Trophy Husbands III
Our Third Annual Trophy Husbands Invitational was a smashing success! Huge thanks to all the dads who joined us from all over! You proved once again that being a dad and a top angler go hand in hand. We’re grateful for the laughs, the unforgettable memories, and most of all…the Sancochos! Here’s to the real MVPs—on and off the water!
Day 1, we saw Team Poco Loco take a nice lead with 150 points on the first day out. Coming up close behind was Team The Hooker, who saw a solid 100 points, and both team Chilero & Finest Kind rolled up on the end of the day with 90 points each. Leaving Team Rum Line to bring up the rear with 40 points.
Day 2, Team The Hooker jumped way ahead of the crop with an impressive 160 points, securing their 1st place spot. Team Finest Kind was right on their tails though, with a cool 140 points, and rolling up at the end of Day 2 with 110 points, Team Chilero! Last but not least, Team Rum Line did their best to get on the board with their total of 70 points for day 2.
Day 3, Team Poco Loco tried their best to push back ahead to that first place spot with 200 points; unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to get them ahead of Team Hooker, who ended their day 3 with 110 points, securing them that first place win! Both Team Finest Kind and Chilero ended their day 3 with 110 points, and bringing up the rear, Team Rum Line came in with another total of 70 points for their final day.
Overall, we saw a total of 182 sailfish raises, 150 sailfish bites 99 sailfish releases! With 51 sailfish Sancochos, 3 zing pows, AND 1 Blue Marlin Sancocho, we were able to raise $2,130 for local schools here in Puerto San Jose!
Thank you so much again, to every Dad, supportive $ugar Mama, little rascal wreaking havoc around the lodge, and truly anyone and everyone who helped make this weekend what it was! It was our first Father’s Day without our OG Trophy Husband, Captain David, but everyone who showed up, and showed out, made the whole weekend feel so special. The laughter was constant, the smiles were unwavering, and the love was overflowing.
RESULTS:
5th—Rum Line 180 pts
4th—Chilero 310 pts
3rd—Finest Kind 340 pts
2nd—Poco Loco 390 pts
1st—The Hooker 420 pts
Largest Dorado (59“)—David Coto
Sancocho King-David Coto (13 Sancochos!)
Top Lady Angler—Kristen Salazar (150 pts)
Dads—Thank you for being our rocks, our protectors, and our biggest supporters. There wouldn’t be any $ugar Mama’s without our Trophy Hu$band’s, and we’re grateful for all you do, every day.
As always, a grand THANK YOU to our fabulous sponsors:
YETI, Capt. Harry’s Fishing Supply, AFTCO, Cummins, Costa Sunglasses, & The Billfish Foundation
It’s Trophy Husbands Round IV in June 2026! Who’s joining us next year for the best weekend of your life???
Introducing: La Chingona
Anglers! If you remember, back in March & April, we held a Boat Name contest to find a different, more Casa Vieja Lodge inspired name for our newest fleet-member—the Isla Más.
Well, ladies and gentle-anglers, we at Casa Vieja Lodge are very proud to introduce the new, and aptly renamed:
LA CHINGONA !!!
Thank you so much to Leslie Kenyon for her name submission via Facebook for the 43′ Merritt; there were over 100 amazing ideas submitted, but La Chingona was the clear winner!
Straight from our Jefa herself, Kristen Salazar has this to say about choosing the name for our newest boat:
She’s 43 feet of purpose.
A new era. A new name.
La Chingona.
It’s not just a title—it’s a declaration.
La Chingona (la cheen-GO-nah):
A woman who is unapologetically bold.
Fierce. Fearless.
Gets. Shit. Done.
The kind of woman who walks through fire—and builds an empire anyway.
I bought her solo.
After losing the love of my life.
No handouts. No backup. Just me.
Still here. Still fishing. Still fighting.
This isn’t just a boat-it’s a legacy in motion.
Because I’m not here to play small.
I’m here to lead, to raise fish, to raise daughters, to raise hell if I have to.
Ya llegó La Chingona.
And buckle up-because she’s just getting started.
Already staying true to her name, La Chingona has been a fishing machine since she hit our waters in January. Whatever we called her, she’s already a force to be reckoned with, we’re just being sure to name her accordingly.
Get ready for a new chapter in the Casa Vieja Lodge legacy, we promise, it’s gonna be a good one…
This Fall 2025, get your chance to do something before ANYONE ELSE—Fish the newly improved & renovated Casa Vieja Lodge!
If you’ve never fished a Fall season with us before, you’re in for a real treat! Though we see Pacific Sailfish all year round, they really start to pop off in the Fall; we’re talking double and triple hookups from October through August. In November we’ll start seeing our Striped Marlin pop up, and in December, you’ll find more of a chance to see Black Marlin! And though we see Mahi Mahi all year round, you won’t believe the amount of Dorado you’ll catch in October and November.
Want even more Casa Vieja Lodge fun?? Spend your Thanksgiving or New Years with us! A traditional Thanksgiving dinner in Guatemala?? Yes! A midnight New Years Countdown? Absolutely! We deck the lodge out! Come through and let us do all the Holiday headache work for you!
Any Days of fishing during these dates will work, click on a link below to book that date:
- October 21-23: Chilero (38′), Makaira (37′) & Finest Kind (40′)
- October 27-November 4: Rum Line (40″) & Release (37′)
- November 13-16: Poco Loco (44′) & Finest Kind (40′)
- November 23-30: La Chingona (43′) & Chilero (38′)
- December 4-8: The Hooker (48′)
- December 10-13: Chilero (38′)
- December 11-14: Pica Mas (48′)
- December 19-22: The Hooker (48′), La Chingona (43′), Rum Line (40′), & Release (37′)
- December 26-January 2: Pica Mas (48′), Poco Loco (44′), & Makaira (37′)
Space is Limited and Going FAST!
Book Your Fall Trip with Us ASAP
Want More Dates?
Check out Our Availability Calendar HERE
June Fishing Report
June, way to make it special!
Among some competitive fishing for our third annual Trophy Husbands Father’s Day Invitational, we saw some great numbers for the month so far.
La Chingona is officially on the water—the 43′ Merritt we brought onto our historic fleet in January saw a BIG year so far! She hasn’t officially fished under her new title yet, but watch out for when she makes her big debut!
Altogether for June, we saw 2,068 sailfish raises, 1,776 sailfish bites, and 1,173 sailfish releases!!! As for marlin, we saw 24 raises, 10 bites, and 5 overall releases! PLUS, congrats to the lucky angler who caught their Blue Marlin on FLY!
If you’d like to check out how amazing we’re doing so far this year, click over here for the Fishing Counter on our homepage! There you’ll see our total Billfishing Release numbers so far from 2025, plus past years as well!
Below are our fishing highlights (combination of conventional & fly):
- June 1st-2nd & 6th-22ndThe Hooker (48′ G&S) with Capt. Jono, had 311 raises, 239 bites, 163 sailfish releases, 4 marlin raises, 1 marlin bites, 1 marlin release, plus 28 tuna & 53 mahi-mahi!
- June 1st-7th &12th-22nd Chilero (38′ Warren O’Neal) with Capt. Nico Melendrez had 196 raises, 177 bites, 102 sailfish releases, plus 2 marlins raised, 1 marlin bite, 1 marlin releases; plus 14 tuna & 48 mahi-mahi!
- June 1st-11th & 20th-21st Pica Más (48′ Whiticar)with Capt. Nicho Alvarenga, had 240 raises, 220 bites, 150 sailfish releases, 1 marlin raises, 1 marlin bites, plus 12 tuna & 37 mahi-mahi!
- June 1st-21st, the Makaira (37′ Rybovich) with Capt. Jeffrey Garcia, had 235 raises, 226 bites, 165 sailfish releases, 4 marlins raised, 2 marlin bites, 1 marlin released, plus 5 tuna & 40 mahi-mahi!
- June 1st-22nd,Finest Kind (40′ Whiticar)with Capt. Benji Bairez, had 222 raises, 178 bites, 113 sailfish releases, 3 marlins raised, 1 marlin bite, 16 tuna & 34 mahi-mahi!
- June 1st-22nd,Release (37′ Merritt) with Capt. Sammy Baires, had 253 raises, 227 bites, 145 sailfish releases, 4 marlin raises, 1 marlin bite, & 15 tuna, 43 mahi-mahi, 2 grouper & 2 amberjacks!
- June 1st-22nd, Rum Line (40′ Gamefisherman) with Capt. Terry Brennan, had 292 raises, 242 bites, 161 sailfish releases, 2 marlin raises, 1 marlin bite1, 1 marlin releases; plus 12 tuna, 66 mahi-mahi & 3 grouper!
- June 5th-21st,Poco Loco (44′ Nickerson) with Capt. Franz/Capt. Carlos, had 286 raises, 237 bites, 159 sailfish releases, 4 marlin raised, 3 marlin bites, 1 marlin release, 1 tuna & 84 mahi-mahi!
- June 7th, La Chingona* (43′ Merritt) with Capt. Carlos “Caluco,” had 33 raises, 30 bites, 15 sailfish releases & 2 mahi-mahi!
