As Guatemala expects to reopening the country's international airport for tourists starting on September 18, 2020, sportfishing enthusiasts can start gearing up for their next trip offshore. Sailfish Oasis announced it will plan on welcoming guests starting January 2021 noting that "if there is sufficient interest in November/December we will open
Pacific Fins Resort, Sept. 3, 2020”On Friday, September 18, La Aurora International Airport will be fully operational again, informed the Presidency of Guatemala. Passengers entering national territory must present proof that they do not have Covid-19. The Director of Civil Aeronautics, Francis Argueta, told the press: We are ready to open
If youve fished in Guatemala in the last 20 years, there is a pretty good chance that youve seen Captain Kennedy Hernandez. A true professional of intense fishing skill, Hernandez is a family man who is humble, straightforward and friendly. Kennedy rise to the Captain chair is a tale of
Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the Guatemala sportfishing industry, the Billfish Conservation Organization has come up with a project that will provide local captains and crews emergency food and essential hygiene supplies. Please see the details below if you'd like to contribute. Some of you have already made
Marlin, left teasah! The man behind the voice is Captain Chris Van Leeuwen. Van Leeuwen is well-travelled fisherman, resourceful and full of stories. The fish, a blue of about 400 that would gobble the pitch bait 15-feet off of the transom, had apparently not been informed that Guatemala is just
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of fishing legend Captain Ron Hamlin over the weekend. His fishing career spanned decades and continents. His exploits in the early days of Venezuela are the thing of legend. Hamlin then travelled to Guatemala where he would be instrumental
July 9, 2018- MIAMI, FL- Casa Vieja Lodge is entering its third phase of the Kick Plastic Campaign pioneered by Costa del Mar. This fall, Casa Vieja Lodge will become a plastic-free campus by eliminating all single-use plastic bottles both at the lodge, and aboard their 10-boat fleet.All anglers will
[caption id="attachment_39647" align="aligncenter" width="700"] This article first appeared in our January/February 2018 issue Volume 17 Edition 1 of InTheBite The Professionals Sportfishing Magazine.[/caption] The Case for Fishing: Guatemala by Elliott Stark Marlin, left teasah! The man behind the voice is Captain Chris Van Leeuwen. Van Leeuwen is well travelled fisherman, resourceful and full
Captain Chris "Kiwi" Van Leeuwen runs the Allure II, a 40' Caps, in Guatemala. Kiwi and his wife Liz own and operate the Sailfish Oasis Lodge, an upscale, boutique operation. Van Leeuwen and the Guatemalan tourism board hosted InTheBite Magazine in November 2017. The great fishing and hospitality provide the
[vimeo 122911803 w=600 h=338] Puerto San Jose, Guatemala Fishing 2015 from Toddwilki361 on Vimeo. Captain Todd Wilkinson sent us this video and said, "Traveled to Guatemala during our spring break to fish at the Casa Vieja, Fishing Lodge in Puerto San Jose, Guatemala. We fished for 4 days and were able to
