I doubt anyone on earth has chased marlin with fly rod unsuccessfully for as long as me. Over the last 25 years I’ve hit prime time in Venezuela, Virginia Beach, Costa Rica, Baja Mexico and even in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador to name a few. But it doesn’t matter how good the marlin fishing should be or how good it was yesterday, when I’m there the marlin aren’t and I still haven’t caught one.
Tonight I’m headed to Costa Rica to meet up with my friend Sam Vigneri. I helped Sammy find a marlin boat and he invited me along. Its peak time for baby blue marlin (200lbs or less). While tomorrow we hit a river for a day of jungle fishing, Wednesday through Saturday we’ll be out on a boat in the Pacific.
Stay tuned for a fun one-day blog about the Costa Rican jungle fishes followed by yet another quest for a marlin on the fly. Let’s see if we can break this curse once and for all!
Rip it it up jeff. I’ve been casually chasing a striped in Baja for 14 years and nothing yet. Maybe I’ll focus this spring, after getting my wahoo
Thanks Gary. Its time to get this done!