A legendary Pacific sailfish spot pays off once again by Dave Ferrell The sailfish cooperated very well on a Guatemala trip to Casa Vieja. I think we caught 18 on the last fishing day to win a little mini tournament we had going! We also had quite a few good dorado to keep us full…
Congratulations to Captain Ron Hamlin, named one of the most influential people in the sport of billfishing by Marlin Magazine, “30 years of Marlin The People” by Skip Smith. Ron’s ability to work with novice and the most experience anglers make him one of the worlds most sought after charter captains, with over 28,000 thousand billfish releases…
By Patrick Mansell Capt Ron Hamlin is one of the most influential, highly regarded and successful skippers in the history of gamefishing. He has guided his clients to more than 27,000 billfish catches. Ron has enjoyed the highs of exceptional achievement, but he’s also endured the lows of a disturbing period that almost claimed his…
By Mike Mazur As Capt. Chris Sheeder quartered Rum Line into the choppy Pacific swells that warm April morning, I focused on my plan. If a sailfish appeared in the spread, I’d take it. If by chance a marlin showed, I’d relinquish it to my host and fishing partner, Jake Jordan. After all, he was…
By Captain Lawrence Euteneier Blind Fishing Boat .Com Never being one to turn down a challenge, I jumped at the chance to take part in the production of an episode of the “Best and Worst of Tred Barta”. Tred was curious whether my claim to be able to catch any fish using my sense of…
Casa Vieja Lodge was featured in January/February issue of Big Game Fishing Journal. To view the article view or download the PDF below. Big Game Fishing Journal – Jan Feb 2011 (PDF)
Casa Vieja Lodge was featured in September’s issue of Playboy. To view the article please click on the image below. Playboy September 2010 Article
From SaltWaterSportsMan.com Text by John Brown Lee. Photos by Richard Gibson It’s late March in Guatemala, and I’m standing next to Capt. Ron Hamlin on the flybridge of the classic 40-foot Whiticar Finest Kind, doing one of my favorite things — bait-and-switch trolling for Pacific sailfish. Hamlin has tagged and released over 10,000 billfish during…
An oldie but goodie from 2009 Sport Fishing Magazine, by Doug Olander. Read the Holiday Sails PDF here