Casa Vieja Lodge - February 2012 Report

[Marlinhunter2]

Fishing continues to be very good with lots of sails and a few marlin around:

* 1-2: The Brad Decker party fishing on the Captain Hook reported the boat raised 27 sails, had 22 bites and released 19 sails and 1 blue marlin - est 400lbs.

* 31 Jan-02 Feb: The Darling family on the Rum Line raised70 sails, had 50 bites and released 32 sails

* 1-2: The Furfine party on the Makaira raised 25 sails, had 23 bites and released 22 sails with one more day to fish. Final day added 8 more released from 13 bites, for a total of 30 released sails


This is a good beginning to February

[Marlinhunter2]

The fishing at Casa Vieja Lodge is red hot right now! Several of the best fly fishing boats -including Intensity, Rum Line, and Makaira, have just become available for the following prime time dates due to a cancellation, The available dates are February 21, 22, 23, and 24.

Contact us right away if you have any interest in these great dates! 800.882.4665

[Marlinhunter2]

This is excellent with numbers of sails and marlin, that we haven’t seen in a few years:

* 02-thru-04: The Weisman-Smithson party from Florida fished on the Intensity raising 23, had 11 bites and released 6 on fly.

* The following day Mr. Weisman and his daughter raised 62 sails, had 33 bites and released 24 on fly

* 3-4-5 – had the Release and Spindrift with a private group, the combined boats raised 255 fish, with 223 bites and 114 sails were released.

* 05 thru 09: The Al Jacobs party is aboard the Makaira for 5 days with Jason. First day was spectacular - the boat raising 54 sails and one blue, having 46 bites, with 22 released sails and one blue marlin – est 350 lbs., Next two days they released 40 from 70 bites!

* 6-thru 9: Rahlves party from Montana and Arizona fly fishing aboard the Captain Hook on their first day (06), raised 24, had 8 bites and 3 released sails. Jay Pohley got his first fly caught sail! Next day Jay caught 4 more sails and 1 blue marlin – 350#; day three Jay released another sail. This is his first saltwater fly fishing trip. Beats trout fishing in Montana!

* 6 thru 8: IWFA auction winner Diane Locke and PCCA chairwoman Joan Vernon fishing aboard the Release – 2 day total of 29 released from 52 bites. One more day to go

* 6 thru 8: The Frymire brothers on Intensity released 7 sails from 36 bites with one more day to go

* 6 thru 8: Malkin and Weisman fishing on the Rum Line released 19 sails from 29 bites on flies with one more day to go