Captain Pete's Fishing Charters

05/19/2024

Remembering better times on The Bay! Missing all of you and the incredible times we had, even though I don’t miss getting up at 3:45am every Saturday and Sunday 😂💤💤💤

02/26/2024

02/24/2024

02/21/2024

World record Grunt?

Update: It’s a margate—same family as grunts

02/04/2024

Glassy

02/04/2024

Double hook up on blackfin!

02/04/2024

Guests in from Atlanta. Tuna bite is on down here!

01/25/2024

Looks like we have a window of decent weather this weekend. Anyone want to fish Cudjoe Key, FL please hit me up!

01/20/2024

Some days your the tuna, some days you’re the shark 🦈

01/19/2024

They’re not giant bluefin or anything, but these are the first tuna I’ve ever caught on my own. A school of them popped up near a wreck in 400’ of water. Caught on planers and chrome #3 Drone spoons. A few bonita as well.

01/15/2024

Wishing all warm thoughts from the Florida Keys 🌞🐟😎Happy to take you fishing if you find yourself down here. 🍹🌴🌞

09/01/2023

Good day on Puget Sound for the pirate crew today ☠️🐟🦑🏴‍☠️

08/18/2023

Feel like I’m starting to get the hang of it! Caught the 12-15lb Chinook salmon on light tackle the other day.

Saw the orcas out today, which is alway a thrill! If you’re passing through Seattle, look me up. Would love to reconnect with some of my old customers for a fun fishing trip (not for pay!)

08/06/2023

My man DLo with a giant Australian croaker! Glad to see he finally got a haircut and his beard trimmed 😂🐟🐟🐟

08/04/2023

Super fun pic from one of my friends in Alaska🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

07/18/2023

Had the ProLine out on Puget Sound for the first time this weekend. Didn’t catch squat for fish but caught a nice mess of crab (they think you’re infected if you say ‘crabs’ on the West Coast 😂🤷‍♂️). Learned pretty quickly a couple of things; fishing kinda sucks here and I’m no good at it.

07/05/2023

Best boat/dingy name combo ever?

07/04/2023

Wishing all a very happy and safe 4th of July! I feel so very fortunate to be American.

07/03/2023

Pretty epic trip for halibut and ling cod out of Neah Bay, Washington. Look it up on a map—literally the end it the earth. Northwesternmost point in the Lower 48 states. Place sees some hellacious weather through the fall and winter.

The boat was woefully inadequate by east coast standards. 28-footer, 45 miles offshore for 5 guests. 3.5 hour hell ride to go 45 miles because it was so rough (5-8’). Captain was a pain in the ass, so I got a taste of my own medicine there 😂.

We fished in 550’ of water with electric reels and just about as fast as you could get it on the bottom, you had one or two fish. I think the halibut are quite a bit smaller than they are in Alaska. However, this was only about a 4-hour drive from Seattle, including a lovely short ferry ride across Puget Sound to the Olympic Peninsula. The scenery is incredible the entire way.

If any of you are planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest, please don’t hesitate to reach out for guidance. I absolutely love this place, always have and love to share it with others!

06/29/2023

Repost from a while back. Tommy Courtney is an absolute gem. If you want to enter a time warp, visit him for the freshest fish around at Courtney’s Restaurant in Ridge, Maryland. Sounds cliche but they truly don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

Rockfish, breeding mealworms, rural internet access, and meal kits with local ingredients.

05/30/2023

Ahoy! Many of you are curious what I’m up to these days. Many of you already know, but I wanted to put it out there on the page. Karla Hoffman

I retired from fishing full-time in 2016 and started Emerald City Pirates in Seattle. It’s been a great move for me and my family as fishing just wasn’t making sense for me as I got older.

If you’re ever in Seattle, hit the office up for some free tickets on the pirate ship! Yarr!

As Seattle’s only full-time pirate ship cruise we offer interactive pirate-themed boat tours in Seattle on the Lake Washington Ship Canal and Lake Union from April-October. Founded in 2017, we are one of Seattle’s newest and most unique attractions!

05/19/2023

Thinking about the good old days and all the great times I had with all of you. Hope you never get tired of me thanking you because I am forever grateful for the life that all of you helped me to have!

02/21/2023

Cool article. We actually have a guy working for us in Seattle who used to do this in the Coast Guard!

One of the most challenging water-rescue training programs in the world is run by the Coast Guard on the Columbia River when the conditions are at their roughest.

02/20/2023

Welp…

02/18/2023

Back in the saddle $26k later 🤷‍♂️. Epic day on yellowtail with 6 fish over 20”.

Motor was bad on the boat I bought so had to bust out the checkbook. Brand new 250 Suzuki is incredible so far.

I have to say I have a newfound respect for all the recreational boaters I disparaged over the years. I mean, I was out there trying to make a living. Anyway, it is an incredible amount of work and expense just to keep a boat in working order. Never mind having a vehicle and trailer to move it around. I guess I did it from such a young age and for such a long time that I never had an appreciation for that until now. So from the bottom of my heart, I apologize for yelling at you 😂

01/22/2023

Fish cakes for a couple of weeks

01/20/2023

Fun fishing on a gorgeous day!

01/12/2023

Capt. Peaches reporting for duty

01/11/2023

First trip on the new (old) boat was a great success! ‘97 Pro Line with an old 2-stroke 250 Merc got it done. Turned some of the yellowtail into fish tacos. Going to try my hand at fish dip with the kingfish.

01/06/2023

New addition to the family…