Casa Vieja Lodge - April 2011 report

[Marlinhunter2]

Casa Vieja Lodge April 2011 report. Coming off a great March, the weather turned on us - clear skies and the water rough.

Release with Capt. Chico Alvarenga
Roy Cronacher - 16 raises, 11 bites and 8 releases on fly rod

Sean Tierney & Ned Ruffin’s first day - 6 raises, 2 bites and 1 raised blue, but no releases

Captain Hook with Capt. Ron Hamlin
Gary Beaumont and friends from Naples, Fla with 16 raised, 14 bites and 7 releases + 1 blue bite

Dr. Frank Denoff group from Orlando area first day results – 5 raised, 3 bites and 3 releases

Intensity with Capt. Mike Sheeder
Drs. Vanzant & Kelley from Oklahoma – 10 raised, 6 bites and 1 released on fly rod

Hooter’s Canada chieftain Johnny Goard and Mark James – 3 raised, 3 bites and 3 releases. The following day they were aboard the

Makaira – Capt. Jason Brice’s boat – 5 raised, 5 bites and 1 released

The Konzelman – Majors party from NJ on Makaira – 20 raised, 16 bites, 11 released

Rum Line with Capt. Chris Sheeder
The Longstreet group from Fla – 25 raised, 20 bites, 13 released + 2 marlin raised, only 1 bite

The Cuomo group – 18 raised, 14 bites, 12 releases + 2 marlin bites and 1 released 350 - the group also fished on the - Circle Hook with Capt. Eddie Bairez – 8 raises, 6 bites and 4 releases

Running total for month
Release 22-13-8
Makaira 25-21-12
Intensity 13-9-3
Captain Hook 21-17-10
Rum Line 43-34-25 + 1 350 blue
Circle Hook 8-6-4

[Marlinhunter2]

Fishing has slowed down - dirty water to 20 miles plus. They were finding fish in the dirty as well as the clean.

Denoff party added 5 released sails + 1 blue about 150#

The Murphy party from So. Fla fished the
Intensity (15-7-3 + 2 blues 500 & 200#)
Rum Line (42-33-18 and raised 3 blues)
Makaira (18-12-8)
This was the week before the full moon

The Turner party from Fla fished the Makaira (8-7-5) found them 12 miles out the first day and 5 miles out in dirty water on the last day.

And, the IGFA had:
Captain Hook (9-7-4)
Rum Line (9-8-5)
Intensity (13-10-6)
Makaira (7-6-4)

Fishing continues to be slow during the Easter celebrations.

The Galindo party from Venezuela fishing the Rum Line (18 thru 21) scored poorly 3-2-1

The Barreto party from Brasil fishing on Intensity in four days (19 thru 23) scored only 9-5-4 + a 250 blue.

Robertson party from Texas fishing on Release (21 thru 23) had 6-5-2 and raised two blues. The other half of the group fished Rum Line scoring 6-5-3 and releasing a 150 blue.

Hixon party from Georgia and Tennessee fished (24 thru 26) on Makaira 4-4-3 and 300 blue; Release 7-7-4 and Paul Hixon caught a 450 blue - his first; and Intensity 16-15-11 and a 150 blue.

Looks like the marlin have arrived early. We have plenty of space for the ABMT in mid-May and following days after. If you are interested in marlin fishing, then this is time to be here. Give the office a call 866.846.9121 or 305.854.4665 and set up some dates. If you can't make it this Spring, maybe in the Fall.

[Marlinhunter2]

Water starting to clear, marlin are more active

Nitchoff party on the Release with Capt. Chico (27-28-29 Apr) ended up with 19-14-10 and a 200 blue

Braud group from Texas fishing the Intensity with Capt. Mike (28-29-30 Apr), 21-16-13 and a 150 blue and
on the Makaira with Capt. Jason, 20-17-11

Final fish count:

Rum Line with 105 raised, 85 bites and 53 released sails + 9-6-and 2 released blues
Intensity with 99 raised, 74 bites and 45 released sails + 9-8 and 6 released blues
Makaira with 86 raised, 69 bites and 46 released sails + 2-1 and 1 released blue
Release with 73 raised, 44 bites and 26 released sails + 7-2 and 2 released blues
Captain Hook with 25 raised, 20 bites and 11 released sails + 1-1-0

Sails:
388 raised
292 bites
181 released

Blues:
11 release - smallest 150, largest 450

A very slow month, I hope this picks up for May

Maxwell party from Georgia fishing on the Rum Line with Capt. Chris (30 Apr & 01 May)- 3-3-2 and raised 1 blue