¡Bienvenidos, amigos! It’s your favorite salt-crusted captain, Pete, coming to you live from the docks. First off, a huge Happy Fishmas and Feliz Año Nuevo to all my fishing family out there. It’s January 2026, and while I know many of you are back home digging out of the snow or winterizing your rigs, let me tell ya—the o...

Happy Saturday! After another cold night our access has improved enough to allow single-axle wheelhouses to be pulled behind ATVs or side-by-sides. We are still not allowing cars or trucks through our access while it continues to heal. We are also not recommending truck traffic through any access on the lake as ice thickness under the snow is comm...

Fishing Report Month of December Lake Guntersville December on Guntersville can be difficult as it is the beginning of the cold weather and the fish are generally not very active; this December however was very good; the bass were on the move feeding even in the cold water. Catches were good with good numbers and... Read more » The post Fishing Re...

Avery just got back from doing an ice check. He drilled more than 50 holes over several areas. He drilled around Waconia Bay The Walleye hump/hole South side of Cemetery Reef South side of Coney Island Under the Wires Center Reef Pillsbury Reef Wagener's Bay. In the snow he was finding 10 to 11 inches of ice. Slush is still under the the deepest...

As of this morning 1/2/26 we are still ONLY allowing walking Snowmobiles   ATVs and Side by Sides through our access. We are sad to say that the slush pocket on our frontage is not solid. We are still NOT allowing permanent houses on through our landing because of the spot that needs to heal directly in front of us. We will update you on any chan...

OFFSHORE- Reports have been a bit slow this week offshore. Despite the decent cold front sailfish action never really went off. The general consensus was most boats putting the kites up saw a fish or two with only a few boats getting more than 4 or 5 chances. A scattering of dolphin in 250-400' of water but no big numbers. The wahoo have shown up a...

We are finally allowing ATVs and Sides by sides through our access again. We are not allowing fish houses through our access yet because the slush on our immediate frontage needs more time to freeze solid. Please check our update from the 30th for more general info. We will update ASAP when we can allow houses!

Thank you 2025! 🎣⚓ I want to thank every client who went fishing with West Wind Charters in 2025. I truly appreciate each of you who spent time offshore with me. The memories the laughs and the great days on the water mean a lot. Looking ahead to 2026 I’m excited for another great fishing season and can’t wait to get back out there for more tig...

We wrapped up 2025 yesterday with some great fishing - although it was a bit cool at 35 degrees as we left the Sawpit boat launch!  I had met Mark Averbuch his son Jared and grandson Max early to get a fishing trip in the last day of the year - we ran up the intracoastal then up the Nassau to make our first stop up at Seymor's Point - I lost my k...

A January Marlin for Jack and his friends. A great way to start the New Year with a January Marlin.   Jack’s Marlin… It was a real pleasure to go to sea the other day with Jack and his friends. The weather actually played ball which was a pleasant change from the last few days … Continue reading Ambition Report 1st.January’26 → The post Ambition R...

As of today 12/31/25 we are still ONLY allowing WALKING through our access. Our frontage has not healed at all in the last 24 hours but when walking you can go around the slush. We are looking forward to the cold weather coming tonight.  Getting around on the Lake is totally doable with ATVs and Sides by sides if you go on elsewhere. Please check...

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....

This week was excellent weather and fishing but adjusting to the conditions was the key. I guided almost everyday and I saw these fish change their behavior as the water warmed. With the cooler water the bass were positioned lower in the water column but as the water warmed they moved vertically and by Saturday they were just under the surface of...

The cold has finally set in! The giant crappie have been biting deep in 20 to 40ft of water on live minnows and plastic Crappie Magnets! Most of these deep crappie are white crappie but if you move shallower you’ll catch dozens of black crappie. The bass have started biting swimbaits and Alabama rigs! We’ve […] The post December Fishing Report app...

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...

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

2026 is now upon us and we are looking forward to a great year with plenty of fish hopefully in everyone’s future! Inshore Fishing Report  For those fishing inshore there has been a good bit of action with our winter migratory species making more of a showing as we continue to get cold fronts! Triple […] The post January 2026 Fishing Report – Stua...