$ugar Mama’s Ivitational: Volume 1 Our very first Mother’s Day Weekend fishing tournament went off without a hitch—except a couple of Sancocho’s, of course! Just a quick little 2-day tournament for our Moms, chock-full of big excitement. Day one, we saw three big leads with the Chilero, Finest Kind, and Pica Mas each garnering 720 points. Team Poco Loco was a close second with 700 points on their first day…
A Brief Intermission We’ve got big, bittersweet news. Casa Vieja Lodge is going on a teeny, tiny hiatus—but only for a couple of months!! From July 6th through October 15th we’re putting a hard stop to all lodge operations for a little renovation; but we promise, it’s for the best! Once we open back up, Casa Vieja Lodge is going to be bigger, bolder, and better than…
Almost a Decade of Kicking Plastic “The largest consumption of single-use plastic water bottles is on our fleet. We average about 6 bottles a day/person. That equates to 60,000 a season just on the boats, add the consumption at the lodge, and we are at 80,000 plastic bottles. That’s just wrong for the environment we…
A Roundup above the rest On February 8th, 2025, we held a Boat Rodeo for our local Guatemalan friends and family, honoring our late, great Captain David Salazar. Almost every boat in our Marina joined us as we set sail to gather around and say our “see you later’s” to our beloved Captain—because for us, it’s…
A Year in Review: 2024 Numbers 20,168 Sailfish Released. What. A. TOTAL! To do the math, that is roughly a 66% increase from the numbers we saw in 2023 (which was 12,160 releases), can you believe it?? Compared to the year before, we doubled the amount of fish released, and then some! As for Marlin, we are proud to say we had…
No Sancocho 2024 And just like that, our epic 10th No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout has come and gone…And what a wake it left behind! With 1,141 sailfish raised, 983 bites, and 653 sailfish released, plus an incredible 26 marlin raises, 23 marlin bites, and 20 marlin releases we’d say our TENTH annual No Sancocho was a smashing success! First and foremost, a BIG CONGRATS to our team aboard the Pica Más with Capt. Nicho, who took home First Place! The Pica…
CVL Loves Pink! Since October has become globally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness month, companies all across the globe are dedicating this month to thinking Pink! So to honor that Think Pink spirit, Casa Vieja Lodge has reached out to one of our favorite fishing brands, the creators of those eye-catching fishing flags you might’ve seen around: Ladies Love Pink! You’ve probably spotted these fun pink flags…
A Fine Kind of History The vessel that we’re delving into the history of this month has a very special place in our Casa Vieja Lodge hearts. A boat that lives on in fishing infamy: the Finest Kind, 40′ Whiticar! Our Finest Kind has led a simple, but rich, life so far; she was made in 1982 by Captain Curt Whiticar himself, who was dubbed the “dean of custom boat…
A Queen amongst Vessels As we continue the exciting Histories of our Fleet segment, this month we’re featuring our “Queen of the Fleet,” the boat that set the record on March 11, 2006 for most sailfish caught on fly in a single day (a whopping 57 total)–it’s the Release! A 37-ft Merritt made in 1961 by Buddy Merritt himself, this vessel was the 8th hull constructed in the…
Makaira: Then & Now Believe it or not, every single one of our vessels here at Casa Vieja Lodge has lived a long and exciting life before they ultimately became a part of our fleet. Welcome to a new newsletter segment, we’re calling the Histories of our Fleet! To start a new series on where all of our boats came from,…