An El Niño-Proof Lodge Are you familiar with the El Niño Effect? The El Niño Effect is a natural weather/climate phenomenon where, during certain seasons, there is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. What does this mean? Well, this event can have significant impacts: influencing weather patterns, ocean…
Sum, Sum, Summatime Summertime fishing is upon us, and we can’t wait! While out fishing, we are always on the prowl for blue marlin, and in the summertime, we normally see a lot more. Although we love our sailfish and mahi mahi, an aggressive blue marlin coming into the spread ignites excitement throughout the boat!…
Trophy Husbands Unite If you are a Trophy Husband, Father, or an ordinary husband that deserves to be treated like the Trophy Husband you are, then you need to join our first annual Trophy Husbands Invitational this Father’s Day weekend, June 16-18. Following the format of the No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout, for every missed bite, or…
Winter is Here Our winter is much better than yours! With an average of 89 degrees at Casa Vieja Lodge, the only things that are cold are your tropical drinks, and your rooms to reset and relax in! Striped Marlin have been making appearances, which means more chances at a Grand Slam, three different billfish species in…
2022 No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout RESULTS Three days of excellent fishing, calm seas, fabulous friends, and lots of SANCOCHOS made this year’s tournament another success! BIG CONGRATS to the ladies aboard the Finest Kind with Capt Nicho as they took home First Place and it’s such a sweet victory as each year they have become…
ALL ANGLERS ARE WELCOMED TO GUATEMALA REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS! Effective August 12, 2022, the Government of Guatemala no longer requires passengers arriving by air to present proof of a negative COVID test or proof of a complete COVID vaccine course to enter Guatemala. Learn more HERE. Summertime Fishing As summer is secretly coming to an…
Ladies Marlin U We had the honor of hosting the 2nd annual Ladies-Only Marlin University. Last year it was held in Los Suenos in Costa Rica, and they moved to the place where you truly get more billfish bites, Guatemala! From April 10-15th, 9 anglers aboard 3 boats, with different experience levels were able to…
BREAKING NEWS: ALL ANGLERS ARE WELCOMED TO GUATEMALA REGARDLESS OFVACCINATION STATUS!!All travelers entering Guatemala have to be either fully vaccinated OR have a negative covid test within 3 days of arrival.Learn more HERE. Welcome Capt. Keller Chaves This month we welcomed Capt. Keller Chaves, from Quepos Costa Rica to the Casa Vieja Lodge Family! He…
2021 Billfish Report The 2021 Annual Billfish Report is the total billfish released for the year by the Casa Vieja Lodge Fleet according to our daily fishing reports posted online for you to see. Anglers this past year released 11,391 billfish with less anglers than normal, and they still rocked it! We want to thank all of…
2021 No Sancocho Results The final day of No Sancocho had all boats running in different directions trying to find the best bite. All 8 boats had Marlin bites, 4 of them released a single, and The Hooker released 2! Boats totaled 50/74 Sailfish and 6/10 both Striped Marlin and Blue Marlin. This was a battle to the…