Greetings from the world class Casa Vieja Lodge: I am writing this report from a hotel room at the Raleigh NC Airport, it is 3:00 am and I can’t sleep, please read this whole report, it is a good one. January 16 2011, Anglers, Ken Haupt, and Greg Hyland, along with photographer George Coley, all…
The last couple of days, January 7, 8, 9, produced relatively slow fly fishing for sailfish and marlin for the Casa Vieja Lodge fleet and for my Sailfish School. This trip I had repeat fly anglers Bob and Charlotte Campbell from North Carolina, along with Charlotte’s brother Tommy Thompson from Virginia aboard Rum Line with…
I arrived here at Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala yesterday, and was greeted with sunshine, warm weather, and good fishing fro both sailfish and Marlin. My friend and client Nat Harris just finished fishing for a few days with Captain Ron Hamlin, he accomplished his goal of catching his 400th sailfish on fly along with…
If November was an indicator, then we’re off to a great start for the season. December anglers doing well. 01 DEC = Ahern on Makaira 31-28-21 Ahern on Intensity 26-21-12 /3 – 3 – 1 blue 150# 02 DEC = Kuhlewind on Intensity 10-8-8 /1-1-1 blue 200# Martin on Rum Line 12-7-1 on fly /…
Greetings from North Carolina: I arrived home from Guatemala last night at midnight, drove to the hospital at 6 AM this morning, to an appointment to get a shot of cortisone into my right hip to try to relieve the arthritis pain. Sorry for the delay in sending Sailfish School reports from Casa Vieja Lodge…
With the great October fishing behind us, the Rum Line pulled into November with a bang! The 13th annual Torneo Internacional de Pesca was held Nov. 10th to the 13th, a 20lb. test and strictly ballyhoo tournament that anglers got to test their skills against some fantastic Marlin action. The Rum Line started strong on…
I hope that this is shared with the owner and all of the management staff as well as resort and boat staff. This trip was amazing!! From start to finish it vastly exceeded our expectations! The resort staff took customer service to a whole new level! Juan Carlos Santos was an incredible guide. Antonio does…
The Whitney group from Arizona, had a famliy reunion at the Casa Vieja Lodge and aboard the Rum Line, Oct. 22nd and 23rd, and the fishing didn’t slow down. Day one we rasied almost 30 sails and the group caught 9 from 22 bites. We also raised a nice Blue Marlin, but as sometimes the…
My friend Austin Hepburn and one of his clients spent five days fly-fishing for Billfish Casa Vieja Lodge last week. As I have been saying this coming season is going to produce awesome fishing here now that the El Niño is over. Austin had world-class fly-fishing for Sailfish and Blue Marlin. Billfish on a fly…
There are many ways to skin an elk and many ways to hook a sailfish on dead bait with circle hooks. Captain Chris Sheeder aboard the Rum Line our 40’ Gamefisherman has caught over 16,000 sailfish and over 1,000 blue marlin. Six of the sails have been caught on 2lb. test. Two of the six…