The fishing trip of a life time! Captain Rick Murphy heads to Casa Vieja Lodge, Guatemala and fishes Blue Marlin and Pacific Sailfish with Captain David Salazar, owner of Casa Vieja Lodge. On this episode, Captain Salazar catches a feisty Blue Marlin that gets into a smack down with his Contender boat. Step into this…
Antigua is an historic city in Guatemala, with beautiful architecture, great food, and quaint courtyards. The first capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala, for more than 200 years it served as the seat of the military governor of the Spanish colony of Guatemala, a large region that included almost all of present-day Central America and…
A great article, biased as hell, by all-around outdoorsman Captain Tred Barta about his favorite place in the world! Read the Article (PDF)
In a media trip sponsored by the Guatemalan Tourism board INGUAT, writer Justin Goldman was able to experience Casa Vieja Lodge and a day of fishing. Read this great story of his take of Three Perfect Days in Guatemala. Published in October 2015. CLICK HERE to read the PDF.
John Brownlee of Marlin Mag writes about his experience fishing Casa Vieja Lodge’s “No Sancocho” tournament in 2015 with his wife Poppy and friends aboard the Makaira with Capt Jason Bice. Read the Article (PDF)
An angler from South Africa, Mark Cockcroft and his wife made the journey to fish with us in Guatemala and had to tell everyone about it when he got home. Check out his published story Read the Article (PDF)
The unique oceanographic conditions of the eastern tropical Pacific make the area one of the best sports in the world for big game anglers to hook billfish. But intense pressures from commercial fishing operations have taken their toll on the numbers of sailfish and marlin in the region. Researchers are studying the animals to provide…
An article from 2015 Cummins Sustainability Report. Read the Article (PDF)
Crai Bower of Fly Rod & Reel visits Casa Vieja Lodge and fishes with Captain Chris Sheeder as “A bluewater rookie guns for Guatemala’s abundant sailfish” Read the Article (PDF)
Cummins Inc, today announced that Casa Vieja Lodge, a top billftshing destination in Guatemala, has selected Cummins engines for two important reposer projects. Release, a 37-foot Merritt, and Makaira, a 37-foot Rybovich, will both be refit with new Cummins QSB6.7 engines, making the Casa Vieja Lodge’s entire six-boat bleed Powered by Cummins. Read the…