Offline, can you forward me more info on the charter and accomidations.
Thanks Jay
Paul
At 09:50 PM 6/8/00 -0700, you wrote:
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My girlfriend, Sharon, and I went to Costa Rica this May and had a wonderful time. The fishing portion of our trip was at El Ocotal resort in the Guanacasta region (near Nicaguara) on the Pacific coast. We spent four days on the boats fishing for sailfish.<<<<
The first day, we decided to fish with gear to get acquainted with the fish, my girlfriend having never caught one before. She landed the first one on gear, then our buddy Jack landed one and I landed one. The next morning, we were ready to try for them on the fly. Sharon has done some flyfishing, but never with rods as big as the 12 weights we were using. Nonetheless, she hooked the first fish she casted to! After some great jumps, the fish sounded and the battle was on. 3 times she pumped up the fish and got the flyline back on the reel and each time the fish would strip it back off. After battling the fish in 90 heat for almost an hour, she finally got the flyline on the reel to stay and the fish in the boat for a couple of quick photos before the release. Sharon was dazed and happy and I was ecstatic and proud.
The next day, our friend Jack was up next and he hooked a fish that was hanging around practically under the boat after being teased in. After a short fight compared to Sharons, he landed his first sail on the fly. As for myself, it was not to be. I hooked two, but had the leader break on one and a knot on the hook fail on another. Even so, it was a great trip. I had been to Cabo a few times trying to get a sail on the fly and Costa Rica is so much better. The captains understand how flyfishers need to do it and our captain actually enjoyed it more than gear. The country is beautiful and the people proud and industrious.
I do have a question, how many women have landed a sailfish on the fly? I think it's probably less than 200.
Jay Paulson
Carnation, WA
