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Crocodile
Bay Resort:
July Costa Rica Fishing
Report
By Todd Staley, Fishing Director
The
summer marlin bite has started with marlin making a show almost
everyday. Most are in the 150 to 400 lb range.
I could
go on for the whole column about Tom Rozanski and Gary Ryan’s
grand slam when they took a marlin, sail, dorado and tuna
the same day, or how Tony Vastano clobbered the sails and
took a nice marlin. “Honeymooners” of 16 years
John and Shelly Murray had a bang up day when they went six
for ten on sails and landed a nice marlin also.
What really
got me excited this month though was the young anglers. Ten
year old Meagan Weems had a bout of motion sickness and swore
off fishing forever. After a little coaxing I got her to agree
to try my wife’s preventive treatment and give it another
try. She made it through the day and found out just how hard
yellow fin tuna pull. You can tell by the smile that she is
hooked for life.
Josie
Slaughter was another who wasn’t so sure about fishing.
Her dad Kevin arranges fishing and hunting trips all over
the world for clients. She didn’t let a little rain
dampen her day when she took this really nice dorado.
Jimmy
Heuring and Teddy Smoyer came down with their parents as a
graduation present. Fishing againt their fathers they got
more roosterfish and stuck the hook in a 40 lb snook that
stopped everyones heart for a second before it escaped.
Pending
World Record
Sixteen
year old Jeffery Adams caught by far what is the biggest rock
snapper I have seen. The fish weighed just a hair under 17
lbs and took 15 minutes to land. At one point the fish was
buried in the rocks but Jeffery managed to work the fish out
of the structure. Pending verification from the IGFA Jeffery
will be in the record book for the largest all tackle catch
for Barred Pargo, the fish’s official name.
Another
on break from school is University of France student Zoe Gerard
who is doing a study in conjuction with the University of
Costa Rica of the different aspects of fishing in Costa Rica
from commericial to sport fishing. Here she gets a close up
look at Istiophorus playtpterus
Todd
Staley,
Fishing Director,
Crocodile Bay Resort,
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
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