The Catch: Costa Rica is a high octane reality competition series that takes the contestants on a fishing adventure like you’ve never seen before. Twelve men and women with limited fishing experience travel to Costa Rica where they must live with one another, hone their angling skills and out-fish the competition to earn the title of Ultimate Fisherman and win a prize of $50,000. In thirteen half-hour episodes, the contestants will experience all the thrills and heartbreak of coastal fishing in Costa Rica and will hold the fate of their fellow contestants in their hands as they must choose who to vote off at the conclusion of each round.
These twelve strangers all bring something different to the table. A school teacher, a used car salesman, a retired grandfather, a boat captain, a student, a traveler, a model, and a computer technician are among the distinct personalities that experience all the most exciting and the most challenging fishing that Costa Rica has to offer.
Hostess Aurelia Riley guides these twelve contestants through their adventures with the help of three fishing experts, one in each of the coveted, diverse fishing spots all across the country. Some of the big game fish hauled in by the anglers include tarpon, tuna, dorado, sailfish and the biggest of them all, marlin. For one determined contestant, it will take perseverance, the ability to learn the art of fishing and the skill to win the battle with these graceful monsters of the sea to become the Ultimate Fisherman.
Aurelia Rose Riley was born and raised in Rockledge, FL. where she developed her passion for both performance and the outdoors. From there she ventured off to St. Andrews Presbyterian College to study Equine Business for a year, competing at the collegiate level in hunter/jumpers, before catching the performance bug and transferred to Savannah College of Art and Design. After graduating from SCAD with a B.F.A in Media and Performing Arts, she was offered a role in Dreamland Drive-In, a stage production at the fabulous Dollywood themepark in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. While in TN she enjoyed her time working for Mrs. Dolly Parton not only at Dollywood but also at Dolly's Dixie Stampede. There she was offered the role as dance captain and loved her line of work dancing in the dirt, riding ostriches, and getting buck wild! Yeehaw!! Then the title role in a little show called "Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical" brought her across the country to Los Angeles where it ran for a month at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip. Residing now in LA she is working on upcoming projects and is assistant to the head trainer of D&D Stables, a hunter/jumper show farm. She is currently the hostess of the new television series The Catch: Costa Rica.
Episode 1
Half way around the world, twelve competitors meet for the first time. As the group gets to know each other, basic fishing skills are forged on the waters of the Rio Colorado. With new teams forming and rivalries starting up, who will emerge as pack leader?
Episode 2
Beneath the murky flow of the Rio Colorado lies a giant. Having cut their teeth on the exotic species of the Rio Colorado back waters, twelve challengers go head to head with one of the legends of sport fishing, the tarpon. As frustrations mount and threaten the very core of these novices, find out who strikes first in round one of this exciting two-part episode.
Episode 3
The Battle Royal continues. With an elimination on the horizon, and no clear winner in sight, this 'rumble in the jungle' blazes on. Will the decisions of episode two spell victory or defeat, and when push comes to shove, will the teams fall victim to the 'Silver King', or demonstrate the skills they need to keep their heads above water?
Episode 4 - Welcome to Zancudo
It’s a new location and a fresh start for the remaining ten contestants. Five teams travel to Playa Zancudo to start fishing in the deep sea. The first Catch of the Day is dorado and the teams find the deep sea more plentiful than river fishing.
Episode 5 - The Strong Survive
Ed shocks the other contestants by breaking a rule and leaving Mike to fish on his own. One team has a technical problem that knocks them way down the standings, and as the second elimination draws near, two more anglers must say goodbye.
Episode 6 - The New Strategy
Marty devises a new plan with fairness in mind, but not everyone is on board, creating a generational divide between the remaining anglers. The sailfish continue to hit the lines as they surge ahead towards another elimination.
Episode 7 - Playing the Game
The new strategy continues to create a divide between the contestants. One team makes a monumental effort to pulling themselves out of the bottom four. Will it be enough to keep them from elimination in the most shocking vote off ceremony yet?
Episode 8
The previous vote off breads some bad blood within the group. Every fish counts as the three remaining teams head back out on the water to battle it out for the one spot out of the bottom four.
Episode 9
With very few fish caught so far in this round, three teams savor every fish they catch. Leading up to the final vote off, one contestant breaks the trust of the entire group, causing the most emotional vote off yet.
