Water Level: 294.95 | Water Temperature: 47.3˚ Weather: 23˚ | Partly Cloudy | Winds: 5 mph 1. Largemouth Bass: Still active in shallow 3-4 feet of water. Use Speed Shads or square-billed crankbaits with a stop-and-go retrieve around shallow coves and submerged timber. 2. Crappie: Holding tight to deep brushpiles. Vertical jigging minnows directly o...

Today was a great way to end a December five day! Good ling cod and Yellowtail action for everyone! We are now heading home and will be in tomorrow morning. TEAM RP

Things started off very slow this morning. We did not see any tuna sign until after lunch. We got into an area and had steady action on Bluefin Tuna for everyone until sunset. We will be traveling up tonight and fishing the coast tomorrow. TEAM RP

Managed a few very nice Bluefin Tuna after dinner. We will be in a different area tomorrow trying for Tuna. TEAM RP

We spent today looking for Tuna and never saw any good sign of Bluefin or Yellowfin. Luckily there were plenty of nice dorado to go around for everyone. TEAM RP

Fun day picking away at Yellowtail working our way down the coastline. We will be farther down looking for Tuna tomorrow. TEAM RP

Today we departed on the New Year’s Special 5 Day Trip! We spent the day getting all rigged up for the fishing the begins tomorrow. TEAM RP

Today was a little less windy but still chilly. The high was 41 while the low was 34 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 37mph. Currently it’s 39 feels like 28 with WNW winds around 10mph. Gusts around 20mph. Tomorrow winds will continue at similar speeds. Gusts expected up to 30mph. Temps should […] The post Hatteras Island Fishing Report a...

Fishing boats have been used on rivers across the world for thousands of years. A drift boat is an evolution of the open-water dory converted for use in rivers. The design is characterized by a wide flat bottom flared sides a narrow flat bow and a pointed stern. A rocker style design describes an arc from bow to stern along the bottom of the boat....

We have some extreme weather on the way. This weather decreases fishing pressure greatly allowing the bass to feed up for the spawn and get healthy without being fished for. Nature protects itself in many ways and this is one of them. The bass can get into their prespawn areas and add weight so they can endure a stressful spawning phase. After th...

96 Recfishwest's Statewide Fishing Report - 16 January 2026 All the best tips and photos on what's biting across WA including forecasts gear used specific spots upcoming events fishing news and much more! ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌...

OFFSHORE- Tough fishing offshore this week with very few reports. The general hope is that the cold front passing through Thursday gets the sailfish fired up. Conditions are looking ideal for Friday and pretty good for Saturday as well....time will tell if they want to bite! Bluewater Movements "Operation Sailfish" Tournament out of Sailfish Marina...

Tuesday-Wednesday the better bite was from 3:00 pm until after dark according to most who reported. Walleye from 12″-14″ were the bulk of the catches. One angler was up all  Tuesday night C/R Small Walleye and ran out of bait.  A few slots and larger Walleye were reported. A few Anglers had some pretty good […] The post January 15th 2026 first app...