2025 Fishing Numbers |
22,128 sailfish releases!
We did it, anglers!!! Even with a full Casa Vieja Lodge shutdown for 3 whole months for construction on a brand new pool, we still managed to lap the total numbers from the year before!
Over the course of 2025, our fleet managed an impressive 39,044 sailfish raises, 33,761 bites, and 22,128 sailfish released.
When compared to the year before that, this is a 9.7% increase in total releases, building on what was already a record-setting pace the year prior. Raises also saw a notable jump, increasing by over 16%, while total bites also climbed by just about 13.5%.
As for Marlin, we are proud to say we had 856 raises, 615 bites, and 348 releases (combination of black, blue, and striped marlin)!!! An incredible 28%, 26.5% and 9% increase in raises, bites and releases respectfully.
Last but never least, our fleet recorded 356 tuna and 1,799 dorado throughout 2025. Though a little bit lower in numbers than the year before, there was still more than enough good eats to go around!
A massive thank you to each and every angler who showed up and helped contribute to these astounding, record-breaking numbers for 2025!
We are so grateful to our clients who make fishing numbers like these at Casa Vieja Lodge a reality, alongside our captains & mates who help put them on the fish. There’s no other place in the world with as dedicated and outstanding captains and mates as ours!
Be sure to join us this year to be able to contribute your numbers to the 2026 Billfish Report! And if you’d like to keep track of our daily fishing numbers, click HERE!
Total Billfish released from the past 5 years:
2024: 20,168
2023: 12,160
2022: 12,484
2021: 11,391
2020: 5,668*
*shut down for 8 months (Covid)
Lock In Your Dates!
If you’re reading this, that means you’re a Casa Vieja Lodge insider, either a longtime friend, family, or an avid follower of all things CVL.
That’s why we want to take a moment to share a very important booking message with our Casa Vieja family—especially our longtime and repeat guests.
Demand for trips continues to grow, and at this point, we are booking well into 2027 and beyond! While we are incredibly honored by the loyalty and support of so many returning anglers, we unfortunately can no longer hold or “pencil in” dates without an official booking in place. Even for familiar faces, availability is now truly first come, first served.
If Casa Vieja Lodge is part of your future fishing plans—whether that’s next season or a few years down the road—we strongly encourage you to get on the books as soon as possible. Locking in your dates early is the only way to guarantee your spot and avoid disappointment later on.
As always, we’re happy to help you navigate dates, boats, and logistics—just don’t wait too long to make it official.
If this your “Oh Yeah!” moment right now to book, then go ahead and click HERE to get your name on the calendar with us today!
January Fishing Report
Hello, 2026!
What an incredible intro to this year it’s been! Right off the bat we’re seeing some record breaking numbers for Casa Vieja Lodge, 2K+ sailfish releases in the first month of the year? Unreal!
Overall this month we saw 3,716 sailfish raises, 3,256 sailfish bites, and 2,122 sailfish releases! PLUS 60 marlin raises, 47 marlin bites, and 21 marlin releases! Also we saw 41 sailfish releases in just one day from The Hooker this month! Congrats Team Hooker!
If you’d like to see these incredible numbers for yourself, check out the awesome Fishing Counter on our homepage! There you’ll see our total Billfishing Release numbers for 2025, plus the last five years as well! What’s the highest release total you think we can get in 2025??
Below are our fishing highlights (combination of conventional & fly):
- January 1st-14th, La Chingona (43′ Merritt) with Capt. Jose Alvarenga, had 239 raises, 218 bites, 142 sailfish releases, 5 marlins raised, 4 marlin bites, and 3 marlin releases; plus 6 tuna & 2 mahi-mahi!
- January 1st-27th, Chilero (38′ Warren O’Neal) with Capt. Nico Melendrez had 311 raises, 284 bites, 185 sailfish releases, plus 12 marlin raises, 10 marlin bites, 5 marlin releases, 27 tuna & 11 mahi-mahi!
- January 1st-27th, Finest Kind (40′ Whiticar) with Capt. Benji Bairez, had 450 raises, 370 bites, 238 sailfish releases, 6 marlin raised, 4 marlin bites, 1 marlin release plus 8 tuna & 9 mahi-mahi!
- January 1st-27th, Makaira (37′ Rybovich) with Capt. Jeffrey Garcia, had 392 raises, 363 bites, 255 sailfish releases, 6 marlins raised, 5 marlin bites, 2 marlin released plus 2 tuna & 9 mahi-mahi!
- January 1st-27th, Poco Loco (47′ Nickerson) with Capt. Carlos Alvarenga, had 422 raises, 389 bites, 280 sailfish releases, 5 marlins raised, and 4 marlin bites, and 2 marlin releases, plus 17 tuna & 8 mahi-mahi!
- January 1st-27th, Release (37′ Merritt) with Capt. Sammy Baires, had 267 raises, 241 bites, 138 sailfish releases, 4 marlin raises, 2 marlin bites, 9 tuna, 7 mahi-mahi & 1 wahoo!
- January 1st-27th, Rum Line (40′ Gamefisherman) with Capt. Terry Brennan, had 415 raises, 382 bites, 243 sailfish releases, 8 marlin raises, 6 marlin bites, 1 marlin release, plus 18 tuna & 5 mahi-mahi.
- January 1st-27th, The Hooker (48′ G&S) with Capt. Jono Arena, had 592 raises, 461 bites, 311 sailfish releases, 3 marlin raises, and 2 marlin bites, plus 23 tuna & 7 mahi-mahi!
- January 3rd-27th, Pica Más (48′ Whiticar) with Capt. Nicho Alvarenga, had 410 raises, 363 bites & 224 sailfish releases, 8 marlins raised, 7 marlin bites, 6 marlin released, 2 tuna & 6 mahi-mahi!
- January 13th-26th, Afinity (39′ Billy Knowles) with Capt. Franz Hoffman, had 97 raises, 81 bites, 47 sailfish releases, 3 marlins raised, and 3 marlin bites, 1 marlin release, 9 tuna, 3 grouper & 4 mahi-mahi!
