Hook & Harvest 2023 Our inaugural Hook and Harvest event was nothing short of a huge success. With the Ike Jime Florida Team and the culinary expertise of Chef Hiro Terada and Chef Michael Collantes, our guests were treated to an unforgettable experience. Each angler had the unique opportunity to learn about the art of Ike Jime, an ancient…
Trophy Husbands Invitational Over Father’s Day weekend, we casted our cares away and reeled in some unforgettable memories at the first annual Trophy Husbands Invitational! The whole weekend was filled with laughter, friendly competition, and epic catches. Along with Capt. David Salazar, we were joined by founding trophy husbands: Capt. Jimbo Thomas and Capt. Harry Vernon; plus anglers, ranging…
Trophy Husbands Unite If you are a Trophy Husband, Father, or an ordinary husband that deserves to be treated like the Trophy Husband you are, then you need to join our first annual Trophy Husbands Invitational this Father’s Day weekend, June 16-18. Following the format of the No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout, for every missed bite, or…
12,484 Billfish Released!!! Thank you to all of our anglers who took part in releasing these billfish! There’s only one place in the world with these kinds of numbers, and there’s only one place that can deliver them on beautiful boats, excellent captains/mates, high caliber tackle, with an equally impressive on-shore experience at Casa Vieja…
Ladies Marlin U We had the honor of hosting the 2nd annual Ladies-Only Marlin University. Last year it was held in Los Suenos in Costa Rica, and they moved to the place where you truly get more billfish bites, Guatemala! From April 10-15th, 9 anglers aboard 3 boats, with different experience levels were able to…
2021 Billfish Report The 2021 Annual Billfish Report is the total billfish released for the year by the Casa Vieja Lodge Fleet according to our daily fishing reports posted online for you to see. Anglers this past year released 11,391 billfish with less anglers than normal, and they still rocked it! We want to thank all of…
Angler News We’ve created an Angler’s Portal for those that have already booked their trip. This area is dedicated to you from FAQs, payment links, forms, everything you need in one area! You can find it on the drop-down menu, under More, Angler’s Portal. A friendly remember that our prices will increase starting January 1, 2022.…
Humpback Whale Released from Net We’ve released a lot of turtles stuck in nets, but this past Monday, November 29th, Captain David Salazar, crew, and Florida based anglers RELEASED a HUMPBACK WHALE aboard The Hooker! “I saw something at the surface and thought it perhaps was a submarine. Once we saw water shoot into the air, we knew it…
Captain Promotions For those that have fished on the Makaira, 37’ Rybovich, then you know Jefry has been helping you release sailfish since 2001 when it was then called the Pelagian! He began working as a wash down boy and has since been wrangling sailfish, marlin, dorado, turtles, you name it and he was involved. We are…
The Hooker Shirts We will finally have The Hooker shirts in stock this month! Thank you for your patience while we worked on a design and returned to the AFTCO Performance Shirt. If you’ve already fished aboard her, have plans to, or even dreams, purchase your shirt today! This one is a beauty! You can order your…