caught 9 nice
yellow-fin tuna.
June 28,
2010: Don Jurgen and his
friend Oliver from Germany
successfully released a blue
marlin estimated to weight
350lbs. They also caught 6
nice yellowfin tuna from 10
to 25lbs.
June 26, 2010: Joe
Mathews and friends Richard,
Tom & Jessica from Gator
Country fished all day long
in the rain.
They raised one sailfish
that teased up half way and
disappeared . Rats! A 300lb
+ blue marlin teased up to
the back of the boat and
gave them a fabulous bite
but pulled the hook. Double
Rats! They spent some time
live baiting around a
floating wooden crate with
some small yellowfin tuna
and skipjack tuna to no
avail.
Needless to say it was a
long day at the office for
the Captain and crew.
June 23, 2010: Costa
Rica resident Jay Miller
with his brother in-law Sean
Holt and his son Gunner
fished a half Day inshore
with good action catching
the following; 3 jacks, 2
ladyfish,5 skipjacks, 3
dorados and 2 roosterfish 45
and 40 lbs. respectively.
They also pulled the hooks
on two more nice size
roosters after a good fight.
June 18, 2010: Duane
Griffin and his son Zack and
friends Mike Poehl and his
son Trevor from Austin Texas
fished a full day offshore
raising 3 sailfish, had
2bites releasing 2 sailfish.
They released a 180lb blue
marlin and caught 8
yellowfin tuna up to 60lbs.
June 15th, 2010: Dean
Crawford and his family
Laura, Kyle and Mckenna went
offshore fishing on a
overcast and rainy day
raising 5 sailfish, had 5
bites and released 3
sailfish. They had 2 shots
at dorados with no luck but
did catch 5 yellowfin tuna
up to 60 lbs.
June 13, 2010: Fred
and Kathy Burkett and their
family Brian and Ryan from
Pensacola, Fl. Raised 5
sailfish, had 3 bites
releasing 3 sailfish. They
also caught 2 yellowfin tuna
and 1 dorado for dinner.
June 11, 2010: Luke,
Caleb, Trent, Josh & Riley
from Chicago, Ill. all just
graduated from high school
were treated to a day of
offshore fishing raising 6
sailfish, had 4 bites
releasing 3 sailfish. In the
meat department they caught
a 50lb dorado and a dozen
small yellowfin tuna.
June 9, 2010: Mark
Schumaker , who has a house
on Potrero beach , and
friends Jody, Jack, Trent
and Jim from Chicago, Ill.
had a rather slow day
offshore raising 2 sailfish,
had 1 bite releasing 1
sailfish. They also had a
200+lb. blue marlin on the
line momentarily but threw
the hook. A classic case of
the big one getting away!
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Sportfishing
in exotic Costa Rica on the world famous
Gamefisher2 is the deep sea angler’s
charter trip of a lifetime. Whether it is
fly fishing for record billfish, escape and
camaraderie with the boys or part of a fun
family vacation combined with other
adventure tours, our bi-lingual crew with
over 22 years of experience fishing along
Costa Rica’s Pacific coast will ensure your
vacation in our tropical paradise will be
one you will always remember. The quality of
your experience is our mission.
Gamefisher2
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Santa Cruz, Gte, Costa Rica
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