We were proud to host the 5th Annual Sailfish Challenge at the Lodge. First Place, Team Intensity: Captain Mike Sheeder, Anglers: Tony Weaver with, (One Striped Marlin and 5 Sailfish), and Joe Seelig, (One Striped Marlin and 4 Sailfish). Second Place, Team Rum Line: Captain Chris Sheeder, Anglers: Don Butler (5 sailfish) and Danny Cline, (8 sailfish). Third Place,Team Spindrift: Captain Nicho Alvarenga, Anglers: Mark Schifrin…
Here are the final standings in the PCCA Guatemala tournament: 1st Place: Tranquilo, 5,400 points 2nd Place: Priority/Intensity, 5,300 points 3rd Place: USA/Capt. Hook, 5,100 points In the Angler Division it was: 1st Place: Bill Easum, 2,100 points 2nd Place: Julio Viega, 1,800 points 3rd Place: Bill Pino, 1,700 points … Costa Grand Champion Team…
Today in the 2nd day of the XIV Torneo International de Pesca de Guatemala the Intensity, Release, and the Rum Line totaled 74 Raises, 67 Bites, and 58 Releases!
Twenty years ago, in 1993, Guatemala hosted the International Light Tackle Tournament Association (ILTTA) tournament, and I got to travel down and cover the event as my first-ever assignment for Marlin magazine. I’d worked there a year, and they were finally letting me out of the building. I met two guys on that trip that I’ve grown…
January 21st-27th, 2012 – Casa Vieja Lodge, Guatemala Final Report: Everyone had a great time at this year’s event!!! The Marimba Band kicked off the festivities on Monday night right after the rules meeting. Chef Juan prepared an incredible five course dinner followed by his world renowned mouth watering desserts. “There’s is nothing like Casa…
The month started out very slowly with lots of dirty water from the October storms. One of our captains took a boat ride out 76 miles, burned 225 gals to find nothing but green water. * Steven Will’s party including Don Belling, Bill Aldridge, Noel Sanchez and Matt Dowling (4-5-6) on the Captain Hook had…
One day in early November, I was sitting in the office in preparing a presentation and doing some Central American policy work when I received an e-mail from Joan Vernon. Joan, in addition to her position on the Board of Directors of TBF and the numerous angling and tournament honors bestowed upon her, is the…
Casa Vieja Lodge, Guatemala Capt. Chris Sheeder tournament winning streak continues as he takes the top honors by winning the Stu Apte Fly Fishing Sailfish Tournament, January 27-29, 2010. The fleet faced excellent fishing conditions on all three days of competition with the billfish bite only 4 miles from shore. The top team included Capt.…
Greetings from Casa Vieja Lodge, Guatemala: January 13, 2011, the third and final day of the tournament produced another spectacular day of fly fishing for sailfish, with the 5 boats (teams), releasing a total of 33 sailfish caught on 20 pound class tippet on fly. The total for this tournament is 128 sailfish and one…
Photo: Danny Cline’s day one Marlin Greetings from Casa Vieja Lodge, Guatemala: Today, January 12, 2011, the second day of the tournament produced another spectacular day of fly fishing for sailfish, with the five boats (teams), releasing a total of 41 sailfish caught on 20 pound tippet on fly. The two day total for this…