Rick Hagopian – Founder
Raised outside of Boston, Massachusetts, where the weather was cold more often than warm, Rick always loved warm sunny beach. His Dad loved taking the family on vacation to the Caribbean. It was that early that Rick decided he would live on an island in the Caribbean Sea.
After graduating from Syracuse University, Rick spent the 1st half of his career in the family grocery business. His next stop was in sports television, where he spent 17 years with NBC Sports in business development. He later joined On The Water, a media company dedicated to fishing in the Northeast.
It was his fabulous wife, Christine that introduced him to the Cayman Islands. “When we met, she had a little place in West Bay where my love for her and my love for the island grew” Short visits became longer and longer stays. In 2019 they married on Seven Mile Beach and soon moved to their home on Governors Harbour.
Avid boaters, both Rick and Christine, started fishing the waters of Grand. Rick quickly realized fishing the Cayman waters is very different from fishing in New England and that most of what he had learned over the years didn’t apply to fishing in the Cayman Islands. “There is a big difference between site casting for striped bass in 30 feet of water off the coast of Cape Cod and trolling for Marlin or Wahoo along the wall off of Northwest Point. Everything is different! The rods, the reels, the lures, the bait, the technique, and the nuances were all new to me.”
Eager to learn to fish in the Cayman Islands, Rick joined the Cayman Island Anglers Club and talked to everyone.
Fishcaymanislands.com is a new online community dedicated to fishing in the Cayman Islands. The platform is custom-built to provide a place for folks interested in fishing in the Cayman Islands to interact, regardless of their expertise or experience. Novices, Washashores, or Salty veterans alike will find the content fun and informative, and respectful of their time.
Jose Hernandez Allen-Chief Content Officer Exclusive Cayman Islands Partner
Growing up in the Cayman Islands, Jose was blessed with beauty everywhere. He wanted to capture those moments from a young age and create new ways to represent the islands. Jose is a self-taught entrepreneur with a sincere passion for all things photography, videography, inspiring spaces, and making memories.
