Spring Break (the Steffen's) Day 6

We were up early and packed our bags.  It's off to the Frenzy for a day of in-shore fishing.  The crew had been out early and caught sardines for us to use as live bait.  We started fishing for Snook at the mouth of the river.  I was the only one with a bite but no hook-up.  

Then we were off to the rocks around Dominical for Rooster fish.  Today we were joined by Jose's daughter, the beautiful Rachel.  Ian and Rachel spent the entire day on the bridge.  Jose let Ian and Olivia man the helm for much of the day.  Both kids will have their Captain's license before long.  The trees around Dominical were in bloom and I've never seen the area like it was this day.   As usual, the crew of the Frenzy worked and worked but we just couldn't seem to get a fish to take the bait.  The tides were good, the bait lively but only a couple of light bites with no hook-ups.  We even trolled Rapalas around an anchored shrimp boat in hopes of a fish.

We decided to run back to the Quepos Rocks, have a delicious lunch of Arroz Con Pollo, and try our luck.  Just like the day before on Olivia's tuna, the bait wasn't in the water but a minute and it was "Fish On!".   Jeff landed a nice Rooster, his first, and it made my day as he has talked about wanting to catch a Rooster and a Marlin since we first discussed fishing in Costa Rica.  I told him how happy I was that he caught a Rooster but I'd like him to put in a little more rod time to catch the Marlin, since it took me more than 10 years to finally land one.

Amy was next to land one and you can tell by the picture that she is the inquisitive type.  It wasn't enough just to catch one, but she had a million questions for Marco and Rudy about the fish.  I finally had to call a halt to it and make them put it back in the water.

We finished off the day with a double hook-up.  Jeff on one rod and Olivia on the other.  It looked like Jeff had a monster.  Unfortunately for "Little Pea", hers came unbuttoned.  She was polite enough to let Jeff finish bringing in his fish.  It wasn't a monster, but a fun way to end the day.  I guess I'll just have to let Olivia make another trip on the Frenzy to try and catch her first Rooster.  

Kerwin