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 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…
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,…
Trophy Husbands Round 2! This past Father’s Day weekend, we packed the lodge full for our second annual Trophy Husbands Invitational! It was a weekend filled with fun, friendly competition, and some great billfish numbers. Our Jefe, Capt. David Salazar was in attendance of course, along with fellow founding Trophy Husband Capt. Jimbo Thomas; as well as a lodge full of anglers, ranging from fathers to…
Who’s Who?? Kirsten, Christian, Kristen, try saying that three times fast! Just kidding—but we do understand it can be confusing being in contact with such similar names in our office. That’s why this month we’re here for a friendly breakdown of who’s who around the (Miami) office: The first person you’re most likely to talk to…
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…
2022 No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout RESULTS Three days of excellent fishing, calm seas, fabulous friends, and lots of SANCOCHOS made this year’s tournament another success! BIG CONGRATS to the ladies aboard the Finest Kind with Capt Nicho as they took home First Place and it’s such a sweet victory as each year they have become…
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…