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Holy fishing numbers, anglers!
If you’ve been watching our Daily Totals board lately, you already know—the bite is ON. The fish are here, and they’re fired up.
Similar to this time last year, our fleet has been posting the kind of numbers this February that remind everyone exactly why Guatemala has earned its reputation as the sailfishing capital of the world. We’ve seen multiple days pushing well past the 200 sailfish release mark, including an incredible 323-release day on February 17th and another insane haul with 263 releases on February 25th.
What’s been even more impressive than the headline numbers is the consistency! Boat after boat on our fleet has been stacking 20, 30, even 40-plus sailfish releases in a single day!! Blue marlin have been making even more regular appearances, and on February 13th team Finest Kind celebrated a Grand Slam—with a sail, a blue and a striped!
When the fleet is producing numbers like these—high release counts, steady marlin activity, and consistent day after day action—it’s a true portrait of Guatemala Pacific sailfishing.
If you’ve been thinking about getting on the calendar, this is exactly what you’re signing up for. We want to see your contribution up on the Daily Totals board!
Don’t hesitate to call and book your place today. Spots for 2027 are even filling up already! Click HERE or Call Us (305) 854-4665 whenever you’re ready to get on the books.
CVL on the Road!
Is Casa Vieja Lodge coming to a city near you??
Trade show season is one of our favorites! Each year, you’ll find us at some of the biggest outdoor and sportfishing conventions all around the country. It’s when we get to connect with our extended Casa Vieja family face-to-face, meet future guests, and talk all things Guatemala sailfishing!
So far, we’ve kicked off 2026 at Dallas Safari Club Atlanta and Safari Club International Nashville, two incredible shows where we had the chance to spend some time with friendly faces, new and old!
Next up, we’re headed to the Palm Beach International Boat Show, March 25–29. If you’ll be there, come find us—we’ll be at Booth #515! Whether you’re ready to talk about getting on the books, curious about what makes us the Sailfishing Capital of the World, or just want to chat billfish and Experience 5-Star Angling in Guatemala, we’d love to see you.
And of course, no show is complete without getting to see everyone’s favorite duo—Aunt Karen and Uncle CK—the heart of our trade shows and always ready to help you start planning your next adventure with us.
And if you missed us this year—don’t worry. These shows are annual stops for Casa Vieja Lodge, and we’ll be back again in 2027. Mark your calendars, swing by our booth, and let’s start planning your next offshore adventure!
Let us help you turn someday into a date on the calendar!
February Fishing Report
We are skyrocketing with release numbers this 2026, anglers!.
Overall this month we saw 6,539 sailfish raises, 5,811 sailfish bites, and 3,495 sailfish releases! PLUS 88 marlin raises, 60 marlin bites, and 37 marlin releases! Also this month we saw a quad AND 30 Mahi caught in just one day with Team Afinity!
Last but never least, not only did they get a quad on February 12th, but Team Finest Kind also had back to back grand slams on February 13th & 16th!
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 2026, plus the last several years as well!
Below are our fishing highlights (combination of conventional & fly):
- February 1st-18th, Pica Más (48′ Whiticar) with Capt. Nicho Alvarenga, had 612 raises, 573 bites & 316 sailfish releases, 1 marlins raised, 1 marlin bites, 1 marlin released, & 2 tuna!February 1st-24th, Chilero (38′ Warren O’Neal) with Capt. Nico Melendrez had 596 raises, 541 bites, 359 sailfish releases, plus 7 marlin raise, 6 marlin bites, 6 marlin releases, 2 tuna & 5 mahi-mahi!
- February 1st-23rd, Release (37′ Merritt) with Capt. Sammy Baires, had 459 raises, 401 bites, 198 sailfish releases, 2 marlin raises, 1 marlin bites, 1 marlin releases, plus 10 tuna & 2 mahi-mahi!
- February 1st-24th, Finest Kind (40′ Whiticar) with Capt. Benji Bairez, had 759 raises, 619 bites, 406 sailfish releases, 12 marlins raised, and 8 marlin bites, and 4 marlin releases; plus 2 bonitas, 11 tuna, & 2 mahi-mahi!
- February 1st-24th, Makaira (37′ Rybovich) with Capt. Jeffrey Garcia, had 652 raises, 616 bites, 393 sailfish releases, 11 marlins raised, 7 marlin bites, 4 marlin released plus 9 tuna & 2 mahi-mahi!
- February 1st-24th, Poco Loco (47′ Nickerson) with Capt. Carlos Alvarenga, had 746 raises, 667 bites, 442 sailfish releases, 6 marlins raised, and 3 marlin bites, and 1 marlin releases, plus 18 tuna & 1 mahi-mahi!
- February 1st-24th, Rum Line (40′ Gamefisherman) with Capt. Terry Brennan, had 643 raises, 592 bites, 332 sailfish releases, 12 marlin raises, 8 marlin bites, 5 marlin releases; plus 6 tuna!
- February 1st-24th, The Hooker (48′ G&S) with Capt. Jono Arena, had 897 raises, 778 bites, 495 sailfish releases, 16 marlin raises, and 12 marlin bites, and 8 marlin releases & 3 mahi-mahi!
- February 2nd-21st, La Chingona (43′ Merritt) with Capt. Jose Alvarenga, had 509 raises, 476 bites, 250 sailfish releases, 8 marlins raised, and 7 marlin bites, and 2 marlin releases; plus 6 tuna!
- February 2nd-23rd, Afinity (39′ Billy Knowles) with Capt. Franz Hoffman, had 351 raises, 289 bites, 159 sailfish releases, 9 marlins raised, and 5 marlin bites, 3 marlin releases, 1 wahoo, 11 snapper, 6 grouper, 1 triggerfish, 1 yellowfin, 6 tuna & 34 mahi-mahi!
