July 31 & August 1, 2015:

Day one: Joan Vernon fished a full day offshore with her grandson Mackie and his friend Jake. They had 7 sailfish bites and released 6. Boys did all the angling this day.

Day two: Joan Vernon, Mackie and Jake got into a good bite, raising 16 sailfish, getting 15 bites and releasing 10. Joan, light tackle angler, released 4 of the sailfish on 8 lb! She also had a 200 lb blue marlin on the 8 lb for about 10 exciting minutes before the fish got gears and broke off.

July 30, 2015: Justin and Amanda Kennon caught 7 Pacific sailfish and 1 blue marlin about 250 lbs.

July 29, 2015: The Cox party fishing a full day offshore from Flamingo released 3 sailfish and caught two nice dorado.

June 14, 2015: Rob and Reese Small, visiting from Colorado had a fun day on the water. They released 3 Pacific sailfish for 5 bites, caught 2 nice sized dorado, broke a third off and caught 1 snapper.

June 13, 2015: Sean Dingle, son Jack and friends released 3 Pacific Sailfish for 5 raised and 3 bites and caught 2 good sized snapper for the table, 1 dorado and a Jack Caravelle.

July 11 & 12, 2015: Sean and Jack Dingle with friends Robert and Darren Howard fishing three days offshore.

Day 1: Released 3 for 5 sailfish raised and caught one 40# yellowfin tuna.
Day 2: Raised 5 sailfish, had 3 bites but no release. Raised and released 1 250# blue marlin. Caught 1 dorado.

July 10, 2015: Scott Hoffmeyer and family fishing to celebrate son's 18th birthday raised 3 sailfish and his son caught and released 1 nice Pacific sailfish. The group also caught a beautiful 40# yellowfin tuna.

July 9, 2015: Chris and Jennifer Polk, fishing with their kids Keagen and Kash out of Texas had fun. The boat raised 7 sailfish, they got 5 bites and released 3 sails. They also had a marlin on but broke him off.

July 6 & 8, 2015: David Harmon, Jr and family, fished two full days off Flamingo.

Day 1: The team released 3 sailfish for 5 bites and caught 2 dorado.
Day 2: The Harmon group released 2 sailfish and caught 2 yellowfin tuna, 40# and 50#.

July 7, 2015: Eric Wilson and family released 1 sailfish for 2 bites. They also caught 2 nice sized yellowfin tuna.

July 5, 2015: Sandy Winslow from Atlanta Georgia, longtime customer and friend brought his kids Anderson and Leah and a buddy Pick Parks. They fished a full day offshore raising 7 sailfish, had 5 bites and released 2. They also got into a mess of yellow fin tuna at the end of the day and caught a triple in the 30-40# range. The group took it back to Casa de los Congos and had Jean Luc Taulere private chef prepare it. Guaranteed that was a gourmet feast!

July 2 & 3, 2015: Dennis Templeton was in town again and booked a half day inshore and a full day offshore.

Day 1: On the half day inshore trip the party caught 3 small roosterfish, 2 Jack Carville, 1 needlefish and 2 dorado.
Day 2: Fishing offshore they had to run south to duck the winds but managed to release 4 sailfish for 5 bites. They also caught 3 nice yellow fin tuna in the 20-40 lb range.

June 25 & 26, 2015:

Day 1: John Zabaldano and girlfriend Tina Grizzle out of Texas fished a full day offshore from Flamingo hoping to catch their first billfish. The crew fulfilled their wishes with 5 sailfish released for 7 bites, and a black marlin estimated to be 400 lbs. They also caught a 10 lb. Dorado.
Day 2: John fished by himself and the boat raised 12 sailfish and had 10 bites. John released 6 sails and learned how to hook them himself this day! The boat raised 3 marlin that went for the teasers but they never got a bite out of them.

June 24, 2015: Bob Allen from New York and his friend Andre fished a full day offshore from Flamingo. They had some incredible action and got a grand slam releasing 1 blue marlin 200 lbs., 1 striped marlin 150 lbs. and 3 Pacific sailfish.

June 20, 2015: The John Feik Party out of Texas went 1 for 4 on the Sailfish, raised 3 blue marlin and had a double blue marlin release!! They also caught a dorado offshore and then headed inshore for some fishing there, hooked up and released double header roosterfish!!! Nice ones too estimated to weigh 40 and 50 lbs.

June 19, 2015: Jenny, Mandy, Nathan and Kris out of Texas had great action. They caught 8 for 10 on the Sailfish and were 1 for 2 on the blue marlin! They also caught a dorado for dinner.

June 18, 2015: Lee Farmer and Mike Spoor fished a half day inshore catching 6 bonito, 5 Jack Carville and 2 nice 30 lb roosterfish.

June 17, 2015: Lee Farmer, Tracey and Mike fished a full day offshore. They were 1 for 2 bites on the sailfish, caught a nice yellow fin tuna and 2 dorado as well.

June 14, 2015: Doug Behseresht and family fished a full day offshore. The group released a nice blue marlin, 1 Pacific sailfish and they had fun catching some yellow fin tuna for dinner!

June 14, 2015: Doug Behseresht and family out of Houston, Texas fished a full day offshore off of Flamingo. The party caught 1 Pacific sailfish and 1 blue marlin estimated to weigh 250 lbs. They also got into a tuna bite and caught some yellow-fin for the table.

June 9 & 11: Travis Valencia and Adrienne, a fun couple who love to fish together, visiting from Colorado, fished two half days on the Gamefisher II. Day One: They caught two big roosterfish, estimated to weigh 55-60 lbs. 1 Jack Carville and 7 small Dorado. Day Two: They had more luck with the roosterfish, catching 3 in the 20-25 lb. range. They also caught some bonito and a pargo, which they kept for the table.

June 5: Peter Doig and Michael Geoffory fished a half day inshore with their kids. The action was on the slow side unfortunately but the party did release a 25 lb roosterfish, 1 needlefish and 4 bonito.

June 2: Tom Ghegan and friends out of Atlanta, Georgia fished two half days. Total catch for the day: 2 Jack Carville, 2 roosterfish 50 and 60 lbs, 6 bonito, 1 needlefish and 1 sailfish!

June 1: Jason and Kelly Brown out of Florida went offshore for a full day. They released 1 for 3 sailfish bites, had 3 marlin up and released a nice one estimated to weigh in at 350-400 lbs. They also took home a snapper for dinner.

May 29th, 2015: Ryan Brown and associates fishing in a corporate tournament fished all day offshore out of the Papagayo Marina released 3 for 4 Pacific sailfish and boated a 50# wahoo and a 30# yellow fin tuna.

May 27th, 2015: The Adler family from Boston fished a half day inshore and had some spectacular rooster fish action! They released 4 good sized roosters, the larger two estimated at 50# and 60#!!

May 25, 2015: Elder family out of Alabama, regulars on the Gamefisher II, fished a full day. They caught 3 out of 4 Pacific sailfish and then turned inshore landing a nice wahoo and a snapper for the dinner table.

May 9, 2015: Chris Way and daughter Ashley from St. Augustine Florida fishing out of Flamingo released 1 sailfish for 2 bites and 2 blue marlin estimated to weigh 200 and 250 pounds. Captain Chellemi reported another larger marlin in the spread but says they did not get a bite out of him.

May 3, 4, 5, 6 2015: Dave Harmon and friends started off with a half day inshore. They caught a nice variety for the table including a 30# snapper, 30# wahoo and 3 dorado averaging 15#. The party then fished three days offshore raising a total of 35 Pacific sailfish with 31 bites and 17 releases. They also raised 4 marlin, got 3 bites and released two blue marlin estimated to weigh 200 & 250 pounds.

April 24, 2015: Dan and Sally Dare from Vicksburg Mississippi and friends released 6 sailfish for 9 bites. They got a triple release!!! Nice work!!!

April 23, 2015: Sandra Wallman party from Texas had 12 sailfish up and 4 releases for 8 bites. They also got a 200 lb. blue marlin!

April 22, 2015: Lester Louzon from Colorado Springs released 3 sailfish for 5 bites. He also caught and took home a 15 lb. dorado for the table.

April 13 - 16 , 2015: Fishing the Offshore World Championship Tournament in Quepos, Gamefisher II had a total of 68 sailfish releases in four days. They fought it out in the top 10 all four days and ended in 9th place out of the 73 boats that participated. We are so very proud of our mighty crew.

April 12, 2015: Karen Comstock (aka Tuna Granny) fishing her practice day for the Offshore World Championship Tournament at Marina Pez Vela in Quepos had 16 sailfish up, releasing 8. She’s ready!

April 10 & 11, 2015: Kevin Clark and company fishing practice days out of Marina Pez Vela in Quepos successfully released 21 sailfish in two days.

April 9, 2015: Juan Carlos Garcia S. from Columbia released 4 sailfish on his practice day for the OWC.

April 7, 2015: The Franklin Family representing fishing team PNG got 12 sailfish aboard the Gamefisher II on their practice day with us. They especially appreciated the great bait and switch education provided by our crew.

March 26 & 28, 2015:

Day 1: Fishing with the Zerkus Circus out of Herradura, day one, Jimmy Zerkus, Ken, Chris and Kevin released 5 sailfish and caught 3 dorado, one 45 pounder.

Day 2: Day two, Jimmy Zerkus group with friends Ken, Chris and Kevin released 2 sailfish and had a blue marlin on that spit the hook at the boat.

March 13, 14, 15: The La Grange group from Georgia fishing out of Marina Pez Vela in Quepos had a total of 29 bites releasing 18 sailfish and a dorado.

 

March 7: James Tunney, Tom Daniels and Richard Brener fished 5 days on the Gamefisher II out of Herradura. We raised 87 sailfish, they had 76 bites, releasing 50 sails. They also scored 5 dorado. Last year they caught 50 sailfish out of Quepos with us and this year 50 out of Herradura. 100 sailfish released by this team!

March 3-7, 2015: Jack Duvall, Chairman of The Billfish Foundation and Joan Vernon founder and President of the Presidential Challenge Central America fished 4 days offshore, out of Carrillo, releasing a total of 24 sailfish and one blue marlin. Joan with her light tackle releasing the sails on 8# and the marlin on 12#. One the final day they fished inshore for 3/4 of a day releasing 3 sailfish. We are privileged and honored to have fished with these two skilled anglers dedicated to protecting our fisheries.

March 1 & February 28, 2015: Fishing with Judith Beaubouef from Jacksonville Florida and girlfriends Barbara, Marla, Roseanne and Linda.

Day 1 - The ladies said they had a great day. They released 6 Pacific Sailfish!

 

Day 2 - The group wanted to try inshore fishing around Tortuga Island and had some luck with 4 mackerel, 4 bonito, 1 urel and even 1 sailfish.

 

February 25, 2015 -Fishing with Pierre Escuriex and friend Caroline they were 3 for 4 on the sailfish.

February 23, 2015 - Glen Nimegeer and Jean Yves Ortola released 2 for 2 Blue Marlin, one was estimated at 300 and the other 400 lbs.

February 20 & 22 2015: Jean Yves Ortola from France with fishing partner Glen Nimegeer of Saskatchewan Canada fished two days out of Herradura Bay.

Day 1 - Gamefisher II raised 9 Pacific sailfish had 7 bites with anglers releasing 4 sails.

Day 2 - The boat raised 14 sailfish, had 11 bites with our anglers releasing a total of 8 sailfish.

February 12, 13, 14 2015: Longtime friend and accomplished angler Bobby Mendez was down from North Carolina with his son Nick, also a skilled angler at 22 , and Nick’s friend Steven Plante who had never caught a sailfish. The trio had a lot of fun together with the sailfish.

Day 1: The boat raised 11 sailfish, they got 9 bites and released 6. Steven released his first sailfish ever this day and was properly christened by his friends as they celebrated by tossing him out of the boat.

Day 2: 17 sailfish and 2 blue marlin were raised this day but no bite came from the marlin. They successfully released 7 sailfish out of 15 bites. Steven now working on hooking his own (with no shortage of well-intended advice).

Day 3: On the final day the boat raised 20 sailfish, had 18 bites with the anglers releasing 14 Pacific sailfish. By the third day Steven was confidently hooking his own sailfish! KUDOS BOYS!

February 6, 7, 8, 2015: Wright Group from South Carolina fished 3 full days offshore.

Day 1: Dean, Dean, Tenant and Greg had 9 sailfish raised, got 7 bites and released 6. The group also caught a 20# tuna and 25# dorado.

Day 2: Tenant, Dean, Charles and Sonny had 7 bites, releasing 6 Pacific sailfish.

Day 3: Dean, Steve, Charles and Henry got 4 bites and releasing 3 sails.

February 2, 4, 5, 2015: Regner Group from New Jersey fished 2 full days offshore and 1 day inshore.

Day 1: Offshore the group had 6 bites, releasing 5 sails. They caught 1 10 lb tuna.

Day 2: Offshore the group had 7 sails up, 5 bites, releasing 3 sailfish.

Day 3: Inshore the group caught 2 roosterfish (20 & 40 lbs) and 6 mackerel.

February 3, 2015: The Siobahn Carey party had 13 sails raised, 10 bites, releasing 7 sailfish.

January 31, 2015: Fishing a full day offshore with Mike Rupple and crew aka Fish Sticks Group out of Texas. The boat raised 20 sailfish, they had 17 bites, releasing 8 on conventional tackle. They also caught the ideal weight for eating, 30# dorado, for the dinner table.

January 29 & 30, 2015: Day one the Ashrae group, all aboard fly fishing, had 13 sailfish up, got 11 bites on the fly, releasing a total of 6 sails on the fly! Day two the boat raised 12 sailfish, got 7 bites on the fly with two successful releases.

January 25 & 27, 2015: In two days Jim Cloud and friends Rollin and Richard had 17 sailfish up, 9 bites, releasing 7 sails on conventional tackle.

January 25, 2015: First day Gamefisher II fishes out of Herradura this year. Sailfish were a bit scattered and dogged due to the Signature Triple Crown Tournament which finished the day before. The Jim Cloud party still had 8 sailfish bites, releasing 6.

January 22, 2015: Ryan Pietsch and party fishing out of Carrillo Bay had 13 bites, releasing 5 Pacific sailfish. They also caught 1 dorado for dinner.

January 19, 20, 21: Dave Spallina Group had some awesome fishing out of Carrillo. The first day they went 16 for 28 bites on the sailfish and on the second they released 18 sails for 32 bites. On the final day the sailfish bite slowed down so the party went for dorado and caught 5 nice ones and one sailfish.

January 16, 2015: Joan Vernon with friends James and Monica had a fun day with a lot of potential. Joan released three sails and Monica two sailfish. James released a striped marlin and hooked into two beautiful blue marlin but tragically lost them to a little bad luck in the end.

December 31, 2014: Bill Beery & Henry fished a half day and caught three rooster fish! Two of them were about 25 lbs and one was pushing 30 lbs!

December 30, 2014: Adam Wolcott & Danielle raised 3 sailfish, got two bites, and released one. They also caught two beautiful 25 & 30 lb dorados.

December 12, 2014: Aaron & Tony raised 4 sails, got 2 bites, and were able to get a release on 1 of them. They raised 3 marlin and got 1 bite which resulted in the fish spitting out the hook shortly thereafter. They caught 2 dorados 25-30 pounds.

December 4, 2014: Diego Silva and his friends fished a half day and although it was tough to score some live bait they managed to pull in a 40 lb+ cubera snapper, a 20 lb jack, and several bonitos.

December 1, 2014: Charlie, Carrol, Katie, and Jim fished a half day and caught 1 dorado and went 2/3 on sailfish.

November 27, 2014: Conner Keller came back to fish a 1/2 day. They reeled in 6 bonitos, 1 amber jack, a wahoo of 15 lb and a 40 lb rooster fish!

November 26, 2014: Jonathan and his party wanted to go home after a half day of rough weather when all of a sudden they raised and hooked a double header. They stayed around for a little longer and ended up raising 6 sails getting 5 bites, and releasing 4. They also caught a 35 lb dorado.

November 25, 2014: Bill Potter and his company had a good day. They wanted to hook their own fish and got 24 bites and releasing 16 sailfish and a 100 lb stripe marlin. They also caught 6 dorados.

November 24, 2014: Conner Keller fished with us and raised 15 sailfish, got 12 bites, and released 8 of them as well as a stripe marlin (155 lb), and caught six 20 lb tunas.

November 23rd, 2014: Dennis Templeton and friends Ricardo and Eric went offshore for a full day and the boat raised 8 sailfish, had 5 bites, anglers releasing 1. This party also released a nice 275 pound blue marlin and caught 3 dorado for the dinner table too!

November 13 & 15, 2014: Jim, wife Carmen and son Michael from Seattle went all day offshore. The boat raised 8 sailfish, they got 5 bites and our anglers released 4. They also caught a 20 pound dorado and were super stoked. Jim, Carmen and son Michael went offshore on their first day raising 7 sailfish getting 6 bites and releasing 4. They also caught 10 yellow fin tuna 10 to 25 pounders.

November 10 & 12, 2014: The first day out, Adam & Kiara caught 6 Mahi (25lb-30lb), raised 5 sailfish, got 3 bites, and released 1 of them. The second day they wanted to try their hand at fly fishing. It was an uneventful morning where they only raised one marlin that didn’t bite. Toward the end of the day they switched to conventional and caught a 200 pound blue marlin!

October 26-29, 2014: The Harmon party came back to fish with us. Dave & Margaret Harmon brought their friends Paula and Richard fishing this trip.

Day 1: They stocked their fridge with fresh fish on this half day charter with one large cubera snapper (50 lbs) and two dorados between (15 & 25 lbs). We will have them back on board the next three days and we will have more to report on that next week!

 

Day 2, October 27th, 2014: Margaret, Richard, and Paula caught 4 tunas (10-15 lbs), raised 7 sailfish, got 6 bites, released 3.

Day 3, October 28th, 2014: Dave and Richard caught 2 dorados (15-20lbs), raised 7 sailfish, got 6 bites, released 3 and a 250lb Blue marlin.

Day 4, October 29th, 2014: On their final day the Harmon party raised 9 sailfish, got 8 bites, released 3, and 2 Blue marlins (250lb & 300lbs). A great final day for this awesome crew!

October 9, 2014: Brett Snare and his party raised several sails catching 3. They also brought home some dorado for dinner.

September 26, 2014: David Harmon Jr. and his party raised 2 marlin, and got 2 bites. One of which they were not able to hook, and the other was hooked momentarily before jumping and shaking the hook right out of his bill. They brought home dinner in the form of two 15lb dorados and caught some bonito as well that day.

September 19, 2014: Dennis Templeton and his friends Jeff & Paul raised 4 sailfish, got 3 bites, and released 1. They also caught 5 bonito and 3 dorados. To top it off they went 1/1 on marlin catching a 250 pounder!

September 8, 2014: Karen & Jeff Gervasi raised 7 marlin and got 4 bites releasing 2. They also raised a sailfish but didn’t get a bite. There was a lot of current and a lot of bait which made for some tough teases. To top off another great day of fishing aboard the Gamefisher II the Gervasies caught 6 yellowfin tuna and 2 bonitos.

September 12, 2014: Nehl Horton and company caught a 600lb marlin, 5 tuna, 1 sail, and 1 dorado. Nehl should be back to catch some more fish with us this week.

September 7, 2014: The Chellemi family (owners of Gamefisher II) went out for a quality control / fly fishing clinic and boy were we in for a treat. We had one of the best days of fishing out of Flamingo in 27 years. Raising a bunch of bright blue marlin, three sails, and two yellowfin tuna. Needless to say the day was packed with white hot action! It was most of our first times fly fishing for billfish and we missed a lot of hungry marlin, but got to see some of the bites of a lifetime 10 feet off the transom in crystal clear, blue, water. We hooked two marlin and one sailfish on the fly. The first Marlin Kiara Chellemi fought for 45 minutes and the fish got tail wrapped and broke the tippet. The second took-off to Hawaii and broke the 20lb tippet. The sailfish we were able to hook spit the hook out after a couple minutes. We released a 350 lb beauty on conventional, which was Kaya Rader’s first blue marlin on her first day offshore fishing! We also caught the two yellowfin tunas on the fly. What a day to remember. Much thanks to Captain Junior Bustos, young Diego Carrillo (AKA Scooby), and mother nature for making it happen!

September 6, 2014: Nehl Horton fished aboard the Gamefisher II. We raised 17 sails and he got 13 bites and released 5 sails. We also raised 2 marlin and Nehl hooked and released one of them.

September 1, 2014: Today Craig and company and caught ten sails and one marlin. Its was a great day out there.

August 21, 2014: RD Bryan and friends raised 2 Marlin & 2 sailfish but they would not choose to bite. They were able to bring in a bunch of dinner with 10 yellowfin tuna at 15-20 pounds.

August 17th, 2014: Mike (Wednesday angler) came back to fish with the Gamefisher ll and brought his wife, daughter, and of course his son Craig. The mission this time was to get his daughter a billfish. They started off by getting a marlin bite that would spit out the bait after several minutes of fighting. They then raised a sail that didn’t bite and captain Junior had to relocate due to a strong increasing north wind. They then released double header sailfish and Mike asked Junior to take him inshore to try and catch some dinner.

August 16th, 2014: Mike, Paige, and Roberto caught three wahoo (15-15- 30 pounds), 7 skipjacks, and three rooster fish (25-20-35 pounds). They had a good time and went home in high spirits.

August 13th, 2014: Mike and his son Craig from Pennsylvania came in hopes of Craig catching his first sailfish…and that is just what he did! Craig got not 1, but 5 sails out of the 6 total released. He also fought a blue marlin for 20-30 minutes and almost released him but he got tail wrapped right at the very end and broke the leader. They saw 13 fish and got 10 total bites.

August 11th, 2014: Dave, Mike, & Christina went out for a half day and caught a 15lb dorado, one needle fish, eight skipjacks, and they got 5 baby shark bites (all of which broke the leader). They weren’t able to find Mike a rooster but the dorado made the day and their dinner!

August 6-9, 2014: David and Margret Harmon had some guests down to fish with us for four days!

Day 1: They fished a half day inshore and caught 3 skipjack tunas, and 2 rooster fish 20 & 30 pounds. It was the Harmon’s guests first time fishing! It was a little rough and some stomachs were uneasy so we returned to port a bit early.

Day 2: They raised 5 sailfish, got three bites, and released two.

Day 3: The anglers raised 3 sails, got two bites, and released one.

Day 4: It started off as a slow morning and then we found a pod of dolphins that yielded 3 yellowfin tuna 15, 20, and 35 pounds. They also caught a dorado which they had been excited about catching. They then went on to raise 8 sailfish, get 6 bites, and released 3!

August 5, 2014: Jeff Hill fished a half day and brought his kids Jordan, Jacob, and Brooklyn aboard. They caught a needle fish, a jack crevalle, and three skipjack tunas. These guys had fun fishing but were more interested in observing nature. We were able to give them what they wanted by finding some turtles, dolphins, and a humpback whale mama with her baby calf. At the end of the day there were smiles all around!

August 3, 2014: Jeff Hill from Oklahoma fished a full day offshore with conventional tackle. He raised 13 sailfish, got 10 bites, and released 6.

July 31, 2014: Enrique & Pam from Florida raised 15 sailfish, had ten bites, and released 3. The fish were generally finicky but they managed to get a few!

July 30, 2014: Mike McKenstry’s second day aboard he brought, Victoria, and Matthew with him. They fished inshore and caught 7 bonitos, 2 roosterfish 20 & 30 lbs, and 3 ten pound jack crevalles.

July 28 & 29, 2014: The Swagert family fished aboard the Gamefisher II for two days.

Day 1: The first day they raised 10 sailfish, got 8 bites, and released 5 as well as a 300 lb blue marlin.

Day 2: The second day the Swagert family (Jason, Adam, Bryan, & Allison) fished all day inshore and caught 4 roosterfish (30#-20#- 20#- 70#), 1 needle fish, 1 jack, 12 bonitos, and 1 10 lbs snapper! What a day!

July 26, 2014: Mike McKenstry fished a full day offshore and raised 3 sailfish, got two bites, and released one. He also raised a marlin but was not lucky enough to get a bite. He also brought home a 25 lb dorado for dinner.

July 25, 2014: We saw 9 sails and released 3. We also released a small dorado.

July 24, 2014: The first day out with Chip and Shari Constantini we raised 9 sails and caught 5. We also raised three marlin and caught two of them! Check out these amazing pictures of our black marlin. What a treat indeed (more rare in these waters than the blue marlin)!

July 23, 2014: We had the pleasure of having Les Louzon onboard and raised 5 sails, releasing 1. The icing on the cake was catching 5 small, delicious, yellowfin tuna.

July 22, 2014: We fished our final day with the Davis party as an action-packed inshore day. They released three rooster fish (15, 20, & 30 pounds), one 15lb jack crevalle, one 20lb amber jack, and two needle fish.

July 21, 2014: The second day out Alex and his crew raised eight sails, got six bites, and released two. They caught 4 more yellowfins tunas, and teased up a marlin that spit the hook out.

July 18, 2014: Long time amigo and seasoned fisherman Alex Davis, his daughter Christina, & friend Scott had their first of three days aboard the Gamefisher II. They raised three sailfish, got two bites, and released them both. They caught ten yellowfin tuna between 15-40 pounds.

July 17, 2014: We had the great pleasure of having Richard Fincher and his party on board for a full day offshore. We raised 3 sailfish, got 2 bites, and released 2 & caught 2 small tunas. We had a marlin on for ten minutes that spit the hook out and another one that spit the bait out during the bite. It was, however, a day to remember as Richard caught his first billfish in 34 years! We hope to have them aboard soon!

July 10-12, 2014: Darren, Steve, Chad, and Bart were a great team aboard the Gamefisher II! The 1st day they raised 5 sailfish, got 5 bites, and released 3 of them. They saw a marlin who only took a look at the teaser and cruised off. The 2nd day they raised 6 sails, got 5 bites, and released 4. They got a shot at a marlin but it didn’t pan out for them. The 3rd day we started off fishing inshore and caught 2 roosterfish (20-30 lbs), an amberjack (15 lbs), and a needle fish before heading offshore. We raised 7 sailfish, got 6 bites, and released 4. A last attempt at a marlin didn’t work out as it spit the bait out! The guys had fun and we hope to get them all marlin next time!

July 5 & 3, 2014: Dennis Templeton out of Texas brought guests with him to fish a full day offshore and a half day inshore.
Day One: Dennis, Steve, Caroline and Kerry raised 3 sailfish, got 3 bites and released 2. They also raised a marlin and got the bite but the fish spit the bait. They caught 4 dorado.
Day Two: The same fishing party fished a half day inshore catching 1 dorado, 5 bonito, 3 needlefish, a snapper about 20# and had a wahoo on but lost it.

June 28 - July 1, 2014: Dave and Margaret Harmon from the great state of Texas fished 3 full days offshore and 1 half day inshore with guests.
Day One: Dave, Jim, Tylden and Issac had 3 sailfish raised, 2 bites and released 2. They also had a marlin up but did not get the bite.
Day Two: Dave and Jim had 3 sailfish raised, 3 bites and released 2. They also caught 5 dorado.
Day Three: On a half day inshore trip Dave, Margaret, Jim and Caroline caught 4 dorado, 2 bonito, 1 wahoo, 2 needlefish and 3 roosterfish (25-30 lbs).
Day Four: Dave and Margaret had 6 sails raised, got 5 bites and released 3.

June 22, 24 & 27, 2014: Mark Schilling out of Texas chartered the Gamefisher II for 2 full days and one half day.

Day One: On a full day offshore trip they released one Pacific sailfish for 2 raised and 1 bite. They also released on nice 250 lb. blue marlin.

Day Two: Fishing a half day inshore the party caught 6 dorado, 1 small tuna and 2 roosterfish, 25-30 lbs.

Day Three: On a full day offshore charter the anglers were 2 for 2 on the sailfish and 1 for 2 on the blue marlin, releasing a record for the Gamefisher II – 1000 pound blue marlin “Grander”!!!

June 24, 2014: Fishing a half day with Chad from Ohio and two son’s 10 & 12 year old Jackson and Charles. The 10 year old being the “avid fisherman” of the group with a burning desire to catch dorado. The party caught 9 dorado, 1 needlefish, 3 bonito and two roosterfish 20-30 pounds. (See photos)

June 23, 2014: Joe Daley and son Christopher, celebrating their 80th and 50th birthdays fished with nephews Max and Glen. Joe is an avid fisherman who had never caught a billfish so that was our goal. The party had a fun filled day catching a nice variety pack starting out with a 30 lb. roosterfish, 4 bonitos, 2 tuna, a nice 50# dorado, then a Pacific sailfish, finishing the day off with a big ole blue marlin estimated to be 300 lbs!

June 16-19, 2014: Craig and Tyler Sudbrink, father and son, from Greensboro, North Carolina booked a special trip with the Gamefisher II on a quest for Tyler to catch a Pacific Blue Marlin, the only species missing for young Tyler to complete his royal slam. The trip started off special as they arrived on Father's Day the weekend after Tyler's high school graduation. Don't miss the video link below for this report!

On day one they raised 3 sailfish, had 2 bites and released 1 Pacific sailfish. Captain Junior found some flotsam and began to work the waters around it, hopeful for some marlin. The marlin never showed but Craig and Tyler had a good warm up day catching 6 nice dorado, 30-50 pounds!

Day two Captain Richard raised 3 blue marlin, they had 2 bites and lo and behold Tyler hooked and released a nice Pacific blue marlin estimated to weigh 250 pounds. Mission accomplished!!! They had 1 sailfish up this day also but missed the bite.

Day three, Captain Junior found a some crazy trash floating and knew that this time he was on to something big. They were quick to have 2 blue marlin bites and released 1. Soon thereafter they had a triple up but missed them. Then came a single bite and 1 more release, a double bite and 2 releases. The action was steady. Day Three, they raised 13 blue marlin, had 10 bites and caught 6! The marlin were nice sized, 250, 300, 400 and one 600 pounder. Amazing, unforgettable day on the water.

Day four, the team found the floating debris again but this time it was not as productive. The raised 5 sailfish, had 5 bites and released 3. They did have 2 more marlin bites but some broke a leader and the other spit the hook. Fantastic trip in all. Congratulations Tyler!!!

Tyler and Craig are true fishermen. They are happy to be fishing even when the catching is slow. We have had the pleasure of knowing them and fishing with Craig for many years in all kinds of fishing conditions. They are skilled, focused and patient, that's true fishermen. Tyler created the following awesome video capturing a lot of action from their trip. Thank you Tyler for allowing us to share this with everyone!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9hFnYFks4

June 15, 2014: Fished with Chuck White, wife Lani and friends from Texas. This team released 6 Pacific sailfish for 9 bites out of the 10 that were raised.

June 12, 2014: On a half day of inshore fishing with Dr. Adam Andrews and his friends Bryan and Perth the anglers caught 6 bonito, 2 Wahoo, 8 dorado and one cubera snapper estimated weight 50 lbs.

June 11, 2014: Fished 3 days with Dave Zillig party, Dave and his friend Jeff brought their two sons Sean and Caleb. Dad's were on a mission to see their sons catch a billfish. June 11, the third day we raised one sailfish for 1 bite and got the release. We saw 2 blue marlin this day but only got the bite out of one and our angler's successfully released a nice 250 lbs blue.
 

June 10, 2014: Day 2 for the Zillig party the action offshore was tough so we brought them inside to test the inshore action. On this day our anglers had fun catching 6 smaller snapper, 6 smaller dorado and 6 bonito. They also scored a nice roosterfish estimated to be about 40 lbs.

June 9, 2014: Day 1 for the Zillig party we headed offshore to try to score some billfish for Caleb and Sean. We raised 2 sailfish, out of 2 bites and our anglers released them both. They also had 1 blue marlin bite and a successful release on a 200 pounder as well. ? Nice job boys!

June 8, 2014: Heartbreak day for our team Bill Easum, J Godwin and Scott Kozak. After being in the lead for the first two days of the tournament Gamefisher II lost ground due to a couple of boats chancing to discover a few blue marlin (one boat as many as 5 marlin released). Day 3 the Gamefisher II raised ?4 sailfish, got 3 bites and released 2 sails. We also had one blue marlin bite and Scott landed a beautiful 400 lb blue. Not a bad day, just not good enough to take the tournament prize this time. But if you measure success by the fun factor our anglers say they had the best time!

June 7, 2014: Day 2 of the tournament we raised 3 Pacific sailfish, got 3 bites and our anglers released 3. They also landed a yellow fin tuna. Again on day 2 we were in first place.

June 6, 2014: Day 1 the Gamefisher II raised ?5 sailfish, got 5 bites and released all 5. Top boat, Day 1. Love those averages!!!

May 30th, 2014: We fished two half days today!

The first half of the day we got to spend with Suzy and Charles from Miami. They were hunting for roosterfish and that is exactly what they got! Suzy pulled in a nice little 40lb prize while Charles brought in a 50-60 pounder. As they left they commented that they were stoked to come back and fish with us again aboard the Gamefisher II.

During the afternoon, the Braverman family (who released the blue marlin tripleheader on May 27th, 2014) returned to fish with us.  They had almost as good of fortune as the last time catching 8 bonitos, a cubera snapper 35-40 pounds, and a big daddy roosterfish of about 60lb! Another great day in tropical, warm, Costa Rica.

May 29th, 2014: We fished a half day with Bobby, his son Jack, his daughter Megan, and son-in-law Marshall. We had a good time in the morning fishing for dorado (Mahi-Mahi) on the fly. We managed to catch 5 of those and 6 bonito. We then took some live bait out to some busy rocks offshore with no bites. At the end of the day we made a pit-stop at an old secret spot and pulled in a 50-55 pound cubera snapper off of a down rigger. It was a good day and we hope to have you all back again soon!

May 27th, 2014: The Braverman family out of Florida -Father, Son and Daughter released a TRIPLEHEADER BLUE MARLIN. They had to be patient. The first billfish up that day was a 250 lb blue marlin at 2pm. After spitting the hook, they raised one sailfish which did not bite. Captain Junior then took a new tactic when he got into a school of juvenile (3lb) bonitos and yellowfin tunas, catching 2 & 5 respectively. They rigged up tuna for the outriggers and dropped a bonita on the downrigger...And thank God wouldn't you know they raised those 3 blue marlin for a tripleheader release. The Braverman family is a fishing family and quite a team!

May 22nd, 2014:  Jay Edwards, his lovely wife, and friend out of New Hampshire fished with us for a half day inshore and had a ton of fun. They were super busy catching 12 dorados (5- 8 lbs) on the fly, and 6 bonitos con with conventional tackle. Diego reports the clients seemed super stoked and plan on coming back again some day!

May 17th, 2014: Kevin Taylor and his party out of Orlando visited us for a Vaughn Group company fishing trip. The group fished all day offshore and ran into all kinds of fish. They were super stoked after raising 5 sailfish, getting 4 bites, and releasing 4 of them. They also released 4 dorados and raised on marlin, however, it only blasted the right teaser before taking off.

May 10th-14th, 2014: 5 days: Dick and June Cyrus, long time fishing clients and friends from Alabama came down to pursue the black marlin. June is missing that particular species (Black Marlin) in order to hold the claim of having caught all billfish species on rod and reel.

The first day on the hunt, first mate Diego ran the ship through the bat islands and raised 3 sailfish and 3 bonitos.  Second day out, left the bat islands and caught 8 bonitos and 7 dorados (10 lbs).  By the third day the ocean woke up and the crew raised 3 bonitos, 7 yellowfin tunas (5 lbs), 1 dorado (25 lbs) and 10 dorados (5-6 lbs).  Going back to the bat islands on the fourth day got the crew 7 sailfish (4 bites, 3 released), 8 bonitos and spotted two free jumping black marlins that did not stick around to bite. The final day out and back to the bat islands, 6 sailfish were raised which yielded 4 bites (4 released), 2 dorados (30 lb and 40 lb), 5 bonitos, and 15 lbs of yellowfin tuna were caught.  Yay for all that fish! Sorry we didn’t land y’all a black marlin, and we eagerly await an opportunity to try again.

May 3rd, 2014: The second day of the Georgia boys trip had more catching involved while our boat was able to raise 5 sailfish, get 4 bites, and release 3 sailfish & 1- 50 lb Wahoo!

May 2nd, 2014: We were lucky to have Jeff and his son from the great state of Georgia for a two day fishing trip. The first day was truly fishing in Costa Rica's’ rich waters. The crew raised 3 sailfish, for only one bite, and zero releases.

April 29th, 2014: We had the great day out there with David Harris, his father, and his son Lance. These guys enjoy visiting Costa Rica while they hail originally from Port Aransas, Texas. They packed in some good action on a short day of offshore fishing. The official report from the cockpit is 8 sailfish were raised, 7 bites, and three released. Thanks Harris family for coming fishing with us and we look forward to having you back! Thanks for all your continued support.

April 23rd, 2014: The next day for our Texas group was a bit more tough. We were only able to raise three billfish and get two resulting bites. They released one sailfish and missed two blue marlin. We hope to have y’all back again! Thanks for coming to fish with us aboard the Gamefisher II!

April 21st, 2014: Simply paradise as the Gamefisher II closes out another great day of fishing. We were happy to welcome aboard Mike, Glen, Christine, and Terry from the great state of Texas. We were able to show our guests 12 fish, get 10 bites, and successfully land one 20 lb Mahi Mahi and a 250 lb Blue Marlin. They will be taking a break and coming back aboard on the 23rd for more action.

April 14th-19th, 2014: The Offshore World Championships were held in Marina Pez Vela, Quepos, Costa Rica for the first time this year. It was an exciting 6 days as we watched boats and anglers prepare for, and execute, truly world class fishing. A world record for most billfish released in a tournament was set this year. A total of 2,735 billfish were released. The breakdown is as follows: 2,724 sailfish, seven blue marlin, one black marlin, one striped marlin. There were 79 qualifying dolphin weighed over the 25-pound minimum by the time the scales closed on the final day.

Our crew was very excited to participate in this event and their professional preparation and years of experience rewarded them with placing 5th out of the 64 boats that competed in the tournament. Highlight: Day One Gamefisher II was top vessel with 80 sailfish bites, anglers releasing 27. The Gamefisher II, captained by Junior Bustos Abarca assisted by first mate Diego Lopez Castrillo posted a whopping 11,600-points in the tournament! Just shy of the top three this time, we are looking forward to the tournament returning to Costa Rica next year and going for the win!

March 31st-April 2nd, 2014: Long time client and good friend Jing Torn graced us with her beautiful presence aboard the Gamefisher II for three full days of fishing. This Ft. Lauderdale, Florida resident is one tough cookie as she was flying solo and had all the action to herself! Being a seasoned angler she mixed it up a bit with both fly and conventional fishing styles. The first day they raised 19 sailfish, got 17 bites, and released 14 of them caught a 20lb dorado. On the second day they raised 16 sailfish, got 15 bites, and released 11 and kept a 30lb dorado. The third day they raised 26 sailfish, got 18 bites, and caught 4 on the fly and 7 on a conventional set-up. Thank you for coming down to fish with us Jing! It was our pleasure, as always, and we were super thrilled that you got into such red-hot fishing.

March 30th, 2014: Kelsey Murray and her friend Dock were fortunate enough to find one of two open days in our busy March schedule and snag a full day off action-packed offshore fishing. They raised 17 Pacific sailfish, got 16 bites, and released 9 of them. They were more than happy with their day and were glad to have been able to fish with our pleasant and experienced crew.

March 26th-28th, 2014: Three full days of fishing with lots of catching! Ken Boatwright and Sandy Simmons from Atlanta, Georgia were aboard the Gamefisher II for three days and encountered some spectacular fishing! The first day they raised 12 Pacific sailfish, getting 11 bites, and releasing 9. The second day they raised 15 sailfish, got 12 bites, and released 7 and one 40lb dorado (Mahi Mahi). The third day they raised 25 sailfish, got 23 bites, and released 17 and one 25 lb dorado. They anglers were super stoked and are looking forward to coming to visit up again aboard the Gamefisher II!

March 17th - 22nd, 2014:  Jim Tunney, Tom Daniels and Dick Richardson, three amigos from New York, came down to Costa Rica for a 5 day trip with one day of rest on the 20th. These seasoned vets have been to Costa Rica before many times, however, this was their first experience on the Gamefisher II.  “We are having a great trip and are very happy with the boat and the expert crew.” they reported on the 19th. The boys started and finished strong. Their fishing accomplishments are summarized by day as follows:

3/17: Raised 17 - 13 Bites -   8 Pacific Sailfish releases
3/18: Raised 21 - 18 Bites -   8 Pacific Sailfish releases
3/19: Raised 24 - 21 Bites - 14 Pacific Sailfish releases
3/20: Tropical R & R Day well earned!
3/21: Raised 30 - 24 Bites - 18 Pacific Sailfish releases & 1 Dorado
3/22: Raised 10 - 4 Bites -  1 Pacific Sailfish release   & 1 Yellow Fin Tuna

Thanks for the great trip boys and we hope to have you back aboard the Gamefisher II in the near future!

March 16th, 2014: Welcome to the March 16th edition of the Gamefisher II fishing report. Just another day in paradise as our long time family friend Bob Davie and his amigo Jamie Childs made the trip from Guanacaste down south to hunt for billfish. Far from conventional, this duo were armed with fly rods, a fully stocked F&B service, a clean boat, and an expert crew.

The fish were out in full force, however rather elusive in practice. Once they dropped the teasers and riggers out back they were able to raise 25 sails. Out of the 25 fish only 8 of them bit. Bob and Jamie were able to officially release 4 sails, which made it a great day of fly fishing and tropical weather. Oh, and by the way, Jamie caught his first sail on the fly that day! Congrats hombre!

Thanks a lot for making the trip down the coast to fish with us guys, and thank you readers for staying up-to-date on Gamefisher II sport fishing and our eager crew.

March 15th, 2014: Back again for more, Neil Subin and Tom and Skyler Witchers out of Stuart, Florida, boarded the Gamefisher II early in the morning on day two of their Costa Rica fishing trip.

Day two also brought good action as they raised 18 sails, had 8 bites and released 6 sailfish. My day was made when Skyler commented, “The bites are awesome….It’s all about the bite!”. That’s right Skyler, it’s addicting, and you guys did an excellent job angling!

Thank you for coming down to learn how to fly fish with us. We are standing by, at your service, and hope to see y’all soon!

March 14th, 2014: We had the great pleasure of having Neil Subin and Tom and Skyler Witchers (father and son respectively) aboard the Gamefisher II for their first of two consecutive days of fishing on this day. It was a graduation trip for Skyler whom we wish the best to come in his professional career, or higher education endeavours to come.

These guys are avid bill fisherman that hold several tournament win s on the USA’s East Coast for conventional fishing (bait and hook). They were in for a bit of a treat as they chartered our boat in sunny CR to try their hand at the art of fly fishing!

They stepped up to the challenge indeed raising 20 and releasing 5 sailfish out of the 15 bites the crew was able to provide. They got off the boat tired, and ready to rest up for another long and action-packed day of fly fishing.

October 5, 2013: Melissa and Kiara Chellemi along with their friend Esteban Blanco from Costa Rica fished for a few hours inshore. They caught 3 blue runners, 2 barracuda, 4 skip jacks and 2 roosterfish weighting approximately 50 lbs. and 35 lbs. respectively.

September 12, 2013: Alex Davis with the rooster fish and Artie Shimek with snapper from a great day Sept 12th where the two caught a total of 9 sailfish a beautiful rooster fish and a nice snapper.

August 28, 2013: Bobby Gatling and friends Robby, Leila and Taylor raised 7 sailfish, had 6 bites while releasing 3 sailfish. The also got into the yellow fin tuna and caught 5 of them, the biggest weighting a little over 100 lbs!

August 21, 2013: Dave Harmon Jr. and friend Eric fished a full day offshore catching 3 skip jack tuna, released 3 sailfish for 4 bites and they released 3 blue marlin for 3 bites weighting approximately 150lbs., 200lbs. and 250 lbs. Oh, and they enjoyed 2 dorado for the table!

August 12, 2013: Dr. Mario Saenz and Dr. Steve Eubank raised 13 sailfish, had 9 bites and released all nine. Either those fish were hungry or these Guys were on their game or probably a little of both. They also caught a dorado for dinner. Congratulations boys!

August 11, 2013: Dr. Mario Saenz from Costa Rica and Dr. Steve Eubank from Orlando, Fla. experienced a wonderful sailfish bite. Teasing the sails up and switching them to bait on 30# tackle, they raised 21 sails, had 19 bites while successfully releasing 13 sailfish. They also caught a nice dorado for ceviche!

August 8, 2013: Lee Boylston and friends Warren, Jimmy and Joe from Akins, North Carolina raised 13 sailfish, had 12 bites releasing 7 sailfish. They also released a blue marlin estimated to weight about 250 lbs. For dinner they caught 2 yellow fin tuna around 30 lbs. each and a 40+ lb. dorado!!!

August 4, 2013: Dennis Templeton and his friend Alan raised 10 sailfish, had 9 bites releasing 6 sails. Dennis also caught a yellow fin tuna that weight in at 136 lbs. on 30# tackle. Nice job Dennis.

July 27, 2013: Scott Perry and friends Justin, Bruce and Jennifer had a great day on the water. They raised 6 sailfish, had 4 bites and released all 4 sails. They also released 2 blue marlins both of which were estimated to weight about 250 lbs. Oh yeah don’t forget a dorado for the table.

July 23, 2013: Joan Vernon and friend Tom raised 21 sailfish, had 20 bites and released 11 sailfish on 8#, 12# and 30# tackle.

July 22, 2013: Joan Vernon, her grandson Mackie and his friend Tom were quite busy all day raising 29 sailfish, with 27 bites releasing 22 sailfish on 8, 12 and 30# tackle!

July 13, 2013: Jeff Leitch, son Justin and his friends Tom and Fred from Annapolis, Md. fished inshore catching 3 blue runners, 6 skip jacks, 10 small dorados and 1 amberjack about 30 lbs. They also caught a cubera snapper about 50 lbs. and released another cubera about 30 lbs.

July 10, 2013: We fished a half day today with Dennis Garrett and his two sons Dennis Jr. and Norman. Dennis is the designer and builder of the Gamefisher II. I first moved to Costa Rica to work for Dennis building cold molded wood boats back in 1985. We had excellent weather, veranillo type (Indian Summer), and the chemistry was superb. We started out with triple header skip jacks. Dennis senior had a 40 + lb. cubera snapper eat his skippy on the way in. He did a super job finessing this fish to the boat and ended up keeping it for dinner. The rest of the day was magically action packed with a great variety of species. They caught 11 skip jacks, 1 needle fish, 1 blue runner, 4 dorado, 1 sailfish, 3 pacific striped bonitos and Dennis Jr. closed the trip by releasing a cubera snapper approximately 55lbs. Gracias a Dios….

   
Photos above from July 13, 2013.

June 30, 2013: Dennis Templeton from Texas and his friends Don Luis and Ricardo released 3 sailfish and a 250+ lb. blue marlin. They also boated a 40+ lb. dorado and 5 small yellow fin tunas.

June 24, 2013: Dan Dare, his wife Sally, sons Jason, Chandler and grandson Conner from Mississippi spent the day offshore in search of some big game.
  They went the extra mile and it paid off with interesting action catching 1 small yellow fin tuna, 1 50+lb. dorado, releasing 1 sailfish and…..they also released 2 blue marlin 150lbs. and 200lbs. respectively for 3 bites, raising to the baits 5 in total. Our July Marlin Bite has arrived early!!

Images above from June 24, 2013.

June 16, 2013: Happy Father’s Day-Ed and Carol Dunklee spent the day offshore and raised 4 sailfish, had 3 bites releasing 1 sailfish. They also released a blue marlin estimated to weight approximately 275lbs. Ed and Carol topped.

June 2, 2013: Jean Paul Richard (former owner of the mother ship and game boat operation “French Look”) and lovely partner Mila from the island of Moorea, enjoyed some wonderful light tackle fishing raising 30 sailfish, having 24 bites while releasing 16 sailfish on 8lb., 12lb. and 20 lb. tackle. They also boated a nice dorado for the table.

May 31,2013: Jean Paul and Mila, while fishing light tackle (8lb., 12lb., 20lb. and 30lb.) raised 23 sailfish, had 20bites releasing 13 sailfish. They raised a blue marlin but she didn’t bite.

May 30,2013: Joan Vernon, Director of the Presidential Challenge Billfish Tournament Series, and good but crazy friend James Cambridge raised 14 sailfish, had 9 bites releasing 7 sailfish on 8lb., 12 lb. and 30lb. tackle and they caught 4 huge dorado between 30 and 45 lbs.

May 29, 2013: Joan Vernon and James Cambridge had great action all day long raising 12 sailfish, had 10 bites releasing 8 sailfish. James released a blue marlin on 30lb. tackle estimated to weight 350lbs. They also caught 10 dorado and released at least another 10 dorado.

May 25, 2013: Dave Harmon and friends Dennis Templeton, Lee Brindle from Texas along with their Costa Rican buddy Ricardo Raised 4 sails, had 4 bites releasing 3 sailfish. They also released a blue marlin approximately 300lbs. and boated 6 yellow fin tunas in the 20-40 lb. range.

May 21, 2013: Brian Beck from Seattle, Washington came offshore with us to chase billfish with his fly rod for the first time. He caught on quick while raising 6 sailfish, had 3 sails give him a “Pile On!” style bite and released 2 sailfish. Pretty Work Brian!!!

June 16, 2013: Happy Father’s Day-Ed and Carol Dunklee spent the day offshore and raised 4 sailfish, had 3 bites releasing 1 sailfish. They also released a blue marlin estimated to weight approximately 275lbs. Ed and Carol topped.

May 16, 2013: Rich Carlin and his son Zach raised 10 sailfish having 5 bites and released 3 sailfish. They also captured a big dorado about 35 lbs.

May 15, 2013: Steve Gage, with friends Larry and Dennis, struck out on the sailfish raising only 2 with one bite But….they more than made up for it by releasing 2 blue marlin weighting approximately 250lbs and 200lbs. respectively.

May 14, 2013: Ross Sebastio and his girl friend Arasely fished a half day inshore catching 4 jacks, 6 skipjacks, 1 needlefish and 6 snappers. The big news is that Ross proposed to Arasely (who had mentioned when they first met that she would not marry anyone who didn’t take her fishing) and she accepted!!
  While we have had numerous Honeymoon couples and anniversary couples on board (Melissa and I were married onboard) this was the first proposal. Congratulations to you both from the crew on the Gamefisher II. May you celebrate your 50th anniversary together!

May 13, 2013: Mark Allison, his daughter Vanessa and friends Ian Miller and Bert fished inshore catching 10 skip jacks and 3 mackerels. The big news is that while fishing for roosterfish, at the Catalina Islands, Ian hooked and successfully released a black marlin estimated to weight 250 lbs.
(Check out the pictures)

Mark finished the day off with a cubera snapper or A.K.A. pacific dog toothed snapper pushing 50 lbs. Pretty work boys!
    

May 10, 2013: Adam Andrews and friends Bert, Brian and Thomas fish a half day inshore catching 6 skip jacks, 4 jack crevalle, 2 needlefish and 2 cubera snapper weighting approximately 15lbs. and 50 lbs. respectively.

April 25, 2013: Allan Rosenthal and friends Joe and Jason from Tenn. Fished a half day inshore catching 6 skip jacks, 3 jack crevalle, 2 barracuda, 5 mackerels, 2 blue runners and a nice size roosterfish estimated to be over 50 lbs.

April 20, 2013: While running the Gamefisher II back north from Quepos to Puerto Carillo the crew stopped to fish awhile in an area off of Cabo Blanco where they saw some free jumping sailfish. My daughter Chiara was making the trip up with Junior and Diego and was the designated angler. They had 7 bites real quick like, releasing 4 sailfish and then went on their way to Puerto Carillo.

April 19, 2013: Tim Choate from Miami Fl. and friends Alberto Laurencich and Enrique Ramirez from Costa Rica had a fun and relaxing day offshore raising 13 sailfish with 12 bites, releasing 6 sailfish.

April 18, 2013: The last day of the Offshore World Championships we had Greg Sudbrink, Mike Viveiros, Daniel Birley, Michael Huling and Wayne Decker of the team Presidential Challenge – Guatemala fishing with us. They raised 13 sailfish, had 12 bites releasing only 4 sailfish after a run of bad luck with some pulled hooks, fish jumping off and even a broken line. They still managed to finish the tournament in third place overall out of 68 teams. Congratulations to you Boys.

April 17, 2013: Third day of the OWC, Team Guanaja Int. Fishing Tournament from Honduras, with Emilio Paguada, Carlos Arriagua, Roberto Aguiero, Rene Laffite, Aldo Lopez and Buddy Thomson. They raised 11 sailfish, had 11 bites releasing 8 sailfish. Nice Job!

April 16, 2013: Second day of the OWC, Team 50th Annual Tournament de Peixes de Bico from Brazil, with Paulo Ferreira, Alex Greenman, Luciano Cruz de Carvalho, Philip Greenman and Guilherme Jaroszewski raised 7 sailfish, had 7 bites releasing 4 sailfish.

April 15, 2013: Day one of the Offshore World Championships, Team 2001 Offshore World Championships from Brazil, with Elias Rodriguez, Angelo Arpini, Luiz Zache and Carlos Cardoso raised 13 sailfish, had 10 bites releasing 4 sailfish.

April 13, 2013: Dave Wooff and Co. from New Zealand fished a practice day before the O.W.C. tournament. They raised 19 sailfish, had 16 bites releasing 7 sailfish.

April 11, 2013: Alex Davis and his cousin Artie from Pensacola, Fl. had a fine day on the water raising 20 sailfish, had 18 bites releasing 9 sailfish. They also caught 4 big dorados from 30-50 lbs.

April 10, 2013: Alex Davis and his cousin Artie from Pensacola, Fl. Joined us in Quepos raising 13 sailfish, had 12 bites releasing 5 sailfish.

April 7, 2013: Michael and Robyn Newman from Houston, Texas fish with us out of Flamingo raising 8 sailfish, had 6 bites releasing 5 sailfish.

April 3, 2013: Greg Iannone and son Gregory from New Jersey experienced good action raising 14 sailfish with 11 bites releasing 5 sailfish.

April 2, 2013: John Moses and his crew from South Carolina raised 6 sailfish, had 6 bites releasing 4 sailfish and they also released a blue marlin estimated to weight about 250 lbs.

March 17, 2013: Frank Moreland, his daughter Kate and friend Chris Steers did some fly . They raising 6 sailfish, had 2 bites on the fly and released them both. We also teased up a nice stripe marlin that gave Chris a jaw dropping bite on his fly but broke him off on the first set of jumps. Better luck on the next one Chris!

February 6, 2013: Fred Comin and friends Wolfgang, Carl and Tracey raised 15 sailfish, had 11 bite releasing 5 sailfish. They also caught a dorado about 25 lbs. for dinner that night.

February 4, 2013: Walter Moss from Virginia, fishing by himself, raised 8 sailfish, had 6 bites releasing 6 sailfish. Way to hook’em Walter. He also caught 2 dorados about 20lbs each.

January 26, 2013: Roger Danner, Allan Lopez and his son Ricardo raised 17 sailfish, had 13 bites releasing 5 sailfish.

January 22, 2013: Fred Comin and friends Wolfgang, Tracey and Rolando raised 10 sailfish, had 10 bites releasing 7 sailfish.

January 20, 2013: Harry, Brian, Jack and Chris from Penn. raised 11 sailfish, had 8 bites releasing 4 sailfish. They also released a stripe marlin that was estimated to weight approximately 130 lbs. Three dorados from 20-50 lbs. were also boated to complete an excellent day of fishing.

January 15, 2013: Dave Spallina’s group, Butch, Tom, Larry and Melissa had a bang up day raising 20 sails with 15 bites, releasing 7 sailfish. They also released a blue marlin estimated to weight about 270lbs. Oh yeah, don’t forget a 30 + pound dorado for dinner!

January 14, 2013: Dave Spallina’s group, Butch and Tom from Phoenix, Larry from Louisiana and Melissa from the Hotel Sueños Tropical, enjoyed a super day on the water! raising over 30 sailfish with 23 bites releasing 15 sailfish. They also released 2 stripe marlin and kept 4 dorados to share with their group and others.

January 7, 2013: Joan and her friend James Cambridge increased their percentages today and had another fun offshore adventure with us. The boat raised 13 sailfish and had 11 bites. Joan and James released five sailfish each and also caught two nice dorado and a yellowfin tuna

January 6, 2013: For our first trip of the New Year, Joan Vernon, tournament coordinator for the Presidential Challenge, and James Cambridge from Austin, Texas fished a full day offshore. They raised 15 sailfish, releasing six for 13 bites. They also went one for three on the dorado. Beautiful day on the water and good start for the season in Carrillo!

December 6, 2012: Mike Finch and his brother Richard Turner and his son Asa had a special day on the edge raising 8 sails with 6 bites, releasing 5 sail fish. They also rescued a bird off a long line and released a 200lb. blue marlin on 30# tackle and finished the day with a nice dorado for dinner.

December 3, 2012: Ken Pursley and Co., Scott and Mike went rooster fishing releasing 2 nice ones on 30# tackle estimated to weight approximately 55lbs. and 50lbs. respectively. They also released a small rooster about 10 lbs. on fly tackle.

November 23, 2012: Christopher, Natasha, Rebecca, Alexander and Andres, staying at The Las Catalina’s, fished a half day inshore enjoying a variety of species; 1 jack, 3 barracuda, 1 grouper, 1 mackerel, 3 skip jacks, and ending with 2 big roosterfish estimated to weight 50lbs. and 40lbs. respectively.

November 3, 2012: Dave Harmon and his friends Paul and Mike from Texas raised 12 sailfish, releasing 4 of them. They released 2 blue marlin estimated to weight 250lbs. and 275lbs. respectively.

October 30 2012: Dave and Margaret Harmon and their friends Mike and Elizabeth from Texas enjoyed a full day of fishing raising 10 sailfish with 9 bites, releasing 7 sailfish and a 300 lb. blue marlin.

October 1, 2012: I woke up to a light drizzle and full cloud cover this morning. The Satellite picture was not very promising but we went for it anyway. Our guests were Andy and Rose Mosely from Fripp, South Carolina. It was a little bit lumpy so we chugged out at about 17 knots. Blue water has pushed in to 12 miles out so we pulled back early and started fishing. We caught a couple of 15 lb. dorados and a sailfish on the inside and missed one more sail on the way out to the edge. The weather got nicer and nicer as the day went on. We ended up raising 10 sails, had 9 bites and released 6 sailfish, went one for two on the blue marlin, releasing a blue about 275 lbs. on 30# tackle. 3 dorados, the biggest being about 28 lbs. provided dinner for both clients and crew!

September 17, 2012: Roger Danner from Nashville, Alan Lopez from Costa Rica and their good buddy Marvin had a great day on the edge! They headed out in the morning with rainy (temporal) weather and came home in the afternoon with sunny skies and calm seas catching and releasing 5 sailfish for 5 bites and a blue marlin estimated to weight approximately 150lbs. They raised one more marlin that did not bite. Those Boys can sure hook’em!

September 13, pm, 2012: Darren Milling from Tampa and Steve Hubrich from Raleigh fished a half day inshore catching 2 jacks,1 wahoo,3 yellow fin tuna, 1 rainbow runner, 1 skip jack, and released a big roosterfish estimated to weight approximately 55 lbs.

September 13, am, 2012: David Spell and his gang from Charleston fished a half day inshore catching 1 grouper, 4 skip jacks, 1 blue runner and a cubera snapper estimated to weight approximately 60 lbs. They also released a roosterfish estimated to weight about 30 lbs.

September 6, 2012: Ray Thomas and his crew from Crystal River had a fun day offshore raising 10 sailfish with 9 bites, releasing 6 sailfish. They also raised 3 blue marlin and got a bite out of one of them that did not work out in their favor.

September 5, pm, 2012: Suzanne and Rudy Pinner and their friend John fished a half day inshore catching 1 jack, 4 skip jacks, 2 blue runners and releasing 3 roosterfish estimated to weight 40 lbs., 30 lbs. and 50 lbs. respectively.

August 14, 2012: Bo Means and friends Kurt, Jay, John and Kip from North Carolina fished inshore catching 10 skip jacks, 1 trigger fish, 1 needlefish, 1 horse eyed jack, 4 dorado, 3 Wahoo, 1 Cubera snapper estimated to weight about 40 lbs. They also released a big roosterfish estimated to weight approximately 55 lbs.

August 13, 2012: Bo Means and Co. fished offshore raising 12 sailfish with 9 bites, releasing 3 sailfish. They also released a blue marlin estimated to weight approximately 400 lbs. and raised a second marlin that did not bite.

August 10, 2012: Ken Kelly with sons Andrew and Austin from Orlando raised 3 sailfish releasing two of them. They also released 2 blue marlins estimated to weight 225 lbs. and 250 lbs. respectively.

August 7, 2012: John and Kate Freeman and their 14 year old son Ryan fished a full day offshore raising 6 sailfish, got 6 bites and released 3 sails. Ryan released a 300 lb., plus blue marlin on 30# tackle. Double atta’ boy for Ryan!

August 3, 2012: Fishing a half day inshore, Kevin Krauss with his wife Mary Ann and two kids Cory and Kelsy had good action catching 10 different species of fish. They released a 50# rooster fish and caught the following: mackerel, pargo “manchado”, blue runner, jack, barracuda, needlefish, dorado and skip jack.

August 1, 2012: Fishing a half day inshore Brent Evans and Jennifer Mills released a 55# rooster fish and caught for the dinner table one 60 lb. cubera snapper. They also caught: mackerel, needlefish and skip jack.

July 30, 2012: Brent Evans and Jennifer Mills fished offshore and had 8 sailfish up with 7 bites. They released 6 sailfish this day.

July 21, 2012: Dave Harmon and party from Texas had 8 sailfish raised, got 7 bites and released 4 sailfish. They also released a blue marlin over 300 lbs. on 30# tackle and caught 9 dorado of various size.

July 19, 2012: Bill Conover with Luke, Logan and Lance Thrower from Texas had 7 sailfish raised, got 7 bites and released 5 sailfish.

July 17, 2012: Dave Harmon and friends, Randy and Brian from Texas had 9 sailfish raised, got 9 bites and released 7 sails. They also fought a blue marlin but the fish lucked out and pulled the hook.

July 16, 2012: David, Margaret, Sarah and Randy fished a half day inshore with good luck, catching 2 rooster fish estimated to weigh in at 40 & 60 lbs. They also caught skip jack, needlefish, barracuda and a small Wahoo.

July 3, 2012: Matt Warfield and his family from Virginia raised 6 sailfish, got 5 bites and released 5 sails. They also caught 4 yellow fin tuna.

June 28, 2012: Barry Humby and son James from Newfoundland went offshore to fly fish for sailfish. They had 11 sails raised, got 5 bites, releasing 2 sailfish on a rod with 20 lb. tippet. Barry was the star of the day by releasing a blue marlin estimated to be 175 lbs. on a 20 lb. tippet. They also caught 2 nice yellow fin tuna for dinner.

June 27, 2012: Bruce Brown & company raised 12 sailfish, got 11 bites and released 8 sails. They also caught 2 yellow fin tuna, 3 dorado and 1 shark.

June 26, 2012: Jim Richards and party, Tom, Sandy and Pam saw 24 sailfish raised, had 20 bites and released 14 Pacific sailfish. They also caught 8 dorado, the largest of which was reported to be 50#.

June 23, 2012: Roger Danner, Ben Menele, Jim Branson and Charlie Hicks from Nashville, Tennessee had 9 sailfish raised, got 8 bites and released 5. They also had a nice blue marlin raised but never could get the bite. The group caught 2 dorado for the table.

June 20, 2012: Barry Humby and son James raised 10 sailfish, had 7 bites and released 5. They also caught a whole mess of small dorado.

June 14, 2012: Gary, Todd, Alex and Wayne from Texas had fun fishing a half day inshore catching quite a list of species: barracuda, mackerel, dorado (7), blue runner, pompano & even a sailfish.

June 9, 2012: John Tull and Chip Chiles raised 15 sailfish, had 12 bites and released 9 sails. They also caught 10 dorado of various size.

May 30, 2012: Sharon, Cheryl, Kera and Lisa from Miami Florida, fishing inshore, released 2 rooster fish, the largest of which was estimated to be 30lbs. Then they headed offshore and released a nice blue marlin estimated to weigh over 300 lbs. They ended the day catching some dorado around a floating log.

May 11, 2012: Adam Andrews and George Mann from Alabama with friends Bert and Brian from Missouri released 1 sailfish for 1 bite and then released a black marlin estimated to be over 400 lbs. on 30lb tackle. They also got a blue marlin bite but no release. They caught 5 nice dorado for the table too.

April 20, 2012: Lee Levant from Florida released seven for nine Pacific sailfish raised.

April 5, 2012: Steve Johannas and his friend Scott went three for four on the blue marlin. They were estimated to weigh 225 lbs, 150 lbs and 100 lbs.

April 3, 2012: Scott Carter and his family Brady, Kyle and Orion raised five sailfish, releasing three. They also released two blue marlin estimated at 200 lbs and 250 lbs.

April 2, 2012: Scott Carter and family Brady and Kyle had a grand slam day, releasing one sailfish, one 175 lb striped marlin and two blue marlin estimated at 150 lbs and 250 lbs. They raised a third blue marlin that didn't bite.

March 29, 2012: Scott and Kevin from Canada and Andre from Costa Rica raised two sailfish, releasing one. They also raised three striped marlin, releasing two estimated to be 120 lbs and 140 lbs.

March 1, 2012: Mike Vivieros and Greg Johnston from North Carolina with special guest Vittorio Paternostro from Sicily released one sailfish for two bites and two blue marlin, estimated at 200 and 300 lbs. They also caught a 35-pound dorado for dinner.

February 16, 2012: Doug Pruessing from Colorado and Dennis Rahlves from California went fly fishing for sails and marlin. They raised three sailfish with two bites that did not work out in their favor. Doug, at 78 years, old hooked and successfully released on 20 lb tippet a blue marlin that was estimated to be about 225 lbs. CONGRATULATIONS DOUG!! They also pulled the hook on a striped marlin, giving them a chance at releasing a grand slam with the fly rod.

January 12, 2012: Joan Vernon and James Cambridge fished inshore and enjoyed quite a variety of action catching six mackerel, two skipjacks, three roosterfish, two blue runners, one needle fish, two jacks, four snapper, one dorado and one ladyfish. That's an incredible nine species!

November 26, 2011: Tom Stelle and Patrick Cooney decided to fish way to the south. We ended up fishing much further away than we normally do and were rewarded for our extra efforts. We had a small marlin in the baits that did not bite. Patrick successfully released a blue marlin that was conservatively estimated to be well over 900lbs. It has been probably 10 years since I have seen a fish of that size and girth. The fish was teased up to the back of the boat with a Mold Craft wide range soft head lure (we call this particular lure Bill Perry) where she was switched to a dorado belly on the 80# tackle. She ate the bait with the swivel almost touching the rod tip. Needless to say it was a bite that no one on board will ever forget!! Patrick did an excellent job at angling the fish. The fight took a little over an hour. Congratulations Patrick. I am sad to say that the pictures do not do the fish justice.

November 25, 2011: Tom Stelle and Patrick Cooney Tried again offshore with hopes to target yellow fin tuna. We did not find the tuna but had a stripe marlin jump off on the hook up and saw another swordfish tailing along the surface. We played with the swordfish for the better part of 20 minutes with no luck trying to entice him to bite.

November 24, 2011: Tom Stelle and Patrick Cooney fished offshore all day finding colder than normal green water ever where. They did catch 1 dorado about 35 lbs. and saw a swordfish basking on the surface.

November 23,2011: Fred Stelle and his son Tom and their friend Patrick Cooney from Montauk, New York fished offshore most of the day. The action was dead so they stopped at the Catalina Islands on the way in and caught 2 jack crevalles and 1 trigger fish.

November 22, 2011: Russ and Carol Hallauer from Maryland Fish a full day offshore raising 3 sailfish had 2 bites releasing 1 sailfish. They also caught a dorado weighing approximately 20 lbs.

November 21, 2011: Fishing a half day inshore with Darbe, Darbe Jr., Cindy, Leslie and Dayle from Texas while staying at the Beach House in Flamingo. A good variety of action catching 8 Pacific striped bonito, 1 yellow fin tuna, 1 black skip jack, 1 jack crevalle, 4 mackerels and 3 blue runners.

November 17, 2011: Mike Ryals and friends from Gainesville, Fl. had great weather offshore raising 8 sailfish, had 7 bites releasing 5 sailfish. They also caught 2 dorados approximately 20 and 30 lbs. respectively, 1 skip jack and 1 yellow fin tuna about 20 lbs.

November 16, 2011: Mike Ryals and his friends Dave, John and Phil from Gainesville, Fl. fished offshore raising 3 sailfish had 2 bites releasing 2 sailfish. They also raised a blue marlin that was a window shopper and released a stripe marlin approximately 140 lbs. One yellow fin tuna was captured for dinner.

November 15, 2011: Steve, Preston, Jeremy, Ben and Jeff from Las Vegas while staying at the Casa La Playa in Flamingo fished a half day inshore catching 5 blue runners, 1 marinero, 1- 12lb. pompano, 1- 15lb. jack, 1 skip jack, and 3 pacific striped bonito.

November 8, 2011: Mike & Patty, Tony & June and Juan & Judy from Atlanta, Ga., While staying at the Beach House fished a half day inshore catching 4 blue runners, 1 bone fish, 2 jacks, 1 snapper, 2 skip jacks, 1 needlefish and 1 rooster fish approximately 45 lbs.

November 4, 2011: Steve Chapman and friends Jason and Ran from Saint Augustine, Fl. raised 3 sailfish had 2 bites releasing one sailfish. The y had a good time with the yellow fin tuna catching 8 tuna up to 40 lbs. They also caught a dorado weighting approximately 30 lbs.

November 2, 2011: Dave Harmon Sr. and friends Jeff and Mike from Mt Pleasant, Tx. raised 4 sails, had 3 bites and released 3 sailfish. They also caught for the table 7 yellow fin tuna up to 50 lbs and 2 dorado weighting approximately 35 lbs. and 30 lbs. respectfully.

November 1, 2011: Dave Harmon Sr. and friends Jeff and Tonda and Mike and Linda fished a half day inshore and had good action along with good variety catching the following species list; 5 blue runners, 3 jacks up to 15 lbs., 1 barracuda, 1 lookdown, 1 rooster fish approximately 45 lbs., 1 mackerel, 3 pacific stripe bonito and 2 black skipjack tuna.

October 19, 2011: Carol and Whealy and Joseph Salazar from Abilene, TX. raised 8 sailfish had 7 bites and released 4 sailfish. They also raised 2 blue Marlin. The first one was a looker and the second was hungry!! ….and weighted approximately 350 lbs. They successfully released her on 80# tackle.

October 17, 2011: Dave Harmon Jr. and friends Eric and Diane from Tx. Fished inshore for rooster fish catching 2 rooster fish, approximately 45 lbs. and 55 lbs. respectively. They had bites from 3 more roosters that got away. They also caught 7 black skip jacks and a rainbow runner. (Pictures below)

October 15, 2011, David Raab and friends Jim, Guy and John fished a half day inshore with hopes to find some roosterfish. They got lucky and released one roosterfish estimated to be about 40 lbs, another approximately 35 lbs and a third rooster about 20 lbs. They pulled the hook on another small rooster near the boat. Their patience paid off!

October 8, 2011, Andy Litterer from Conn. Enjoyed slick calm seas while catching and releasing 3 sailfish for 4 bites. He also caught 9 yellowfin tuna from 10 to 50 lbs keeping enough to enjoy for dinner.

September 15, 2011: Bruce Johnson from Monterey, Ca. and Bob Abernathy from Orlando, Fl. fished a full day offshore with calm seas. The current did an about face from the day before and was pushing to the northwest about 1 knot. Green water moved out to the edge. We found the cleaner water 2-3 miles further offshore. They raised 8 sailfish with 5 bites and 4 releases on 30# conventional tackle.

September 14, 2011: Bruce Johnson and Bob Abernathy fished offshore with winds from the northwest at 5-7 knots. The current was slowly pushing to the southeast at about ½ knot. They raised 8 sailfish with 8 bites and 5 releases. They also hooked a blue marlin in the morning approximately 400 lbs. that jumped at the boat and fell off the hook. Late in the afternoon they hooked another Blue marlin about 300 lbs. on 30# tackle that Bruce was able to successfully release.

September 13, 2011: Bruce Johnson and Bob Abernathy experienced beautiful weather offshore while raising 7 sailfish with 6 bites releasing 4 sailfish. Bob released a 300+lb. blue marlin on 30# tackle. They also caught a nice Dorado for dinner.

September 12, 2011: Bob Abernathy and Bruce Johnson headed offshore in rainy and breezy conditions in the morning that cleared by midday. They raised 11 sailfish with 9 bites, releasing 8 sailfish.

September 2, 2011: John Browning, John Browning Jr. and their friends Scott and John from Palatka, Fl. went offshore on an overcast morning raising 6 sailfish with all 6 biting and released 4 sailfish. Then they went bottom fishing and caught 2 grouper and 1 canejo (tilefish). On the way home we stopped at the Catalina islands and caught 1 Jack about 35lbs., 2 small yellow fin tuna and 2 skip jacks. They fought a double header roosterfish for a while but pulled the hook on both fish. *!#^>?

August 23, 2011: Mort and Doug Straubmueller from Texas fished offshore raising 10 sailfish with 7 bites and released 4 sailfish. (Photo right)

August 17, 2011: Michael Craine and friends Robert and Brent from Texas fly fished for sailfish. They raised 10 sailfish with 7 bites but things did not work out in their favor. They did catch 3 yellow fin tuna for dinner. (Photos below)

August 15, 2011: Michael Craine and friends Robert and Brent fly fished for sailfish raising 12 sailfish with 8 bites and released 2 sailfish. They raised one blue marlin but did not get the bite. They also caught 3 yellow fin tuna for the table. (Photos above)

August 12, 2011: Mark Hatter and Greg Dini had 9 sailfish raised with 5 bites on the fly rod; but no release this day.

August 11, 2011: Mark Hatter and Greg Dini had 9 sailfish raised with 8 bites and 5 releases on the fly rod. They also caught 4 yellow-fin tuna.

August 10, 2011: Mark Hatter from Orlando, Fl. and Greg Dini from New Orleans, Louisiana had 17 sailfish raised with 10 bites. They released 4 on the fly rod.

August 9, 2011: Scott Perry and party, from Houston, Texas enjoyed a productive day on the water. They had 10 sailfish raised to the boat, 9 bites and released 6 Pacific sails on conventional tackle. They also released a nice blue marlin estimated to weigh 375 lbs.

August 7, 2011: Scott Perry, wife Kim and friends Art and Donna from Texas had 13 sailfish raised to the boat with 12 bites and 5 releases. A blue marlin gave them a nice bite but it did not work out in their favor.

August 6, 2011: Phillip Harmond and Holly and her son Alexander fished a half day inshore in the afternoon. They caught 10 sardinas galleras for bait, 5 blue runners, 3 jacks, 2 roosterfish (25 and 15 lbs.) and 1 snapper.

August 6, 2011: Layfield and Barbara Rous and their grandson Jeffrey fished a half day inshore in the morning. They caught 2 barracuda, 2 rooster fish (35 lb and 15 lb), 2 skip jack, 3 blue runners, 1 jack about 30 lbs and 7 galleras.

August 5, 2011: Dave Harmon and friends Greg and Carl fished a full day offshore, raising 11 sailfish, getting 8 bites and releasing 7 Pacific sails. They also caught 2 dorado.

August 4, 2011: Layfield and his grandson Jeffrey Rous had 10 sailfish raised with 8 bites. The team released 6 Pacific sailfish.

August 3, 2011: Eric, Kayley, Brent and Jim from Houston, Texas fished a half day inshore, catching 1 horse-eye jack, 1 skip jack, 4 amber jack, 3 rainbow runners and got one sailfish bite but missed him.

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.

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.

June 17, 2009: The newly wedded couple Austin and Brooks fished a half day at the Catalina Islands catching 10 Bonita, a Wahoo, a big jack, some blue runners for live bait and a hand full of mackerel.

June 8, 2009: Captains Log - The action has been a little sporadic due to warmer than normal sea temperatures but the fish are there.

June 8, 2009: The Ocean City Light Tackle Club took a play day inshore fishing and caught the following variety of fish; 3 mackerel, 1 amberjack (about 55 lbs.), 1 jack, 1-dorado, 10 skip jacks, 8 blue runners and 1 barracuda.

June 7, 2009: The Ocean City Light Tackle Club raised 6 sails only releasing one .The other 5 sails swam away well fed.

June 6, 2009: The Ocean City Light Tackle Club raised 8 sails, releasing 2, they also fought a blue marlin for two hours on 20 lb. test line that finally broke off.

June 4, 2009: Tom Ghegan and company from Atlanta raised 5 sails, releasing 3 of them.

June 2, 2009: The Ghegan family and friends from Atlanta , Ga. Fished 2½ days catching a variety of inshore species . The highlight being the 14 dorado that contributed to the fish fry that night.

May 29, 2009: Ed Jessee and his family caught 5 sailfish and 2 dorado approximately 35 lbs each.

May 26 and 27, 2009: Sandy Simmons and his family from the Atlanta area caught 6 sailfish, 7 dorado and 1 yellowfin tuna the first day and 0n the next day they caught 1 sailfish, 4 dorado and 2 yellowfin tuna.

May 24 and 25, 2009: The Hanson group fished offshore one day and caught 2 sailfish, a striped marlin and a 40 lb. dorado . They stayed inshore the second day and caught 3 dorado, 5 yellowfin tuna, between 20 and 40 lbs.