🚩20,985 Raises, 17,883 Bites, & 12,484 Billfish RELEASED in 2022 🚩

12,484 Billfish Released!!!

Thank you to all of our anglers who took part in releasing these billfish! There’s only one place in the world with these kinds of numbers, and there’s only one place that can deliver them on beautiful boats, excellent captains/mates, high caliber tackle, with an equally impressive on-shore experience at Casa Vieja Lodge!

In case you were wondering, we’ve been keeping our daily fishing stats for a handful of years. Below are the past 5 years’ total Billfish Releases. Keep in mind that totals vary by the skill of the angler and the total amount of fishing days in the year. We’ve been getting more popular thanks to you all so that equates to more fishing days! Also, take note that the SAILFISH ARE HERE YEAR-ROUND! You can easily catch the same amount in July as you did in January! Join us this year to make your mark on the 2023 Billfish Report!

Total Billfish Released

2022: 12,484
2021: 11,391
2020: 5,668* *shut down for 8 months (Covid)

2019: 12,215
2018: 12,347
2017: 10,464

For those of you trying to fit into this season, below are the options we have. Click the link to send an email if you are interested in the dates:

Mom, Look at us!

‘Hooked On: Sailfish’ from Costa Sunglasses takes you on a journey from the Central American sailfish mecca to the competitive tournament arena off the Florida coast. You won’t want to miss this action-packed piece chock full of big eats, big air, and big fish. Watch it HERE.

This month, the Dolphin Fish Research Program fished with us and was able to deploy 9 popup Satellite tags amongst a handful of conventional tags. This Program is the largest fisherman-driven investigation of the life history, movements, and population dynamics of dolphinfish aka mahi mahi, or dorado. There is not much research available on wild dolphinfish which conveniently is served in most restaurants. Therefore, if this is a popular, wild, nutrient protein, and not much research on it, how long will this resource last?

A misconception of the Dolphin Fish Research Program is that they want to save all dolphin fish, and are against harvesting. FALSE. They want to learn about the resource and apply this knowledge to have it available for future generations. They want you to fish smarter. Tag and release the smaller dolphin fish, anything below 24″ should definitely stay in the water, and only harvest what you will eat. If you want to tag dolphin fish you can request tags HERE. If you want to fish with them on their annual expedition in January, send us an email HERE.

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We’re on the Road: Check us out at the Miami Boat Show, SCI in Nashville, Atlantic City Boat Show, and the Palm Beach Boat Show.
Our Availability calendar is online SEE HERE. Check to see if your dates are available and secure them by calling the Miami Office.
FAD Fishing: The Hooker will run summer FAD Fishing Trips in Costa Rica for Marlin starting June 15 thru August 15. Limited date windows are available. Come to the big leagues, more info HERE!
2023 Trophy Husbands Sancocho Invitational Tournament: will take place Father’s Day weekend June 16-18, with a similar format to our No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout. We accept all men, women, and kids regardless of Trophy Husband status!
2023 Solo Anglers: Spring June 7-11 and November 15-19, 2023. Info HERE.
2023 No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout Tournament Sign-Up: Interested in finally fishing the tournament? Sign up HERE to register your team. First come, first served!

Guatemala Fishing Report

Dear January, you played with our emotions! Everyone has been convinced for years that January is the best month for fishing in Guatemala. Although in past years January has had a few extremely high numbers days, this year was different and humbled us. We still had sailfish, marlin, and great mahi and tuna meals! And remember those extremely high days have also happened in every month of the year.

Remember, you can always stay up to date with our daily fishing report on our website here: Guatemala Fishing Report. Below are a few highlights from Guatemala:

January 1^st-25^th, the Afinity (39′ Billy Knowles)with Capt. Nico Melendrez, had 216 raises, 193 bites, 152 sailfish releases plus 5 marlin raises, 4 marlin bites, 4 marlin releases (2 blue marlin & 2 striped marlin), 32 tuna, and 75 mahi-mahi!
January 1^st-25^th, the Rum Line (40′ Gamefisherman) with Capt. Terry Brennan, had 226 raises, 216 bites, 173 sailfish releases plus 5 marlin raises, 2 marlin bites, 1 marlin release, 27 tuna, and 88 mahi-mahi.
January 1^st-25^th, fishing a total of 8 days, the El Cadejo (39′ Contender)with Capt. Benji Baires, had 79 raises, 62 bites, 33 sailfish releases plus 2 marlin raises, 2 marlin bites, 2 marlin releases (1 blue marlin & 1 striped marlin), 9 tuna, and 25 mahi-mahi!
January 1^st-25^th, the Finest Kind (40′ Whiticar)with Capt. Nicho Alvarenga, had 255 raises, 232 bites, 166 sailfish releases plus 3 marlin raises, 1 marlin bite, 1 marlin release, 24 tuna, and 79 mahi-mahi.
January 1^st-25^th, the Hooker (48′ G&S) with Capt. David Salazar, had 236 raises, 196 bites, 150 sailfish releases plus 2 marlin raises, 1 marlin bite, 1 marlin release, 35 tuna, and 80 mahi-mahi
January 2^nd-25^th, the Makaira (37′ Rybovich) with Capt. Jeffrey Garcia, had 191 raises, 176 bites, 137 sailfish releases plus 3 marlin raises, 1 marlin bite, 1 marlin release (striped marlin), 23 tuna, and 85 mahi-mahi.
January 3^rd-25^th, the Release (37′ Merritt) with Capt. Sammy Baires, had 184 raises, 162 bites, 116 sailfish releases, plus 6 marlin raises, 5 marlin bites, 4 marlin releases (3 blue marlin & 1 striped marlin), 28 tuna, and 80 mahi-mahi.
January 6^th-22^th, the Spindrift (38′ Stolper) with Capt. Franz Hoffman, had 137 raises, 125 bites, 59 sailfish releases plus 9 marlin raises, 9 marlin bites, 2 marlin releases, 1 tuna, 27 mahi-mahi, 10 grouper, and 1 rainbow runner.

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