Costa Rica Fishing, Best Fishing in Guanacaste, Costa Rica - Tamarindo, Flamingo, Gulf of Papagayo

Gamefisher 2 Costa Rica Fishing Reports Archive:

July 30, 2011: Keith and his son Hunter from Texas went offshore Sailfish fishing. They raised 10 Sailfish, had 8 bites, releasing 6 sail fish. They finished the day at the Catalina Islands catching 2 jacks and 2 rainbow runners.

July 27, 2011: Chris Saul from Dallas, Texas caught a 50+ lb. dorado and released 2 sailfish for 5 bites.

July 26, 2011 PM: Kiara, Andres and Daniela from Costa Rica fish a half day inshore in the afternoon. They caught 4 jacks, 1amberjack, 1 Wahoo and a needlefish about 4 feet long.

July 26, 2011 AM: Mary Alice and her Gang, staying at the Beach House in Flamingo, fished a half day in the morning with great action and took back plenty to eat. They caught and released 4 rooster fish, 1 barracuda, 1 jack, 8 needlefish and 1 rainbow runner. They also kept for the table a 15lb. rock snapper and a 60 lb. cubera snapper.

July 21, 2011: Alex Carvajal, his wife Julie and friends Don and Mandy from Las Vegas, Nevada fished a half day inshore catching 2 jacks, 2 needlefish, 4 roosterfish,6 skipjacks, 1 mackerel and 2 blue runners.

July 18, 2011: Alex Carvajal and co., Julie, Don and Mandy from Las Vegas Raised 4 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing 2 sailfish. They also caught 7 yellow fin tuna.

July 9, 2011: Mason Zimmerman visiting from Georgia with family and friends fished a full day offshore. The group released 3 Pacific sailfish for 11 raised and 7 bites.

July 8, 2011: Philip and Marla Rhodes fished a half day inshore, catching 4 skip jacks, 1 dorado, 4 needle fish, 1 cubera snapper around 25 lbs, 1 rooster fish around 30 lbs and 1 yellow fin tuna around 15 lbs.

July 7, 2011: Tom Herlitzke and nephew Conner McDermott fished offshore raising 6 sailfish, with 5 bites and 3 released. They also caught 1 dorado and 6 yellow fin tuna.

July 6, 2011: David Harmon and friends from Texas, fished offshore but struck out on the sailfish this day, raising only one and getting no bite. They caught 4 dorado, 2 yellow fin tuna, 4 skip jack and 1 needle fish.

July 5, 2011: Mr. & Mrs. David Harmon and friends fished a half day inshore. They caught 1 small rooster fish, 2 jacks, 2 blue runners, 2 skip jacks, 6 needle fish, 8 rainbow runners and 1 amber jack.

July 4, 2011: Chris Roy and his family Lee, Madelyn, John and Chris Jr., caught 2 dorado, 1 pompano, 1 rainbow runner and 1 needle fish.

July 2, 2011: Kevin Wilson and friend Rebecca fished inshore, catching 5 blue runners, 1 bone fish, 1 look-down and then ran offshore. They had one sailfish bite but missed it and then caught 2 skip jack and 1 yellow fin tuna.

July 1, 2011: Matt Warfield and family were skunked on the sailfish, raising only one with one bite. They then pulled the hook on a cubera snapper and caught 1 skip jack, 2 blue runners, 2 grouper and 2 amber jack.

June 23, 2011: Richard Carlin fished a full day offshore on an overcast day. He released 4 Pacific sailfish for 9 bites and caught a 30 lb dorado too.

June 22, 2011: Dr. Ward Conover, son of Margarite and John Kirk, part time residents of Potrero, Costa Rica, fished a full day offshore with his family. The party released 4 Pacific sailfish for 9 bites and 11 sails raised. Good action!

June 21, 2011: Richard Carlin, fishing a full day offshore, released 1 blue marlin estimated to weigh 400 lbs and 6 Pacific sailfish for 9 bites and 13 raised. Great day Richard!

June 20, 2011: Richard Carlin and wife Michele released 7 Pacific sailfish for 13 raised and 10 bites.

June 19, 2011: Dr. Adam Andrews and friends fished inshore all day catching 1 nice 35 lb. cubera snapper, 4 needlefish, 1 urel, 1 small dorado, 4 bonito, 5 blue runner and a 150 lb black tip shark (very rare for these parts!).

June 18, 2011: Dr. Ward Conover from Texas took his family out for a half day inshore and they got into a great dorado bite, catching 15 dorado, then 4 bonita and 1 mackarel.

June 15, 2011: Mark Borowitz and friends fished offshore and spent some of the day inshore looking for dinner. They caught 1 Pacific sailfish, 3 tuna, 1 dorado, 10 rainbow fish and 2 urel.

June 13, 2011: Mark Bailey from Saint Augustine, Fl. and friends Alicia, Jim and Kenny had a diversified day, Surfing at the Witch’s Rock and fishing a variety of inshore species such as bay bonitas, blue runners, skip jack, rainbow runners, a yellow fin tuna and a sting ray. They raised one sail but did not get the bite.

June 12, 2011: Johnny Edmondson and Wesley Pye from Jacksonville, Fl. invited friends Eddy and Joey from Texas along for a day of offshore fishing. They raised 9 sailfish, had 6 bites releasing 2 sailfish. The sailfish were hard to hang onto this day. They caught 1 Dorado for dinner.

June 11, 2011: Richard and Patty Walker and friends David and Terry from Orlando, Fl. Raised 7 sailfish, had 6 bites releasing 4 sailfish. They also caught 3 Dorado and 1 yellow fin tuna.

June 10, 2011: Johnny Edmondson and Wesley Pye raised 11 sailfish, had 9 bites releasing 5 nice sized sailfish in the 80 to 100 lbs. range. They stopped on the way home and caught 8 small groupers for dinner.

June 9, 2011: Johnny Edmondson and Wesley Pye from Jacksonville, FL. raised 10 sailfish, had 6 bites releasing 5 sailfish. Those boys can hook’em!

June 8, 2011: Ulrik, who runs the Flamingo Marina Resort Hotel, sent his family out for a ½ day of inshore fishing in the afternoon. They caught 4 skip jacks, 1 Dorado, 1 pargo, and 2 Yellow fin tuna. They had 1 sailfish bite but no hook up.

June 8, 2011: Mark Dietz and friends Jeffry, Christen, Sally and Pat from Texas fished a ½ day in the morning catching a variety of species such as 5 skip jacks, 1 Dorado, 1 snapper, 1 yellow fin tuna, 1 jack, 1 mackerel and 1 needlefish.

June 7, 2011: Ray and Jill Thomas and friends Charlie and Donna from Crystal River, Fl. fished a ½ day inshore. They had great action and ate well that night sharing their catch with the rest of their crew back at The Beach House on Flamingo Point. The action started with a 20 lb. Dorado and finished with a nice pompano. In between they caught 8 small Dorado, most of which were released, 1 30 lb. Dorado, 1 40+lb. cubera snapper, 1 blue runner, 2 skip jacks, 6 rainbow runners and last but not least, 2 yellow fin tuna! Pretty work…

May 31, 2011: Jim Dobbs who is the Director of The Costa Rica Recovery Center, fished with his brothers Craig and Ken. They stayed inshore with hopes of catching a variety of species on lighter tackle as well as some fish for the table. They had plenty of action catching 2 rainbow runners, 7 skip jacks, 1 needlefish, 2 dorados and 6 yellow fin tunas up to 30 lbs. on spinning tackle.

May 30, 2011: The Fentres Family, Todd, Marsha and their kids Zach, Gabby and McKenna fished offshore raising 9 sailfish, had 7 bites releasing 2 sailfish. They also caught 5 dorados for dinner.
May 29th – James Fincher and his grandson Connor Elder fished a half day inshore catching 1 mackerel, 5 skip jacks, 1 blue runner, 2 jack crevalle, 1 yellow fin tuna, 1 needlefish and 1 roosterfish approximately 20 lbs.

May 28, 2011: James Fincher and grandson Connor from L.A. (Lower Alabama) fished offshore raising 6 sailfish, had 5 bites releasing 3 sailfish. They found a big log and caught 15 dorados around it.

May 27, 2011: Mico from Finland fished offshore raising 2 sailfish and releasing one sailfish for one bite. He also caught 1 Dorado about 20 lbs. for dinner.

May 26, 2011: Mico from Finland fished a half day inshore and had plenty of action. He caught 4 skip jacks, 12 rainbow runners, 5 yellow fin tuna up to 20 lbs. and 1 cubera snapper about 20 lbs.

May 12, 2011: Rick Gibbs and friends Mike and Phil from Houston, Texas fished offshore raising 7 sailfish, had 5 bites releasing 4 sailfish. They also caught a 15 lb. dorado, 3 jacks and a blue runner.

May 11, 2011: AJ Land and friends from Atlanta, Ga. fished offshore in the morning and inshore in the afternoon. They raised 4 sailfish, had 4 bites, releasing 2 sailfish and caught a dorado in the morning. They also caught 5 skip jacks, 6 rainbow runners and 1 yellow fin tuna.

May 10, 2011: The Gibbs family from Houston, Texas, Christian, John, Susan, Mike and Phil fished a half day inshore and had great action while catching some nice fish for dinner. They caught 3 jack crevalle, 1 mackerel, 3 barracudas, 12 small snappers, 4 rainbow runners and 6 yellow fin tunas.

May 6, 2011: Terry Haley and co. fished offshore raising 14 sailfish, had 12 bites releasing 5 sailfish. They also caught 2 small dorados for dinner.

May 5, 2011: Mark Tupper and Cely from Costa Rica and their friend Ron Cerenka from Santa Clarita, California fished offshore raising one sailfish that did not bite. They caught 3 bonitos, 1 skip jack, 4 dorados and 1 Black Marlin estimated to weight 400+ pounds on 30 # stand up tackle.

May 4, 2011: Friends of Mark Tupper, Ron, Pat and Jeff from California fished offshore raising 6 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing 3 sailfish. We fished around a big pod of Costa Rica’s spinner dolphins but did not have any tuna bites this time.

May 3, 2011: Tom Ghegan’s group from Atlanta Ga., while staying at the Beach House in Flamingo, fished two half days. The morning group with Drury, Zach and Spencer raised 5 sailfish, had 3 bites releasing one sailfish. They also caught 1 dorado. The afternoon group, Rico, Canty, J. Fox and Bingo caught 4 blue runners, 3 skip jacks, 7 rainbow runners and 1 yellow fin tuna approximately 30 lbs.

May 1, 2011: Day three fishing with Rick and Richard Jarrell from Ocala, Florida saw plenty of action. Rick caught his first Pacific sailfish and his son Richard released his first marlin, a striped estimated to weigh 150 lbs. They also got into the dorado, catching 14 (keeping a few and releasing the rest). At the end of the day they did some inshore fishing, pulling the hook on a nice rooster fish. They also got 2 rainbow runners, 2 needle fish and 5 yellow fin tuna in the 15-25 lb. range.

April 30, 2011: Onboard were John and Jamie Childs with friends Rosanna, Peter and Bob Davie. Most of the day was spent inshore fishing north of the Bat Islands, where they caught a 30 lb rooster fish, a 25lb jack, a small amber jack, a snapper and a grouper. On the way back home the boat stopped on some tailing sailfish, raising 3 and releasing 2 Pacific sailfish. In the same area they caught 2 dorado for dinner.

April 29, 2011: Rick and Richard Jarrell released 1 Pacific sailfish for 2 bites. They also caught a mess of bonita around flotsam and live baited these with no luck.

April 28, 2011: Rick and Richard Jarrell caught a dozen dorado, the largest weighing about 35lbs, fishing north of Flamingo.

April 25, 2011: Pete Petersen and friends Joe and Fran from Atlanta, Georgia fished a half day inshore. They caught 6 yellow fin tuna in the 15-20 lb. range, 1 horse eye jack and 4 skip jack.

April 23, 2011: The Jolsen family fished a half day inshore, catching 4 yellow fin tuna, 5 needle fish, 5 bonita and 20 snapper.

April 22, 2011: Daryl, Jay and Walter Moreno fished a full day offshore. They had slow fishing, raising only 1 sailfish that did not bite. They did catch 2 yellow fin tuna.

April 21, 2011: Mike, Sharon, Steve & Matt Steinbacher from Columbia, S.C. had 1 sailfish bite and released it.

April 20, 2011: Eric, Justin, Tom, Will and Miranda Haddock from Boston, MA, fished a half day inshore and a half day offshore. They caught 3 sailfish for 3 bites and 6 raised. Inshore they caught 5 rainbow runner, 1 jack, 4 skip jack and 5 needle fish.

April 18, 2011: Eric, Justin, Tom, Will and Miranda Haddock released 3 sailfish for 5 bites and 7 raised. They also released 2 blue marlin, estimated at 200 and 250 lbs., for 2 bites. The bigger marlin and a nice 40+ lb dorado were caught while live baiting around a massive floating log.

April 15, 2011: Terry and Mary Lucht from Cypress, TX experienced a beautiful day on the water. The team caught 4 Pacific sailfish for 7 bites and 5 nice yellow fin tuna while fishing around the spinner dolphin.

April 7, 2011: The crew from Blue Dolphin Sailing Charters out of Playa Tamarindo, Kevin, Glen & Trenor fished a full day offshore. They caught 3 Pacific sailfish for 4 bites.

April 6, 2011: Traci Thordarson & family from Seattle, WA fished a full day offshore. They released 2 Pacific sailfish for 6 bites, 8 raised. They also released 1 blue marlin estimated to be 250 lbs for a double header blue marlin bite.

April 3, 2011: Kyle Culpepper and friends Mark and Holly from Wrightsville Beach, NC released 9 Pacific sailfish for 10 bites, a total of 13 raised. They also caught a yellow fin tuna for the table.

March 29, 2011: Tom Northcott and family Jo and Zach from Alaska, and friend Steve Burnham from Maine, fishing out of Puerto Carillo had calm seas. They raised 10 sailfish, releasing 3 sailfish for 8 bites. They also released a stripe marlin estimated to weight about 140lbs. and caught a nice dorado for dinner.

March 27, 2011: Third and final day of the Presidential Challenge Light Tackle Tournament, with James Mucci riding along as a judge, Team OBX with anglers Mike Viveiros, Craig Johnson and Del Demboski finished with a great day on the water. Raising 12 sailfish they released 6 sails for 9 bites. Mikie V. stepped it up a notch by releasing 2 blue marlin, (estimated to be 225lbs. and 300lbs. respectfully) all with 20 lb. test line. Great angling Boys! Mike was the top angler for day three. Team OBX and the Gamefisher II captured third place in the overall standings.

March 26, 2011: Day two of the Presidential Challenge of Cost Rica had Bob Stinolo riding along as our judge, and team OBX with anglers Mike Viveiros, Craig Johnson and Del Demboski raised 11 sailfish releasing 3 sailfish for 8 bites.

March 25, 2011: Day one of the Presidential Challenge of Cost Rica had John Ahlstrom riding along as our judge, and team OBX with anglers Mike Viveiros, Craig Johnson and Del Demboski. Craig Johnson hooked a blue marlin estimated to be about 175lbs. 5 minutes into the tournament releasing it 23 minutes later. The rest of the day slowed down after that, raising 6 sails with only 2 bites and no releases. They did catch a 35 lb. dorado for dinner!

March 24, 2011: A practice day for Craig Johnson and Mike Viveiros, they did great raising 7 sailfish and releasing 6 sails for 7 bites.

March 22, 2011: Presidential Challenge Tournament Director Joan Vernon and friend Sam White had a relaxing day on the water raising 4 sailfish, releasing 2 for 3 bites. Sam released an estimated 275lb. blue marlin using 30 # test line.

March 21, 2011: Scott Goldstein and friends Peter, Bob and Rickie took a day off from surfing at Playa Giones and had a great day on the water raising 10 sailfish, releasing 4 sails for 10 bites. They also released a blue marlin estimated to be about 250lbs.

March 20, 2011: Garry Carter and long time friend Earl Ingles and their wives from Atlanta, Ga. Fished a rather windy day offshore raising 8 sailfish, and releasing 2 sails for 7 bites.

March 18, 2011: Alex Davis and his cousin Art from Pensacola, Fl. were 100% with their hook ups raising 9 sailfish and releasing 7 sails for 7 bites. Pretty Work!!

March 17, 2011: Alex Davis and cousin Artie fished a half day inshore, catching 6 yellow fin tuna. They later went offshore, and had a blue marlin bite that did not work out in their favor.

March 16, 2011: Alex Davis and cousin Arthur from Pensacola, Fl. raised 9 sailfish releasing 7 sails for 7 bites. They also released a nice stripe marlin estimated to be about 160 lbs. These guys are hot!

March 15, 2011: Mike and Diane Gravenese and friends Lou and Pattie while staying at the Hotel Islita fished a half day inshore caught 6 black skip jack tuna and 4 yellow fin tuna.

March 14, 2011: Mike and Diane Gravenese and friends Lou and Pattie raised 3 sailfish releasing 1 sailfish for 2 bites.

March 13, 2011: Tom Adams and friends from York, Maine enjoyed a calm day of Sailfishing raising 8 sailfish and releasing 4 sails for 7 bites.

March 11, 2011: John Floyd and family, wife Minta, son JW and his wife Nealie from Spartanburg, South Carolina fished offshore this day of the Japan 8.9 earthquake. They raised 5 sailfish releasing 2 sails for 4 bites.

March 10, 2011: John Floyd and family, wife Minta, son JW and his wife Nealie from Spartanburg, South Carolina raised 18 sailfish releasing 6 sailfish for 15 bites and they also caught a 40lb. dorado for dinner.

March 9, 2011: Floyd family raised 14 sailfish releasing 5 sailfish for 10 bites.

March 8, 2011: John Floyd and family, wife Minta, son JW and his wife Nealie from Spartanburg, South Carolina had a beautiful day on the water raising 6 sailfish and releasing 3 sailfish for 5 bites. They also had a blue marlin in the baits but no bite and they caught a 30lb. dorado for the table.

March 7, 2011: Last day with the Marlin University group; Eric, Doug, Guy and Bobby with special guest Peter B. Wright. They raised 12 sailfish releasing 4 sailfish for 11 bites. They also had a bite from a blue marlin that spit the hook. I hate it when they get away!!

March 6, 2011: Third day with the Marlin University; Jim, David, Karen and Rogelio with special guest Charles Perry. They raised 7 sailfish releasing 2 sails for 4 bites. They also released a blue marlin estimated to weigh about 150 lbs. Karen also caught a 200+lb. yellow fin tuna on 30# test line. What a fight!!! Excellent angling job by Karen.

March 5, 2011: Second day with the Marlin University; Bobby, Guy, Eric and Doug with special guest, wire man extraordinaire, Charles Perry. The crew raised 13 sailfish releasing 4 sails for 12 bites. They also released a stripe marlin and had a blue marlin bite that did not work out in their favor.

March 4, 2011: First day with the Marlin University; Ron, Joe and Bill with special guest Charles Perry. Tough day on the edge with the fish not cooperating like they should. They raised 6 sailfish, had 1 bite and no releases. They also raised a 400+lb blue marlin that ate the pitch bait but spit it out immediately.

March 3, 2011: Robbie Browning, Dana Bradley, Jim and Marlin from Orlando, Fl. raised 6 sailfish releasing 3 sails for 4 bites. They also released a blue marlin estimated to weigh about 300lbs.

March 2, 2011: Robbie Browning, Dana Bradley, Jim and Marlin from Orlando, Fl. raised 8 sailfish releasing 5 sails for 6 bites.

February 27, 2011: Lem Hoover and friends Tom, Peter and Riney fished a half day inshore and caught the following; 1 snapper, 1 black skip jack, 5 grouper and 1 congrillo.

February 26, 2011: Lem Hoover and friends Tom, Peter and Riney from Michigan raised 4 sailfish releasing 1 sailfish for 4 bites. They also released 2 blue marlin estimated to weigh 250lbs. and 300lbs. respectfully.

February 25, 2011: Lem Hoover and friends Tom, Peter and Riney from Michigan raised 10 sailfish releasing 3 sailfish for 6 bites.

February 18, 2011: Dr. Steve, owner of the beautiful vacation rental in Punta Islita called Casa Buena Vista, fished offshore with friends Chuck and Frank. The anglers went one for 3 bites on the sailfish and Dr. Steve released a nice big blue marlin estimated by Captain Chellemi to be a 400 lb, plus fish.

February 16, 2011: Dr. Steve with friends Frank and Chuck released 3 Pacific sailfish for 3 bites and 4 fish raised. The team also released a good sized blue marlin.

February 14, 2011: Bobby Mendez and friends Geoff and Karl released 2 Pacific sailfish for 4 bites and 5 raised.

February 13. 2011: Bobby Mendez and friends Geoff and Karl released 1 Pacific sailfish for 5 bites.

February 12, 2011: Lanier Edge Billfish Invitational anglers, John, Mike and Tony released 2 Pacific sailfish for 2 bites.

February 11, 2011: 2011 Lanier Edge Billfish Invitational anglers, Larry, Dave and Randy released 3 Pacific sailfish out of 5 bites and 1 striped marlin out of two raised.

February 10, 2011: 2011 Lanier Edge Billfish Invitational anglers, Sandy, Charlie & Steve released 3 Pacific sailfish for 6 bites and 1 striped marlin. The group also had a blue marlin bite this day.

February 9, 2011: Walter Moss fished along the coastline some this day and caught 8 mackerel, 2 jacks and 1 blue runner. They also raised a sailfish but did not get the bite out of him.

February 8, 2011: Walter Moss released 3 blue marlin out of 4 bites this day – marlin estimated by the Captain to be 250#, 225# and 200#. Great day! Greater fisherman!

February 7, 2011: Chris Way from St. Augustine Florida with friends Scott and Frank released 3 Pacific sailfish for 4 bites and released 1 blue marlin for 1 bite. The group also had shots at 2 striped marlin this day.

February 6, 2011: Walter Moss took his step daughter Kristy and friend Suzy offshore fishing. The girls released 2 blue marlin for 2 bites. Fish were estimated to be 175# and 200#. The group also had a striped marlin shot but no hook up.

February 5, 2011: Walter Moss released 1 Pacific sailfish for 2 bites.

February 4, 2011: Water Moss with friends Duane, Denise, Chuck and Yvonne enjoyed a beautiful day on the water. The fishing was slow this day with just one sailfish raised and no release.

February 3, 2011: Tim and Peggy Moore from Alaska had 2 sailfish up but did not get the bites out of them. They got 1 blue marlin bite, but no hook up and finally caught 1 striped marlin for 1 bite.

February 2, 2011: Walter Moss, Charles, Denise and Duane caught 1 sailfish for 1 bite.

February 1, 2011: Doug, Carole and Jing Torn caught 2 dorado. The group had one marlin shot but no hook up.

January 31, 2011: Walter Moss and friend Vinnie Greaves released 1 sailfish for 1 raised. They had two marlin bites but no hook ups.

January 30, 2011: Doug Torn, Jing and Charlie fished offshore all day. It was a beautiful, slick calm day on the water. Charlie released a nice 300# blue marlin and that was all the action for the day.

January 29, 2011: Doug & Carole Torn, Jing, Charlie and Leslie released 1 sailfish for 1 bite and Leslie released her first marlin, a 250# blue marlin. Pretty work Leslie!!!

January 28, 2011: Archie Miller and friends Ron, Jim and Joey from Atlanta, GA caught 1 tuna and had two marlin raised with one bite but unfortunately the fish spit the hook and swam away.

January 23, 2011: Timmy Hauser with friends Chris and Jerry released 2 Pacific sailfish for 2 bites.

January 22, 2011: Timmy Hauser and friends Chris and Jerry got 1 marlin bite but no hook up.

January 21, 2011: Timmy Hauser and friends Chris and Jerry had 1 marlin raised but no bite.

January 20, 2011: James Cambridge, Ivan and Hana had 3 sailfish raised, got 2 bites and released 1 nice sailfish. They also released 1 nice blue marlin.

January 19, 2011: Friends of Gene Shelton, Butch, David and Tom caught 1 tuna. No billfish were raised this day.

January 18, 2011: Butch, Tom and David caught 1 dorado, released 1 sailfish for 1 bite and also released 2 blue marlin, estimated to be 350# and 250# fish.

January 17, 2011: Butch, Tom and David toughed out a long day on the water without a single bite.

January 15, 2011: Joan Vernon and Cousin Ed with wife Trish had 1 sailfish raised to the boat and 1 marlin shot but no releases.

January 14, 2011: Ashley Heaton and friends Jim and Chase caught 2 dorado.

January 13, 2011: Ashley Heaton and friends Jim and Chase released 1 sailfish for 3 bites. The boat raised a wahoo and a dorado but could not get the bite.

January 11, 2011: Derek, Molly and Robert Springler released 2 sailfish for 4 bites. The group also caught a dorado for the dinner table.

January 9, 2011: Russ Hightower and friends fished a full day offshore out of Carrillo releasing 2 striped marlin for 2 bites. They also released 2 Pacific sailfish and the group caught 4 nice dorado for the table!

January 8, 2011: The Gamefisher II relocated to Carrillo for the season. On the first day out they fished offshore with Joan Vernon, Founder and President of the Presidential Challenge of the Central America tournament series, and angler friend James Cambridge from Austin, Texas. Capt Richard found blue water about 16 miles out. The boat raised 4 Pacific sailfish & anglers released 2 sails. One large striped marlin was also released for one raised. They also caught a nice 35lb dorado.

January 1, 2011: James Cambridge & niece Melissa spent a beautiful new year’s day on the ocean with calm seas. Unfortunately the water was cool and green, not the best fishing conditions. The boat raised one blue marlin but never got the bite.

December 30, 2011: The Gamefisher II fished out of Garza with returning angler Peter Regan. The seas were calm. The boat raised 1 sailfish but got no bite. Two blue marlin were raised and out of two bites Peter released one nice 200lb blue on 30# tackle. Peter also went one for one releasing one striped marlin estimated to be 175lbs.

December 29, 2011: Peter Regan fishing out of Garza had tough conditions, 15-20 knot winds from the north. The boat raised on striped marlin but did not get the bite. The rest of the action came from a tuxedo dolphin show.

December 23, 2011: Roger Danner and Allen Lopez fished offshore this day. The boat raised one sailfish, got one bite but no release. They also had a dorado bite but it got away.

December 10, 2011: Craig Johnston, brother Jeff and friend Joe Brown went offshore looking for billfish. The boat raised one blue marlin but they did not get the bite out of him. They turned inshore for some action later in the day and caught: 10 mackerel and 2 Urel.

December 8, 2011: Roger Danner and friends fished a full day offshore. They had two sailfish bites for two raised and released 1 Pacific sailfish.

December 4, 2011: Roy Valdez with friends Tony and Alex, fished a full day offshore. They had some tough luck and did not have a fish raised this day.

December 3, 2011: Guests of Steve & Melody Golding were aboard this day. The party caught 4 nice dorado for the table.

December 1, 2011: Ian and Corynne Bean with Frijoles Locos surf shop in Playa Grande fished inshore with friends from Australia and Ian’s mom. They caught: 4 mackerel, 5 bonito and 4 jacks.

November 26, 2010: Nehl Horton, fishing by himself this day, had 5 marlin shots; releasing 1 black marlin around 450 lbs, releasing a blue marlin at 250 lbs and another blue estimated to be 375 lbs. The boat also raised one Pacific sailfish but did not get the bite. Great Day! Thanks Nehl for sharing the photos (Click image for larger view). Nehl is a repeat client and has written a testimony to us which can be read under the "MORE INFO" button on the main menu, above.

November 25, 2010: Jeff McFadden, wife Cathy and kids Anna and Mac fished a half day inshore. They caught: 1 barracuda, 2 mackerel, 1 jack, 1 blue runner and two rooster fish about 30 lbs each. Family Fun Day on the Gamefisher II!

November 24, 2010: Nehl Horton toughed out a slow day on the water having only 1 sailfish and 1 marlin raised to the boat and just 1 bite out of the marlin, which was missed. This was a day for paying dues (see Nov 26th).

November 23, 2010: Jeff McFadden endured a painfully slow day on the water with rough weather and slow fishing. He did catch a delicious yellow fin tuna for dinner. Thanks for sharing your tuna and fine company with us Jeff!

November 22, 2010: Jeff McFadden, son Mac, Mark Bjorklund and Max Chellemi went offshore on a blustery day. The seas calmed in the afternoon. Max caught a nice black marlin on conventional tackle estimated at 350 lbs. Jeff had a blue marlin bite his fly that put on a great show. This was also Jeff's birthday - Happy Birthday Jeff!

November 21, 2010: Roger Danner, Alan Lopez and family went offshore to celebrate Alan's son Ricardo's birthday. The boat raised 1 sailfish and 2 marlin. Roger caught a nice 350 lb blue marlin.

November 19, 2010: Adam Morelli fished with friends Jerry Hantman and Will Callaway the day before his wedding. The party caught 3 roosterfish (estimated weight 30lb, 55lb. & 40lb.), 2 mackerel, 1 blue runner, 3 barracuda, 1 look down & 3 skip jacks. Congratulations Adam - on your roosterfish & on tying the knot!

November 17, 2010: Happy Birthday Kiara! Captain's daughter goes fishing with friends from Koi Sushi and Aqua - Lindsey, Peter, Megan, Haya and Andres. The crew was first class and caught 3 mackerel, 1 ladyfish, 1 needlefish, 1 bonito & 1 Kobalt jack.

November 13, 2010: Matt Warfield and friends Steve, Barry & Kenny went offshore but had no billfish action. The team boated a nice dorado for the table.

November 11, 2010: Matt Warfield and company took a day to fish inshore. The group caught: 2 barracuda, 4 snapper, 7 amber jack, 1 ladyfish and 1 trumpet fish.

November 10, 2010: Matt Warfield and company fished offshore with no billfish action. The group did boat 7 nice dorado, the largest of which was likely 70lbs.

November 9, 2010: Al and Sandy Head visiting from Montrose, Colorado fished a half day inshore, catching 1 55lb. roosterfish, 3 barracuda, 2 blue runner, 1 ladyfish, 1 cobalt jack & 2 jacks.

October 23, 2010: Half day inshore family fun day with the Craig family, Point Break Surf School owner/operators. The best outfit for surf lessons in Costa Rica. Aboard were Matt & Natasha Craig with their two sons Fin (3 ½) and Alex (5). It was a first time sport fishing experience for Natasha, Alex & little Fin. Alex reeled in a majority of the fish but little Fin brought some in too (with a little assistance from the mates & Dad). I asked Alex at the end of the day how many he caught and he reported “150” then “No, 195!” He’s a natural born fishermen. All together the group caught the following: 2 wahoo, 1 giant needlefish, 3 skip jack, 2 blue runners, 1 Pacific striped bonita, 2 jack cravel, 1 yellow fin tuna, 1 rainbow runner.

October 21, 2010: Steve and Sonya Johanes from Ohio enjoyed a productive full day offshore charter. They released 3 Blue Marlin for 4 bites – estimated weights 200#, 250# and 375#. The boat also raised 1 Pacific sailfish and 2 dorado, catching one dorado for the table.

October 18, 2010: Chris Porter along with friends Katie and Ben enjoyed a beautiful day on the water with slick calm seas. The boat raised 5 sailfish and got 4 bites. The anglers successfully released 3 Pacific sailfish.

October 3, 2010: Dan Erbacher & Dr. Frank Meszaras, staying at the RIU Hotel, joined up with the crew of the Gamefisher II for a full day offshore. The boat raised 18 Pacific sailfish, the anglers got 16 bites and released 8 sails total for the day. What a good team can do with a respectable bite like that!

Captain's Log October 2, 2010: A great fishing story and some kind words about Gamefisher II. A couple of South Alabama fisherman wrote a very interesting blog entry about their Sept. 2010 trip to Costa Rica and fishing with us. The entry begins with, "Earlier this month, two Orange Beach fishing buddies and I had an opportunity to travel to Playas Del Coco, CR to fish, explore, and relax. We’ve kicked around the idea of an out of area fishing trip before, and with the oil-related closures this summer, we finally pulled the trigger." and ends with, "I can’t say enough good things about the Gamefisher II boat and crew. They are top-notch, highly skilled professional fishermen, awesome to watch in action, yet still easy to be around and actively fish with (instead of us just watching them do all the fishing). They patiently answered all of my many questions as I tried to learn as much as I could for future reference in our home Gulf waters. I honestly believe a lesser boat would have saved fuel and fished us in poor water all day and chalked up the likely poor results to bad water and luck of the draw. That marlin made our whole trip, and the Gamefisher II’s over-and-above approach made that possible. I look forward to hopefully fishing with them again one day." You can read the whole blog article with pictures and all of the story by clicking Here

September 25, 2010: Derek Nemeth with brother-in-laws Chris and Tony were a hearty crew. They came just in time to catch the torment of rain and wind brought on by Hurricane Matthew but they showed no fear, earning them superhero status. Fishing 20 rough miles offshore the boat raised 5 Pacific sailfish and the anglers successfully released 3 of them.

September 24, 2010: Derek, Chris and Tony came to celebrate Tony’s 40th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY!! It rained all day but spirits were high. The boat raised 5 Pacific sailfish and had one blue marlin crash through the baits. The anglers released 3 sailfish and then caught a beautiful 50 lb. dorado, which they graciously shared with the crew. Thanks guys!

September 23, 2010: David Crocket and son Adam shared an offshore trip with Dan and Harold Wildowsky. It was a rainy day and the bite was slow. The boat raised 3 sailfish but got no bite, then finished the day with a nice 250 lb. blue marlin release by Harold.

September 22, 2010: PM On a half day inshore Peter & David on business from London took an afternoon off to fish. They caught 4 mackerel, 2 barracuda, 4 jack cravel, 1 snapper and 3 bonito.

September 22, 2010: AM On a half day inshore Aaron Harrington & friends Shane and David caught a 25 lb. wahoo, 10 bonita, 2 jack cravel, 1 needlefish, 3 Pacific striped bonita.

September 20, 2010: Jack & Mike Osborne with friends from Las Vegas fished a half day inshore, releasing 1 3 lb. dorado & 1 35 lb. roosterfish. They also caught a nice 20 lb. wahoo, 1 15 lb. urel, 10 bonito & 3 mackerel.

September 15, 2010: Phil McCormick “The Dog” and friends from Houston, Texas, “Tacky” Jacky Johnson, Bill Schumann “Billy Boy” and Mike Catero “The Cat” had 8 sailfish raised, 4 bites and caught 3. They also had 2 blue marlin raised and released 1 successfully.

September 14, 2010: Phil McCormick and party caught one Pacific sailfish for 3 bites.

September 13, 2010: Phil McCormick and friends got a GRAND SLAM this day! They released 1 Pacific sailfish. They also caught 1 blue marlin for 2 bites and were 1 for 1 on a striped marlin. Great day!

September 12, 2010: On a half day inshore trip, the Phil McCormick group got warmed up for the rest of their fishing days with the following catch: 2 roosterfish – 20 & 30 lbs (released), 1 grouper, 4 mackerel, 1 pompano, 4 jack, 1 blue runner & 2 skip jack.

September 11, 2010: Fishing party of four sent to us through Costa Rica International Connections – Richard, Adam, Brian and James caught and released 1 blue marlin estimated at 300 lbs on 30 # test.

September 7, 2010: Billy Peterson from Atlanta, GA and friends Bates, Ryan & Blake fished a half day and caught 2 mackerel, 2 barracuda, 4 blue runners, 1 needle fish, 1 25lb. Amberjack and 3 skip jack.

September 5, 2010: Mark Acker, Jamie Reynolds & Tim Fiekling from Orange Beach, Alabama fished offshore for a full day. The conditions were tough, with stormy seas and red tide. These serious fishermen braved it out and did well landing 5 nice yellow fin tuna and releasing a blue marlin estimated at 200 lbs. They had one sailfish bite but no release.

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 testimonial 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!

May 24, 2010: John Reid Golding from Vicksburg, Mississippi and his friends Chris Harris, Marshall Willis & Mike Stanley had an awesome days fishing. They released 5 Pacific sailfish out of 7 sailfish bites and 8 raised to the boat. The team also released two blue marlin, Chris Harris' approximately 150 lbs and John Reid's blue estimated to be 400 lbs.

May 22, 2010: Mariano Guardia from San Jose and guests from Argentina had 10 bites for 11 sailfish raised to the boat. They caught and released 7 Pacific sailfish. Bellisimo!!!

May 19, 2010: Ivo Mitev visiting from the township Yellowknife in the Northern Territory of Canada had a personal goal to catch a marlin with his fly rod this year. He succeeded on two consecutive days! This day he caught his second marlin on the fly - a nice 200 lb blue! This day the Gamefisher II raised 6 marlin and got 3 bites on the fly.

May 18, 2010: Ivo Mitev caught his first marlin on the fly rod - a 250 lb blue marlin, which he fought for 2 1/2 hours and successfully released back to the sea. Bravo!!!

May 14, 2010: Greg Wagner, fishing guide out of Rockport Texas, his wife and friends enjoyed a half day of inshore fishing with good action. They caught 10 bonitas, 2 snapper, 1 Cubera Snapper about 35 lbs, 1 Urel at 20 lbs. Their big score for the day was a Pacific sailfish caught just a half mile offshore!

May 13, 2010: Jeffrey Tucker from Atlanta, Georgia had one sailfish bite and released it. He also caught 2 nice yellow fin tuna.

May 12, 2010: Jeffrey Tucker from Atlanta and friends Charlie and Glen had 4 sailfish raised to the boat, got 3 bites, releasing 2 sails. They also had two marlin bites, one blue and one striped. The blue marlin got away with half the bait. The striped marlin was caught and released. This day they also caught two yellow fin tuna.

May 10, 2010: Guest's from "The Beach House" in Flamingo fished a half day. They caught a snapper for the table and some other smaller species.

May 9, 2010: James Cambridge, from Austin, Texas took his niece Melissa out for a half day of inshore fishing. They caught a snapper and few other small species.

May 1, 2010: Scott Isacksen coordinated a company fishing tournament for his pharmaceutical firm and was himself aboard the Gamefisher II. The group took five boats out of Tamarindo for their own private fishing derby. The Gamefisher II, with Capt. Junior Bustos at the helm, finished as high boat raising 10 sailfish, getting 9 bites with 8 Pacific sailfish released on that day.

April 6, 2010: Allen Herline, wife Carol, son Luke and two daughters Hope and Anna Claire from Nashville, Tennessee enjoyed beautiful weather and calm seas. The fishing was slow. They raised one sailfish and gracias a Dios they caught him! They had a dorado on but lost him and caught five small tuna and two skip jacks.

April 5, 2010: Rusty Jones and family raised four sailfish, had two bites and successfully released two sails. They raised five blue marlin, had four bites and released one on 80 lb tackle estimated to be 400 lbs. They also caught a 40 + pound dorado for the table.

April 3, 2010: Rusty Jones, wife Kim and three kids Corey, Conner and Colton from Suwannee, Georgia enjoyed a beautiful day on the water out of Carrillo Bay. Early in the day they had 2 blue marlin raised but did not get the bites. They had a giant bull dorado on that jumped all over the ocean before pulling the hooks. The sailfish action was red hot this day! Out of seventeen sails raised they got sixteen bites and released twelve. Pretty work by this Georgian family!

April 1, 2010: Nehl and son Taylor Horton from Chicago, Illinois, had a beautiful day on the water with eight sailfish raised they had seven bites, releasing three sails. They also had two blue marlin raised, got one bite and successfully released a blue marlin approximately 225 lbs. on 30# tackle. They also caught a 25 lb dorado for dinner.

March 31, 2010: Nehl and Taylor Horton on slick calm seas had seven sailfish raised, got five bites, releasing three sails. They also released a blue marlin, approximately 150 lbs on 25# tackle.

March 26, 2010: Kevin Neill came from San Diego to fish the day before his wedding with friends Andy, Tim and Tom. They had great sailfish action, raising twelve, they had ten bites and released seven.

March 21, 2010: John & Kelly Habig from Portsmouth, New Hampshire fished a full day raising thirteen sailfish, had ten bites, releasing three sails. The sailfish were finicky eaters this day. They also had two striped marlin bites, successfully releasing one striped marlin approximately 125 lbs. And caught one 35 lb. dorado for the dinner table.

March 17, 2010: Don Flynn, wife Beth and son Trevor from Homer, Alaska had eight sailfish raised, with five bites, releasing four.

March 16, 2010: Butch and Louise Bullock from Atlanta, Georgia raised two sailfish, had one bite released it. They also caught a 30 lb yellow-fin tuna amongst the spinner dolphin.

March 15, 2010: Butch Bullock and Randy Hewatt from Atlanta, Georgia raised three sailfish, had two bites and released both of them. They also caught a handful of black skip jack tuna.

March 14, 2010: Randy Hewatt and Butch Bullock fishing the first day of a three day tournament hosted by Resurgens, in which all proceeds go toward prosthetics for children in need. They raised twelve sailfish, had twelve bites, successfully releasing four.

March 12, 2010: Dick Vance, wife Cindy, daughter Callie and son Dave were two for three on the sailfish, THREE FOR THREE on the blue marlin! The blue marlin estimated to weigh in at 125, 150 & 175 lbs. They also caught two yellow fin tuna this day.

March 11, 2010: Dick Vance & Family from Charleston, S.C. raised two sailfish had two bites with no release. A challenging day for the fishing but the Vance family reported a nice day on the water just the same.

March 10, 2010: Day number three for Phil Johnson, Steve and Alister from Connecticut. Hooked and fought a blue marlin estimated to be 500 lbs. that somehow was tail wrapped during the fight and hauled in dead. Nothing goes to waste, the entire Carrillo area enjoyed marlin steaks for dinner.

March 9, 2010: Phil Johnson, Alister and Steve had beautiful weather and calm seas. They had shots at two sailfish and a few wahoo but no hook ups. It was a day for the yellow-fin, they ended up with four nice tuna for the table.

March 8, 2010: Phil, Alister and Steve had one sailfish raised and successfully released, had a blue marlin hooked with a 5 minute fight until the fish spit the hook. They caught five nice yellow fin tuna found with a group of tuxedo dolphins.

March 7, 2010: Final day of the Presidential Challenge of Costa Rica, 20 lb. light tackle tournament. Fishing with Jimmy Taylor, John Price and Diego Lopez, one sailfish was raised without the bite. Very challenging days fishing, the Gamefisher II placed 4th over all out of 13 boats entered.

March 6, 2010: Second day of the Presidential Challenge of Costa Rica tournament with Jimmy Taylor, John Price and Diego Lopez. Guest observer aboard was George Crawford from Aiken S.C. One sailfish was released for five bites. Diego released a 200 lb. blue marlin.

March 5, 2010: Day number one of the Presidential Challenge of Costa Rica tournament. On board were anglers John Price and Jimmy Taylor both from the state of Texas and Diego Lopez from Carrillo, Costa Rica. Observer aboard: Kevin Mauch. The anglers caught one dorado, two sailfish for four raised and a blue marlin estimated to be 175 lbs.

March 4, 2010: Practice day before the Tournament, anglers Jimmy Taylor and John Price released one Pacific sailfish for two raised and a nice striped marlin around 150 lbs.

March 2, 2010: Keith Campbell, Mike Newburn and Dave Limbert from Houston, Texas, raised 3 Pacific Sailfish had 3 bites and released two. They missed a dorado and had a blue marlin up with no bite.

March 1, 2010: Keith, Mike and Dave had one Pacific Sailfish raised with no hook up. They did succeed in releasing a nice 175 lb. blue marlin.

February 28, 2010: Jim Summers from Summer’s Winery, St. Helena, California, his chief wine maker Ignacio Rodriguez, uncle Ramon Rodriguez and their chief wine expert Roy Chellemi enjoyed a beautiful day on the water. They had four sailfish up, three bites and successfully released one.

February 27, 2010: Dr. Rhett Spencer from Florence, South Carolina, had one sailfish raised and he caught it. He also released a nice blue marlin around 250 lbs this day.

February 26, 2010: Dr. Rhett Spencer had one sailfish raised, one bite but no release. He caught for nice yellow fin tuna around the spinner dolphins, the largest of which was about 75 lbs.

February 25, 2010: Dr. Rhett Spencer had two sailfish up, two bites, successfully releasing one Pacific sail. One this day he caught five yellow fin tuna, the biggest around 80 lbs. He also caught a 40 lb wahoo with a monofilament leader on a circle hook with a swimming ballyhoo. That was a strike of luck.

February 24, 2010: Randy Dale, Paul Powes and Bob West from Michigan had four sailfish up, four bites and caught three. They also hooked up a blue marlin but lost it when the lines got crossed up. They did however catch another blue marlin around 220 lbs.

February 22, 2010: Jim Ciesliga, Randy Dale and Paul Powes from St. Clare, Michigan, had four sailfish raised, three bites and one successful release. They also had a shot at a blue marlin, caught one dorado and three yellow fin tuna.

February 21, 2010: Jim Ciesliga, Randy and Paul had six sailfish raised, six bites and released two. The caught a 30 lb wahoo and a 25 lb dorado.

February 20, 2010: Jim Miller and 14 year old son Trevor had 6 sailfish raised, 6 bites, successfully releasing two Pacific sailfish. They also caught a dorado about 20 lbs.

February 19, 2010: Jim and Trevor raised two sailfish, had two bites and released them both. Nice work!

February 18, 2010: Jim and Trevor had five sailfish up, three bites, and one release. Rough, windy day on the water, they also managed to catch three dorado, the biggest around 45 lbs.

February 17, 2010: Jim and Trevor had fourteen sailfish up, thirteen bites, releasing eight. Great day!

February 16, 2010: Alex Davis and friend Chi Chi from Pensacola, Florida had eleven sailfish up, got seven bites, successfully releasing five Pacific Sailfish. They also caught four nice dorado.

February 15, 2010: Alex and Chi Chi raised 20 sailfish, got 20 bites and released seven sailfish.

February 14, 2010: Alex, Chi Chi and Dan raised nine sailfish, had seven bites and released three sails. They caught a 30 lb dorado for the table.

February 13, 2010: Alex, Chi Chi and Dan raised fourteen sailfish, had eleven bites and released five Pacific Sailfish. They also caught two dorado.

February 12, 2010: Jim Sarubbi, Thor, Charlie and Kenny from New York City had six sailfish up, five bites and released three.

February 11, 2010: Walter Moss and friend Duane had eleven sailfish up on a windy, rough day, got ten bites and released five Pacific sailfish. They also caught seven yellow fin tuna and one dorado. A great day!

February 10, 2010: Walter Moss and friend Vinnie Greaves, the Georgia Bulldog, and new owner/operator of El Sueno Tropical Hotel in Carrillo, Costa Rica. Three sailfish were raised with three bites and two releases.

February 9, 2010: Pete Bretsch, John Mezzanotti, Pat Flack and Charlie Carlson from Pompano Beach, Florida, were aboard. They had six sailfish raised, four bites and released all four. Great percentage!

February 8, 2010: Pete, John, Pat and Charlie had fourteen sailfish up, got eleven bites and released seven. They also brought home a dorado for dinner.

February 7, 2010: Pete, John, Pat and Charlie had eleven sailfish raised, got ten bites and released all ten. Again, you gotta respect those percentages!

February 6, 2010: Part of the La Grange, Georgia group, Sonny, Steve and Charlie had thirteen sailfish up, nine bites and released five.

February 5, 2010: La Grange, Georgia group Charles, Scott and Tom had fourteen sailfish up, got 12 bites and successfully released seven.

February 4, 2010: La Grange, Georgia group leader Sandy Winslow, Ken Boatwright and Dick Barks had twenty one sailfish up, fifteen bites and released nine. Great day on the water boys!

February 3, 2010: Walter Moss had four sailfish up, four bites, releasing all four. He also caught two dorado, five yellow fin tuna, sizes between 50 and 85 lbs.

February 2, 2010: Walter Moss, out on a gorgeous day, had three sailfish up, three bites but no successful releases. He did catch three dorado and four tuna.

January 31, 2010: Walter Moss of Roanoke, Virginia, fishing the day after the full moon, had one sailfish give a mealy-mouth bite, saw a nice blue marlin slam dunk the teaser but never saw him again (dog-gone it!) He had a 40 plus lb dorado jump off the hook and another dorado bit without the hook up. The highlight of the day was the fried chicken and jalapeno bean dip!

January 30, 2010: Full moon day. Roger Danner of Nashville, Tennessee and his fishing partner Allen Lopez from Brasilito, Costa Rica, raised 9 sailfish, had 8 bites, releasing 4 sailfish. They had a shot at a striped marlin but got a whole bait back after the bite. There was also a nice dorado caught for the table.

January 29, 2010: Travel day – The Crew brings the boat back to Carrillo from the GIFT Tournament in Quepos, Costa Rica. It was a 5 hour run with calm seas.

January 28, 2010: Day #4 of the GIFT Fly Tournament in Quepos. 13 sailfish were raised with 8 bites. Jeff McFadden and Jim Gallagher each released 2 sailfish for a total of 4 releases on the fly for the day. Jim also caught a 35 lb dorado on fly tackle. They took 3rd place, over all, at the conclusion of the GIFT Fly Tournament for 2009.

January 27, 2010: Day #3 of the GIFT Fly Tournament in Quepos. 9 sailfish were raised with 4 bites. Jeff McFadden and Jim Gallagher each released 1 sailfish for a total of 2 releases on the Gamefisher II for the day.

January 26, 2010: Day #2 of the GIFT Fly Tournament in Quepos. 5 sailfish were raised for 4 bites. Jeff McFadden and Jim Gallagher each released 1 sailfish for a total of 2 releases on the Gamefisher II for this day.

January 25, 2010: Day #1 of the Gray International Fly Tournament (GIFT) in Quepos. Fishing with Jeff McFadden and Jim Gallagher, 7 sailfish were raised with 4 bites. No releases for this day.

January 24, 2010: Jeff McFadden and Jim Gallagher on 2nd practice day had 1 bite for 1 raised and no release.

January 23, 2010: Jeff McFadden and Jim Gallagher aboard for 1st practice day for the Gray International Fly Tournament (GIFT). 5 sailfish were raised with 3 bites. Jeff released two sailfish.

January 22, 2010: Travel day – The Crew relocate the Gamefisher II from Carrillo to Quepos. The weather was nice. The run took 4 hrs and 45 minutes.

January 21, 2010: Fishing with Joan Vernon, we raised 2 sailfish, had 2 bites, releasing 1 sailfish. Joan also caught a nice 32 lb wahoo this day. She had several other Wahoo get away biting through the monofilament leader.

January 20, 2010: Derek Springler and friends Jonathan, Chris and Dan from Maine had an action packed day aboard the Gamefisher II. They raised 10 sailfish, had 8 bites, successfully releasing 4 sailfish. They also released a 150 striped marlin and a 300 lb, plus blue marlin on 30 lb stand-up tackle, giving them 3 different species of billfish released in a day – otherwise known as a GRAND SLAM! In addition they caught 2 dorado and 2 yellow-fin tuna.

January 19, 2010: Joe Dove fished inshore along the beaches and reefs, catching 7 Bonita, 1 mackerel and 1 dorado. He also raised 2 sailfish and had 1 bite but no release.

January 18, 2010: Joe Dove had 3 sailfish raised, with 2 bites and 2 sailfish releases.

January 17, 2010: Joe Dove had 1 blue marlin bite and caught 3 dorado.

January 16, 2010: Joe Dove had 3 sailfish raised with 3 bites. He released 1 sailfish on this day. He also caught 3 skip jack tuna and 4 dorado.

January 15, 2010: Joe Dove from Lake Placid, Florida, had 3 sailfish raised, 3 bites, releasing 2 sailfish. He also caught 5 dorado.

January 14, 2010: Roger Danner of Nashville, Tennessee and friend Allen Lopez of Costa Rica had 1 sailfish raised, 1 bite but no release. They also had several bites from one striped marlin but no hook up. They did catch 4 dorado and lost one Wahoo who bit through the leader in the fight.

January 11, 2010: Derek Springler and friends fishing ½ day inshore caught 6 skip jack and a handful of mackerel.

January 10, 2010: Bobby Mendez, Jeff McClure and Carl Anderson from Greensboro, North Carolina fished a ½ day inshore, catching 3 mackerel, 1 needle fish, 1 jack, 3 blue runners, 1 trigger fish and 1 dorado.

January 9, 2010: Ashley Heaton and friends Chase, Jim and Perry from Aiken, South Carolina, had 4 sailfish raised, 2 bites and 2 sailfish released. They also released 4 striped marlin, one pair as a double-header.

Jan. 8 – Ashley Heaton and friends Chase, Jim and Perry, had 7 sailfish raised, 6 bites and released 3 sails. They also caught 6 dorado.

January 7, 2010: Ashley Heaton, his father Kent and friends Chase, Jim and Perry from Aiken, South Carolina, raised 12 sailfish, had 9 bites, releasing 6 sailfish. They hooked up a nice striped marlin but pulled the hook during the fight. They also caught 3 dorado for the table.

January 3, 2010: Joan Vernon, James Cambridge & friends had 5 sailfish raised, 5 bites with 3 releases. They also pulled the hook on a nice blue marlin and caught 5 dorado. The ocean was alive this day. The group saw sea turtles, spinner dolphin, spotted dolphin, pilot whales and minke whales.

January 2, 2010: Joan Vernon had 4 sailfish raised, 3 bites, releasing 1 sailfish. She also had two blue marlin up getting a bite out of one, approximately 140 lbs, successfully releasing it on 20 lb tackle. She also caught 2 dorado.

December 30, 2009: Joan Vernon, Founder of the Presidential Challenge of Central America light tackle fishing tournament series, started out on the first day of 2009 with a GRAND SLAM aboard the Gamefisher II. She fished with us on our last fishing day of the year and was just one sailfish from closing out the year with another GRAN SLAM. She released an estimated 225 lb blue marlin on 20 lb tackle, a striped marlin in the neighborhood of 200 lbs, also on 20 lb tackle, and had another blue marlin spit the hook after an array of beautiful jumps. She had two sailfish bites but did not manage to stick them.

December 29, 2009: Peter Regan fished with his wife Sey and his niece Zavi. They released 1 sailfish for 2 bites, raising 3 and released a striped marlin approximately 180lbs. They also caught 4 Dorado, had some grilled at the Colibri Restaurant and raved about how good it was.

December 28, 2009: First day of fishing out of the Playa Carillo harbor and also my birthday! We fished with Peter Regan from New York state raising 5 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing 3 sailfish. Peter also released a blue marlin about 200lbs. and a stripe marlin about 175lbs. both on 30# tackle giving him 3 different species of billfish in the same day. A.K.A. GRAND SLAM. He caught 2 Dorado for dinner as well!

The afternoon of the 27th we ran the Gamefisher II down to Playa Carillo where we will fish for the next four months with hopes of a super sailfish bite and a magnificent marlin bite.

December 27, 2009: Kurt, Bob, Robert, Charles, Ryan and Ryan, staying at Marks beach house, fished for a ½ Day inshore catching 3 mackerels, 1 blue runner, 1 skip jack, 3 ladyfish, a 35lb. horse eyed jack and a 37lb pacific dog toothed snapper.

December 23, 2009: Roger Danner, Allen Lopez, Clayton Greenwood and his wife Jamie and their son Erro went offshore releasing one sailfish for 2 bites, pulled the hook on a stripe marlin (rats!) and caught 4 nice Dorado.

December 22, 2009: Bill, Hunter, Summer and Joe fished a ½ Day inshore. They had good action catching 2 mackerels, 3 jacks, 2 skip jacks, 2 ladyfish, 1 roosterfish approximately 35lbs., 2 barracudas and a 30lb. dorado.

December 21, 2009: John Holt and his son Ben , from Atlanta fished a ½ Day inshore catching the following variety of species;3 mackerels, 6 barracudas, 1 jack, 4 ladyfish, 7 blue runners, 1 roosterfish about 40lbs. and 1 roosterfish about 15lbs,1 goatfish, 2 bonefish, 2 skip jacks, 1 look down, 1 snapper, and last but not least 1 stingray.

December 19, 2009: Roger Danner , Allen Lopez and Clayton Greenwood fished offshore releasing 3 sailfish, a stripe marlin (approximately 150lbs.) . They also caught a nice dorado for dinner.

December 8, 2009: David, Glenda and Drury Ghegan from Atlanta fished a ½ Day at the Catalina Islands catching a 25lb. dorado and a hand full of skip jacks.

December 7, 2009: One of our neighbors, Dennis, had his family out for a ½ Day catching 5 Dorado and 2 skip jacks.

December 2, 2009: Mark Tupper’s crew from L.A. went bottom fishing for a ½ Day catching 1 snapper, 10 grouper and a pacific striped bonita.

December 1, 2009: Some friends of Mark Tupper, Ron, Del, Andres and Tex from Los Angeles, Cal. Fished offshore . They raised 4 sailfish, had 3 bites releasing 2 sailfish. They also caught 8 nice Dorado.

November 27, 2009: Roger Danner from Nashville, Tenn. and Allen Lopez from Brazilito, Costa Rica fished a full Day. The Pappagallos were a blowing so the boys ran south to get out of the winds and fished out front of Nosara catching 3 Dorado.

November 26, 2009: Tom , Margaret, and their sons Tom and Garret from Georgia, fishing a ½ Day, released 3 sailfish for 4 bites, a 30lb. dorado and a skip jack .

November 17, 2009: Mark Allison and his buddies Ted, Joe & Patrick fished a ½ Day inshore looking for something to grill. The Pappagallo winds were blowing but we still managed to poke offshore enough to catch 2 skip jacks and 3 nice Dorado.

November 14, 2009: Bob and Ruth Pelosi of Stuart, Florida and Albert and Nora Craddock from Costa Rica went 3 for 4 on the sailfish, caught 9 dorado and released a 275 lb blue marlin on 30# test.

November 12, 2009: Ricardo Seevers of Costa Rica and fellow coffee growers of Costa Rica Paco, Marvin and Aris caught 1 sailfish for 3 bites, raised a double header blue marlin, releasing one at 250 lbs. They also caught 4 dorado and 4 tuna.

November 9, 2009: Rex Elliot and Company, Greg and Laura caught 5 dorado

November 6, 2009: On a half day inshore fishing Bart, Mark, Macky and Steve caught 2 dorado.

November 5, 2009: Chris Broadhurst of Carbondale, Colorado and Company released one sailfish.

November 4, 2009: Steve, Dave, Nick and Gene of Potrero, Costa Rica caught 1 sailfish and were 1 for 2 on the blue marlin (about 300 lbs). They also caught 10 dorado.

October 27, 2009: Nate, Calvin, Ben and Jim from New Mexico caught 4 dorado, 3 bonita and 1 needlefish.

October 24, 2009: Ivo Mitev and friends Dan and Tony came for sailfish on the fly rod. 5 sails were raised, 3 released for 4 bites. Nice work!

October 10, 2009: Roger Danner from Nashville, Tennessee and Allen Lopez of Costa Rica caught 1 dorado and 1 wahoo.

October 7, 2009: Roger Williams & Company caught 1 for 3 on the sailfish, 3 dorado and 1 needlefish.

October 2, 2009: Rigo of Potero, Costa Ria & Company caught 1 sailfish, 1 dorado, 10 Pacific striped bonita and 7 skip jack tuna.

October 1, 2009: On a half day of fun fishing, Dennis Garrett & Melissa Chellemi caught 1 sailfish, 9 dorado and 9 striped bonita.

September 25, 2009: Ivo Mitev and friend Dan from Canada came for roosterfish on the fly rod. They released 2 on the fly rod for 10 roosterfish raised. As a bonus they caught 4 nice dorado, releasing 2, a jack cravel and 3 needlefish.

September 21, 2009: On a half day inshore Ron Hornsby and family caught 2 jacks, 10 bonita, 1 49 lb dogtooth snapper and 1 needlefish.

September 20, 2009: Joe Wells and friend Mike caught 1 dorado, 5 bonita and a 60 lb roosterfish.

September 19, 2009: Ron Hornsby and family raised 1 sailfish, no release. They caught 4 nice dorado and pulled the hook on a blue marlin.

September 18, 2009: Ron Hornsby released 1 sailfish for 2 bites and caught 12 grouper and 1 striped bonita.

September 19, 2009: Captains Log - We added six new action packed videos to the Video Gallery today. (Videos number 6 through 11)

September 2, 2009: Some sailfish moved inshore for a few days, inside of 300 feet . Katie, Sarah, and Whitney took advantage of this during a half day of fishing raising 8 sailfish, 7 bites releasing 5 sailfish.

August 23, 2009: Lex Taulare, Adam and friends went offshore raising 9 sailfish, had 7 bites releasing 2 sailfish. They raised a marlin but no bite and caught 3 dorados for the table.

August 22, 2009: Steve and Steve’s last day had light Pappagallo winds. They raised 9 sailfish, 8 bites releasing 4 sailfish. Raised a small blue marlin that window shopped for a while and swam off. No bite.

August 21, 2009: Steve and Steve from L.A. on their second of three days fishing raised 2 sailfish but no bites. They also raised 3 blue marlins, had 2 bites releasing one about 350 lbs. on 30# tackle!

August 20, 2009: Steve Schwimmer and Steve Leff from Las Angeles, Ca. dodged rain showers most of the day Raising 7 sailfish, 6 bites releasing 2 sailfish. They raised a marlin that did not bite and jumped off a dorado.(rats)

August 19, 2009: Mort Staubmueller and co. tried their luck offshore again raising another finicky blue marlin that just would not bite. They also raised 9 sailfish, had 8 bites with 4 releases and a 25lb dorado for dinner.

August 18, 2009: Kevin Clarke and friends from Florida released one sailfish and a pacific striped bonita in the morning and went to bottom fishing in the afternoon catching 16 groupers(the biggest weighing 15lbs), 4-snappers and 4-margaritas (another species of bottom fish).

August 17, 2009: Mort and Doug Straubmueller and their friend David from Texas went offshore and raised a big blue marlin that would not Bite. They released one sailfish for two bites and also caught 3-bonitas.

August 16, 2009: ½ Day of inshore fishing in the morning around the Islands with Jack and Donna Osbourne, their daughter Morgan and friends Logan and Diana. Fishing inshore has been a little slow. They caught 2-bonitas, 2-dorados for dinner and one hound fish about five feet long. ½ Day of inshore fishing in the afternoon with Pastor Brett Clifford, his wife Joanne, friends “Croot Dawg, Budda, and Brad. They had a little more variety catching 3-bonitas, 1-rainbow runner, 1-snapper and a 35lb roosterfish! Pulled the hook on another roosterfish.

August 15, 2009: Captain Junior and First Mate Diego had a great day fishing with Don Coffey and his wife from Tennessee catching two Blue Marlin, 300lbs. and 250 lbs. respectively (both on 30# test line). They only had one sailfish bite and were successful with releasing her. As if that wasn’t enough they went on to catch 4- yellowfin tuna(20 to 30 lb range), 7 Wahoo and a 30lb Dorado. Nice Job!!

August 15, 2009: Captains Log - Junior is the Captain today. He called to tell me that they just released a Blue Marlin about 300lbs and that they are fighting a Wahoo at the moment.

August 14, 2009: Scott and Cindy raised 4 sailfish, had 3 bites releasing all three. They fought a small Blue Marlin that threw the hook while jumping toward the boat, finishing the day with 9 Wahoo while fishing near a derelict cargo net.

August 12, 2009: Half Day of inshore fishing with Perry Kocher and his family. The action was a little slow catching 2-needlefish, 5-bonitas and a Wahoo. Something big ate a live bait on the bottom and pulled hard for awhile but came off.

August 11, 2009: Artie Shimek and his family went offshore raising 10 sailfish, had 7 bites releasing 4 sailfish.

August 6, 2009: Mark Tupper and his family raised 9 sailfish, had 7 bites releasing 5 sailfish. They also caught 4 yellowfin tuna for dinner and 2 bonitos.

August 5, 2009: Mark Tupper and his family stayed inshore catching 20-snapper and 10- skip jacks.

July 31, 2009: Steve Golding's crew from Vicksburg Mississippi, raised 3 sailfish, had 3 bites releasing 1 sailfish. They also raised 3 Blue Marlin, had 2 bites releasing 1 Blue Marlin estimated at 375lbs. They topped that off with 4 yellowfin tuna for Sashimi and cold beer on the way home.

July 30, 2009: John Bayne and co. did some bottom fishing catching 2 nice grouper (28lbs &32lbs), 15- smaller grouper, 3 pacific striped bonitos and 2-snappers.

July 29, 2009: Was a beautiful coastal cruise, picking up Steve Golding and his crew at Playas del Coco and touring the whole of Culebra Bay and the coast line back to Flamingo.

July 28, 2009: Half Day of inshore fishing with John Bayne and co. They caught a mixed bag of fish. 2-pacific striped bonita, 6-black skip jacks, 3-snapper, releasing 1-roosterfish estimated at 40lbs and an amberjack that weighting in at 65lbs.

July 27, 2009: John Bayne and co. had a very windy morning . They raised 5 sails, had 4 bites but weren’t able to bring any to the boat. They did manage to catch 3-dorados for their dinner before pulling the plug at noon time and heading on home.

July 27, 2009: Captains Log - It has been a little bit breezy lately but plenty fishable. With a little hard work and perseverance the Gamefisher II has been keeping the folks happy.

July 25, 2009: The Lewis’ raised 11 sailfish, had 8 bites releasing 6 sailfish. They also caught 2-bonitas, 1-dorado, 1-snapper and 8-grouper

July 24, 2009: Fuzzy Davis and family from Hilton Head, South Carolina raised 10 sailfish, had 6 bites releasing 2 sailfish on conventional tackle and 1 sailfish on the fly rod!

July 23, 2009: Harry, Jay and Gene Ronsman , while fly fishing for sailfish , raised 13, had 7 bites releasing 3 sailfish.

July 22, 2009: Fuzzy Davis and Family raised 6 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing 3. They also caught 2 dorado for dinner.

July 21, 2009: Roger Danner from Tenn. and Alan and Ricardo Lopez from Brazilito, Costa Rica raised 3 sailfish, had 2 bites releasing both of them. They also caught 2-bonitas, 2-amberjacks and 6 big dorado.

July 20, 2009: Bill Hicks and Family from Houston, Texas raised 6 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing 3 sailfish and 2-dorados for dinner

July 19, 2009: Harley Coone and Co. from Austin Texas enjoyed a ½ day of inshore fishing at the Catalina Islands catching 12- black skip jacks, 1-dorado, 1-pacific striped Bonita, 1-mackeral, 1-needlefish and last but not least, 1- sailfish

July 18, 2009: Dr. Scott Wenk and Co. raised 6 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing 2 sailfish.

July 17, 2009: Lisa Turner and Family raised 6 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing all 4 sailfish.

July 16, 2009: Dr. Robert Mcshane and Family raised 12 sailfish, had 12 bites releasing 6 sailfish.

July 15, 2009: 1/2 day of inshore fishing with Bill Murphy and his son Mark from Annapolis, Md. They caught a nice species list of the followings; 1-barracuda , 1-lookdown, 1-mackeral, 8-skip jacks, 1-snapper, 1-grouper, 1- jack cravell, 1-yellowfin tuna and last but not least a 40 +lb. roosterfish.

July 14, 2009: Mike, Will, Logan and Cory from Texas raised 12 sailfish, had 10 bites and released 6 of them.

July 12, 2009: Dustin, Thomas, Rafael and Sean from New York raised 8 sailfish, had 8 bites, releasing 4. They also caught 1-rainbow runner, 15 skip jacks and a Wahoo for dinner.

July 11, 2009: Bill Heathcott and family from Austin Texas raised 12 sailfish, had 10 bites, releasing 5. They also caught 2 rainbow runners and 3 Dorado for dinner.

July 10, 2009: Steve, Mike and Dennis, guests of Steve Golding from Vicksburg Mississippi, raised 10 sailfish, had 10 bites, releasing 8 of them. They also caught 2-wahoo and 1-dorado for their fish fry. By the way, they brought their own grits.

July 9, 2009: Steve Valerias and his two buddies Frank and Mike raised 9 sailfish, had 9 bites, and released 3. For the table they caught 4-dorados and 2-wahoos.

July 8, 2009: ½ of in shore fishing at the Catalina Islands with Garry, Tom and Linda Candis. They caught 1-dorado, 1 big jack cravell, and a roosterfish estimated at about 50 lbs.

July 7, 2009: Bill Heahtcott’s family from Austin Texas had a banner day raising 8 sailfish, 8 bites, releasing 4 sailfish. Bill’s 15 year old daughter, Hope, released a 500 + lb Black Marlin. Atta girl Hope!! In the dinner department they boated 2-wahoo, 3-dorados, and 1- yellowfin tuna.

July 4, 2009: Alan Johnson and his family fish a ½ day around the Catalina Islands catching 1-wahoo, 1-dorado and a roosterfish pushing 40 lbs.

July 2, 2009: Captains Log - Here is what’s been happening lately with the fishing. Out front you can fish all day and see 25 to 30 free jumping sails and sailfish finning on the surface. Very few are coming in the baits for the bite but they are there. Maybe they are breading and when they get done with that they will be extra hungry. We are going further north and raising 15 to 20 sails a day with an occasional marlin bite. A few Wahoo and tuna are showing up as well.

July 1, 2009: Peter Hughes and David Daniels from England fished all day raising 14 sails with 11 bites, catching and releasing 7. They also caught 4 dorado, releasing one and keeping three for dinner.

June 24, 2009: Mark and Brooks Bailey and their friends from Saint Augustine, Florida surfed in the morning and fished long enough to catch a 40lb Wahoo, a 35lb tuna and they had 3 chances at sailfish but couldn’t hang on to them.

June 23, 2009: Sally Dare and her crew fished a Half day at the Catalina Islands catching a 30lb rooster fish along with a mixed bag of bonitos, jacks, needle fish and mackerel.

June 21, 2009: Frank Delatore and his friend Patty from Ft. Meyers, Fl. raised 4 sailfish, releasing 2 of them. They also caught a 50 plus lbs Dorado.

June 18, 2009: Luther Penny and his friends Darrel, Allen and Beth from North Carolina went fly fishing for sailfish. They raised 10 sails, had 4 bites, releasing 2 of them.

July 17, 2009: Lisa Turner and Family raised 6 sailfish, had 4 bites releasing all 4 sailfish.

July 16, 2009: Dr. Robert Mcshane and Family raised 12 sailfish, had 12 bites releasing 6 sailfish.