December 23, 2015

The air temp was warm and the wind was calm. The scene reminded me of a pleasant July or August morning back on the Cape. I waded into the tepid water of the Golfo Dulce and made my first cast. Little did I know I was about to catch to catch my biggest fish ever from

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The Biggest Fish I’ve Ever Caught From Shore
December 19, 2015

Ryan Collins There was little doubt in my mind that monster-size fish were cruising the shore. After all I had been watching adult bonito go airborne, as they tried to escape the jaws of big Roosterfish. A few casts later and I see a giant swirl behind my swimming plug.  I figured the swirl was

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“Monsters” In The Surf | And a Hook Through My Finger!
December 16, 2015

Lauren Blacker My feelings won’t be hurt if you’d like to skip ahead to Ryan’s latest fishing report, but I think you’ll enjoy my Costa Rica travel update below…Where we are in Costa Rica, there are no beach chairs. When I asked some people where I could rent a chair, they simply replied, “Find some driftwood

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Finding the True Meaning of “Pura Vida”
December 16, 2015

Ryan Collins After a very short dry spell the big fish have once again charged the beach. The past few mornings and evenings have produced some awfully nice fish. We were also able to fish on a boat with a Tico who is renowned in this community as one of the best fisherman. We saw huge

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December 16th Costa Rica Fishing Update
December 13, 2015

Ryan Collins My sister Katelyn had just arrived in Costa Rica. Only problem was her plane dropped her off at the wrong airport. Katelyn was left with no other option but to travel via small boat in pitch darkness, and then find a taxi driver willing to drive her 2 hours on a dirt road through the jungle. However

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Roosterfish from the Beach!
December 13, 2015

(Continued from the report Roosterfish From The Beach!) The Rooster thrashed along on the surface, unlike any other fish I have ever caught before. My 3 piece travel rod was being pushed to the limit.  I was now in chest deep water, almost eye level with the fish. She was a ways away but I could easily see

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Roosterfish From The Beach! | Extended Report
December 8, 2015

Lauren Blacker The fishing the past few days has been pretty good.  Yesterday Ryan caught barracuda, snapper and a bunch of other species hand-lining from a boat with a local Tico fisherman. Our refrigerator is now stocked with jacks, barracudas, mackerels, snappers and other fish which we don’t know the names of!​ ​You never know what

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Week 2 of Exploring & Fishing Costa Rica
December 8, 2015

Ryan Collins In some ways the fishing here in Costa Rica is very similar to fishing on Cape Cod. For example, following the birds is a sure way of finding the fish. However there are many things which are extremely different. The huge variety of species roaming the coastline is probably the most noticeable change.​ So

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Week 2 of Exploring & Fishing Costa Rica | Extended Report
December 5, 2015

“Those are fish!” is what I said to Lauren when I suddenly noticed birds working and fish crashing on the surface. For me this was a big relief. After all we had just traveled more than 2,000 miles, invested countless hours in preparation, half-forced Lauren into taking a month off from work, and spent about a

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Fish On! Hooked Up in Costa Rica
December 5, 2015

(Continued from Fish On! Hooked Up in Costa Rica) I prayed to God that this fish would stay on the line. She was pumping just like giant tuna do when they are doing a death circle beneath the boat.  To say I was excited to see what species I had hooked would of been quite the understatement!

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Fish On! Hooked Up in Costa Rica | Extended Report
December 3, 2015

Lauren Blacker December 1st had been on my mind for a long time.  The thought of standing on a beach far from just about everything I had grown accustomed to was unimaginable. The idea of sleeping under a canopy of palms and listening to the sounds of a wild jungle just didn’t seem real.​ Yet today this

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The First 24 – Day #1 in Costa Rica
December 3, 2015

Continued from The First 24 We started walking down the dirt road in an attempt to find the jungle house, when a very friendly local named Jonathon offered to give us a ride.  Jonathon grew up in the area and is about our age, so we immediately hit it off, and once again, the Costa Rican

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The First 24 | Extended Report