costa rica sportfishing report February 2012

1 BLUE MARLIN - 6 SAILFISH!

On a day with only 2 boats out.....the fish are playing!

SWEET DREAMS - 1 BIG BLUE MARLIN and 2 SAILFISH for the day!

DREAMS 2- 4 SAILFISH! 

18 SAILFISH....2 BIG BLUE MARLIN....and some eatin' fish!

FISHING IS GOOD!

HATTADREAMS - our 50' Hatteras out with GERALD ELLIS group having a great day releasing 4 SAILFISH!

ARRIBA DREAMS - our 38' Blackfin out with Captain Jorge and Mate Andreas also bringing 4 big PACIFIC SAILFISH to the boat.  These fish average 90-130 lbs!!

FANDANGO having a good day with 2 BIG BLUE MARLIN and 3 SAILFISH releases!

WETT RYDER - our 32' Custom Mako out with a good day releasing 3 SAILFISH and 1 MAHI MAHI.

LOS SUENOS our 36' Luhrs out with Captain Javier and Mate Alex and Jay Stanley group with a 2 SAILFISH day and 4 snapper. They did a mixed day of some offshore and some inshore for their 2nd full day of fishing.

SWEET DREAMS our 35' Cabo out with Captain Rudy and Mate Esteban also with 2 SAILFISH.  

ALL BOATS CONTINUE TO CATCH BILLFISH EVERY DAY!  Be sure and follow all our fishing reports archived on our website at www.costaricadreams.com.  You can look at every single days report for over a year!

2 BIG BLUE MARLIN....18 SAILFISH....!!!

HATTADREAMS - the 50' Hatteras with Captain Dean Jacobs was out on day 2 with Al Larocca releasing 4 SAILFISH in 1/2 day of fishing!

ARRIBA DREAMS - 38' Blackfin  out with old returning clients Jay Stanley and friends releasing 4 SAILFISH also.

WETT RYDER - our 32' Custom Mako out with Tim Rule and his wife getting 3 SAILFISH and 1 nice MAHIMAHI.

LOS SUENOS - 36' Luhrs out with Captain Javier and clients Gerardo Knight for a 2nd day of inshore and offshore.  2 SAILFISH and 4 nice SNAPPER for the day.

SWEET DREAMS - the 35' Cabo Express boats with Capt. Rudy and Kenny Millevoi's crew.  They were here for 5 full days of fishing and had a great time!  Today was their last day and they released 2 SAILFISH.  Good to see them again and they are already signed up for next year!

FANDANGO - out having a great day with 2 BLUE MARLIN and 3 SAILFISH!!  

This time of year is OUR  "summer"....our days are sunny and we never have rain!  There is little to no wind and the oceans are flat EVERY DAY!  Temperatures are starting to heat up a bit.  Even though we are north of the equator....we still call this our SUMMER because of the clear days where the sun gets things hot.  In our true summer months (May-Sept)....we call it our "winter" because we have more cloud cover keeping the temperature mild.  In any case, it's always nice to be HERE!!!!

23 SAILS; 1 BLUE MARLIN; 1 NICE MAHI MAHI (see pic!)

SWEET DREAMS with Captain Rudy and Mate Esteban knocking them out yesterday with 9 SAILFISH and 1 MAHI MAHI (dorado)!

DREAMS 2 - our 32' Luhrs out with Captain Macho and Mate Juan and clients John Patterson and friends.  They released 4 SAILFISH for the day!

DREAM MAKER - one of our 35' Cabo Express "Los Suenos Special Edition" boats.....out with Mark Dominic and friends from California having a fun day and wearing out some arms hauling in 3 BIG Pacific SAILFISH!

LOS SUENOS - our 36' Luhrs with Captain Javier and Mate Alex releasing 4 SAILFISH for the day.  Egon Kroiff and his beautiful wife from Brazil having a great day on the calm waters.

HATTADREAMS - our 50' Hatteras out with Capt. Dean Jacobs and Mate Tesi with our old client Al Larocca from Tennessee having a good day with 2 SAILFISH and 1 BIG BLUE MARLIN that took almost 2 hours to get to the boat for a clean release!!  

ARRIBA DREAMS rounding out the day with 1 SAILFISH release with Richard Stephen and family also from California.

FISHING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE SAILFISH!  13 SAILS for 4 BOATS.

DREAMS 2 having a pretty good day with 6 SAILFISH with Kenneth Bystedt and family from ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!!  Nice weather change for this time of year!!!  Captain Macho and Mate "Smilin' Juan"....bringing in the fish!

DREAM MAKER our 35' Cabo Express boat had the Rosemary Laughlin family for a fun day going to Tortuga Island to play on the pristine beach.  On the way they caught some YELLOWFIN TUNA, saw MANTA RAYS and  DOPHIN and had a great time.

SWEET DREAMS out with Captain Rudy doing a little bottom fishing as well as a few hours out after sails.  They released 2 SAILFISH and caught 10 nice RED SNAPPER for dinner!

LOS SUENOS our 36' Luhrs out with Paul Farigon and family catching 3 SAILFISH.  His kids got to catch their first 100 lb. SAILFISH and were very excited!

HATTADREAMS having a fun day releasing 2 SAILFISH.

SAME OLD "SUMMER" WEATHER HERE!! SUNNY, MILD TEMPS AND FLAT SEAS!

HOW ABOUT A BITE!!

The bite slowed a bit today.  For the first time in a couple of months....we actually had 2 boats not catch a billfish during a day of fishing!  Still, we had 3 boats that did!!

SWEET DREAMS with Captain Rudy still brought home 2 SAILFISH.

ARRIBA DREAMS - our 38' Blackfin also did the same....releasing 2 SAILFISH.

WETT RYDER - 32' Mako Custom had a 1 SAILFISH release day.  

The waters turns a bit "green" and we are searching for the blue water again!!

SAILFISH STILL BITING!!

DREAMS 2 & SWEET DREAMS in a tie for the day with 3 SAILFISH each!

LOS SUENOS & DREAM MAKER also tied with 1 SAILFISH each.

WETT RYDER with 2 SAILFISH.

ARRIBA DREAMS with 1 mahi mahi for dinner!

COME FLY WITH US!!  (...off the back of the boat to SWIM WITH YOUR CATCH!)

16 SAILFISH, 1 BLUE MARLIN, 10 GROUPER, 1 DORADO and 3 SNAPPER!

DREAM MAKER - our 35' Cabo Express releasing 4 SAILFISH and 9 GROUPER with a combined day of billfishing and bottom fishing.

HATTADREAMS - 50' Hatteras out with Capt Deano and having a fun day with 12 bacholors party men.....releasing 4 SAILFISH.

LOS SUENOS - 36' Luhrs had 2 SAILFISH and 1 DORADO

ARRIBA DREAMS - 38' Blackfin with 2 SAILFISH releases

WETT RYDER and DREAMS 2 each with 1 SAILFISH and some snapper.

21 SAILFISH, 1 BIG BLUE MARLIN and 1 REALLY NICE DORADO!! (See picture to the left!.....no.....look at the Dorado!)

HATTADREAMS our 50' Hatteras was out with Captain Dean and Hugh Tarbutton group for their 3rd day of fishing with us!  They had yet ANOTHER great day releasing 5 SAILFISH.

DREAM MAKER - our 35' Los Suenos Special Edition Cabo...out with Ray Crawford also releasing 5 SAILS!

LOS SUENOS - our 36' Luhrs out with Bill Armour who fished several days with us....getting 3 SAILFISH to the boat for successful release.

DREAMS 2 - our 32' Luhrs releasing 2 SAILFISH and 1 DORADO (mahimahi) with Aaron Deking and friends.

SWEET DREAMS, and ARRIBA DREAMS each releasing 2 SAILS each.

DREAM RAISER and WETT RYDER each had 1 SAILFISH

60 Megabite - our 60' Bertram had 1 big BLUE MARLIN for the day!

Weather is just ALWAYS nice this time of year out of Los Suenos.  The seas are totally FLAT...partly cloudy to sunny skies and short 1 hour boat rides makes this the best fishing in all of Central America.

CAN YOU SAY 38 SAILFISH....1 MARLIN...23 SNAPPER ....4 GROUPER AND 1 MAHI MAHI????

SWEET DREAMS - 7 SAILFISH, 10 SNAPPER, 1 MAHI MAHI AND 4 GROUPER for the day!  They went out for 1/2 billfishing and got the 7, then came in for some inshore and caught all the good "eating" fish.

60 MEGABITE our 60' Bertram......7 SAILFISH & 1 STRIPE MARLIN.  Old clients Hugh Tarbutton family having another great day after a big day on SWEET DREAMS yesterday with 5 SAILFISH.

SHOTGUN - the 43' Stapleton releasing 8 SAILFISH.

DREAMS 2 - Captain Macho out and caught 4 SAILFISH.

LOS SUENOS - our 36' Luhrs had 5 SAILFISH for the day with Bill Armour.who has been down with us many times.

DREAM MAKER - one of our 35' Cabos out and back with 2 SAILFISH releases.

DREAM GIRL - 5 SAILFISH for the day.

HATTADREAMS - out with the Watson group for a 1/2 day of bottom fishing after a big day yesterday catching 7 SAILFISH.  Today they got 13 good eating sized SNAPPER.

17 SAILS; 1 MAHI for 3 BOATS TODAY!

DREAMS 2 - 32' Luhrs out with Captain "Macho" Marcelano and Mate Juan having a good day releasing 6 SAILS and 1 MAHI MAHI.

HATTA DREAMS - 50' Hatteras out with Captain Dean Jacobs and Mate Tesi with the WATSON GROUP bringing 6 SAILS to the boat

SWEET DREAMS - 35' Cabo out with Captain Rudy and Mate Esteban with the Tarbuttons from Georgia....having a fun day.  The 2 of them released 5 SAILFISH!!

FLAT SEAS!!!! Gorgeous temperatures with party cloudy skies.  Highs for the days are running around 90 with lows at night around 70.  PERFECTO!

32 SAILFISH ...... 2 BLUE MARLIN.....3 MAHI !!!

WHAT A DAY ON THE WATERS!!!  Where to begin???

DREAMS 2 - 4 SAILFISH, 1 MAHI and a 600 lb MARLIN that got away right at the boat!!!

DREAM MAKER - 5 SAILFISH

Shotgun - 9 SAILFISH

LOS SUENOS - 2 SAILFISH, 1 MAHI

SWEET DREAMS - 5 SAILFISH

DREAM GIRL - 2 SAILFISH

ARRIBA DREAMS - 3 SAILFISH, 1 BLUE MARLIN

WETT RYDER - 1 SAILFISH, 1 BLUE MARLIN

GO FISH - 1 SAILFISH, 1 MAHI (1/2 day trip)

SAILFISH AND MARLIN!!  The "Dreams!"

DREAMS 2 - our 32' Luhrs TEARIN' THEM UP with 11 SAILFISH and 1 MAHI MAHI for dinner!  Tradd Bruce and his 2 buddies got WORE OUT fighting all these billfish!

LOS SUENOS - 5 SAILFISH with Bill Armour and friends from Virginia.

SWEET DREAMS - 4 SAILFISH and 1 BIG BLUE MARLIN with Craig Hopkins from Washington state.

WETT RYDER - 2 SAILFISH, 1 MAHI MAHI and 1 GROUPER with Vincent Frey.

The Bite Continues!

2 BOATS OUT ON A LAZY SUNDAY GETTING 14 SAILS & 1 DORADO!

DREAMS 2 - our 32' Luhrs out with Steve Rattler having a fun day boating 8 SAILFISH.

SWEET DREAMS - 35' Cabo express boat out with Joe Bolin releasing 6 SAILFISH and NOT RELEASING 1 good eating MAHI!

31 SAILFISH and 2 DORADO for the day!!

YET ANOTHER GREAT DAY ON THE CALM, CENTRAL PACIFIC WATER OFF LOS SUEÑOS!

DREAMS 2 with yet another good day with 8 SAILFISH and 1 MAHI MAHI (dorado)! Dominick Porcelli and friends fished for the 2nd day with us and the 3 of them had their hands full!  DREAMS 2 is a great 32' Luhrs.  Check out the pictures and details here http://www.costaricadreams.com/charter-boat-dream-two.asp.

SWEET DREAMS once again coming in strong with Captain Rudy and Mate Esteban releasing 6 SAILFISH and 1 DORADO (Mahi Mahi)!  They were fishing with Scott Kincaid for his 3rd day fishing with us this week.  Great way to round out the week!  You can see more about SWEET DREAMS - our 35' Cabo "Los Suenos Special Edition boat" at  http://www.costaricadreams.com/charter-boat-sweet-dreams.asp.

DREAM MAKER - our other 35' Cabo was out with Angela Baptiste and friends from Florida having a great day releasing 3 SAILFISH.

HATTADREAMS - with Captain Dean on our 50' Hatteras....bringing in 2 SAILFISH with the Scott Peggs group here on a convention with the FERGUSON GROUP.

WETT RYDER - our 32' Custom Mako bringing in 8 SAILFISH for the day.

FANDANGO had 4 SAILFISH.

ARRIBA DREAMS with 2 SAILFISH.

Alot of sore arms after todays action!!

GREAT FISHING!!! 27 SAILS for 5 BOATS OFFSHORE.

DREAMS 2 - our 32' Luhrs releasing 12 SAILS for the day.  Captain "Macho" and Mate Juan having a fun day with Jason Gast and friends

SWEET DREAMS our 35' Cabo "Los Suenos Edition Boat".....out with Captain Rudy and clients John Kiszkiel from Texas.....releasing 6 SAILFISH and keeping 11 snapper and one big 35 lb GROUPER!

HATTADREAMS - 50' Hatteras with Captain Dean Jacobs boating 4 SAILFISH with out client Bill Liska.

DREAM MAKER out with Captain Brian and clients Mike Prior brought in 3 SAILFISH.

LOS SUENOS - our 36' Luhrs with Captain Javier did an inshore trip with Adam Bennett catching a BUNCH of SNAPPER, 1 big ROOSTERFISH; some SEABASS and JACKS.

ARRIBA DREAMS rounded out the day with 2 SAILFISH releases with Captain Jorge and Mate Andreas.

STILL....flat seas...and sunny skies in "Los Suenos"...."the DREAM".....

35 SAILFISH & 1 BLUE MARLIN for Thursday!!

Lots of flags flying on the boats today after a good SAILFISH bite!

DREAM MAKER our 35' Cabo .....leading today with Captain Bryan releasing 7 SAILFISH.

LOS SUENOS (36' Luhrs) & DREAMS 2 (32' Luhrs) tied for the day with 6 SAILS each!

SWEET DREAMS - the sister boat to DREAM MAKER with Captain Rudy released 5 SAILFISH and 1 BLUE MARLIN that took hours to land!

WETT RYDER also with 5 SAILFISH.

HATTA DREAMS - Our 50' Hatteras had 4 SAILFISH

ARRIBA DREAMS - 38' Blackfin......finished the day with a 2 SAILFISH release!

We have had a few clouds making it cooler but no rain.  The seas are stll flat as a lake and the boat rides only about 1 hour to the fishing grounds!

18 SAILS - 2 DORADO!

SWEET DREAMS with Captain Rudy releasing 9 SAILFISH!

GO FISH getting 5 SAILS and 1 DORADO to the boat.

DREAM MAKER with Captain Brian with 4 SAILFISH and 1 MAHI MAHI (Dorado)

DREAMS 2, LOS SUENOS and DREAM RAISER all out with 1/2 day inshore with a slow bite but a few grouper and jacks for the day.

Beautiful LOS SUENOS weather....seas still FLAT!!!

15 SAILFISH, 1 SNAPPER, 2 DORADO and 1 TUNA

Sounds like dinner to me (all except the sailfish of course)!

DREAM RAISER -35' Cabo with 5 SAILFISH, 1 DORADO and 1 TUNA for the day.

DREAMS II - 32' Luhrs out with Captain Macho catching 3 SAILFISH.

WETT RYDER released 3 SAILFISH.

DREAM MAKER - 35' Cabo with Captain Bryan releasing 2 SAILFISH.

FANDANGO - 2 SAILFISH.

SWEET DREAMS looking around the rocks today for a big rooster.  Got one hooked up but he broke the ine!!

THE TUNA ARE BACK!!

Yesterday we had HATTADREAMS out with Brian Kane for a good catch of 4 SAILFISH and 7 tuna!  (I got a bagful in my fridge!).

SWEET DREAMS out with "COLD BOB" for their 2nd day of fishing with Captain Rudy and Mate Esteban doing some inshore fishing bringing home 8 SNAPPER and 2 nice GROUPER!

LOS SUENOS out for a short 1/2 day with Thomas Arvig....who decided he had enough after just 1 SAILFISH.  His son had planned to be down with him but had to cancel at the last minute..so Thomas was on his own.  1 big Pacific Sail and he cried UNCLE!  haha.. he had a great time.

 26 SAILFISH and 2 MAHI MAHI FOR THE DAY!

As we approach the February full moon tomorrow, it is repeated last year's Feb. full moon.....the bite is picking up!  

LOS SUENOS - our 36' Luhrs was out yesterday with old time clients ALAN RAMA from Charleston, SC and they had their hands full RELEASING 8 SAILFISH!  Captain Javier and Mate Alex having a ball helping out with the catch.

SWEET DREAMS - our 35' Cabo Express out with "COLD BOB" and friends for a fun day with Captain Rudy and Mate Esteban releasing 6 SAILFISH for the day!

DREAM MAKER - our sister boat to SWEET DREAMS...another 35' Cabo Express "Los Suenos Special Edition Boat" was out with ADAM BENNETT from Canada releasing 5 SAILFISH and 2 MAHI MAHI.

HATTADREAMS -our 50' Hatteras with Captain Dean Jacobs and Mate Tesi out with ROB HUNT and family also from Canada and also catching 5 SAILFISH!

DREAMS II - our 32' Luhrs out for 1/2 day of inshore fishing and 1/2 day offshore getting 2 SAILFISH.  Captain "Macho" Marcelano and Mate Juan having a fun day on the calm waters with the Santiago's!

Our bachelor group of Jonathan Burroughs left today after 4 fun filled days of bachelor partying and fishing with everyone catching several sailfish each!  They had a "package" with us which included a luxury condo, round trip transportation and fishing!!  Coming in today is Thomas Arvig for a package of his own....so looking forward to his arrival!

SAILFISH & SNAPPER!

DREAMS II out with Santiago Rodriguez releasing 3 SAILFISH!

LOS SUENOS - our 36' Luhrs out with Captain Javier and Mate Alex getting 1 SAILFISH and 5 RED SNAPPER with a combo day of inshore and offshore fishing.  The clients William Cantler and family from SUMMERLAND KEY, FLORIDA having a fun day and some good eating tonight!

ARRIBA DREAMS our 38' Blackfin Custom with Captain Jorge and Mate Andreas releasing 2 SAILFISH.

HATTADREAMS had a 1/2 day of fishing and landing 1 SAILFISH.

WETT RYDER were after the tuna and got 3 nice YELLOWFINS!

Nice light breeze keeping things nice and cool here in the land of the dreams!!

SAILFISH ....SAILFISH....and more SAILFISH!!!

Wonderful day out on the flat waters of the central Pacific Ocean from Los Sueños!  LOS SUENOS - 36' Luhrs out with a final day with the bachelor party.  They released 4 SAILS today.  

DREAMS II continuing to "tear 'em up" with Captain "Macho" and Mate Juan also releasing 4 SAILFISH with Danny Glenn Lawrence from Terrell, TX!

SWEET DREAMS - 35' Cabo out with our old friend and good client Curt Holdt....releasing 3 SAILFISH.

DREAM MAKER - 35' Cabo out with Capt. Brian bringing 2 SAILFISH to the boat!

HATTA DREAMS and ARRIBA DREAMS both had trip but the clients cruised the bays snorkeling and enjoying the sunset!!

11 SAILFISH and 1 BLUE MARLIN for the DAY!  

DREAMS II our 32' Luhrs out with Captain "Macho" and Mate Juan releasing 6 SAILFISH and 1 BIG STRIPE MARLIN!  Clients Vern Rhodes from Florida having a good couple of days in a row!  

LOS SUENOS our 36' Luhrs out with Captain Javier and Mate Alex out for the first day of 2 days of fishing.  THE BACHELOR PARTY group had a good day with 2 SAILFISH.  

DREAM MAKER out with Captain Bryan and Mate Pantera releasing 3 SAILFISH.

Great weather and flat seas!!

Check out the CUBERA SNAPPER'S TEETH IN THE PIC ABOVE! Not many boats out of the marina today but our DREAM MAKER (35' Cabo Express....."Los Suenos Special Edition Boat" was out with Todd Lambert and gang from Summitt Financial in Lafayette, Louisiana.....releasing 1 SAILFISH.  Things look hot for the rest of the week with almost all the boats booked and ready to go get into the sailfish and marlin.