Windwardcatch Fishing Charter: Private 2-Hour Express Trip from Los Cristianos

Windwardcatch Fishing Chárter

South Tenerife: 2-Hour Express Fishing Charter

★ 5.0 (1) · from $320

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The Windwardcatch fishing charter is the shortest private fishing option I found in south Tenerife: two hours on the water, a captain, tackle and a boat that holds four people. The operator listing is named Windwardcatch Fishing Chárter, and the booking sits at $320 for the group rather than per head. For a quick first fishing trip, it is a clean format.

The detail that changes the decision is the catch-and-release rule. The listing says the operator's licence requires fish to be returned alive, so this is a fishing experience, not a dinner plan. The other detail is the thin track record: one review so far. Longer fishing charters in Tenerife are compared below, and the full list of boat tours in Tenerife shows the rest.

What is the Windwardcatch fishing charter and what do you get?

You get the whole boat for two hours: a captain, rods, reels, lures and bait, a short briefing and a session of vertical jigging over rocky seabed near the coast. The Windwardcatch fishing charter is built around four passengers, which keeps every angler close to the captain.

1. Private boat - nobody else joins your group, and the cap is 4 passengers.
2. Captain's briefing - a short talk on the vertical technique, likely species and the grounds for the season.
3. Tackle supplied - rods, reels, lures, sinkers, leaders, natural and artificial bait.
4. Insurance and licence - liability and accident cover, plus the 1st-class group fishing licence.
5. Photos - the captain sends pictures after the trip, once you sign an authorisation on boarding.

The listing names groupers, snappers, wreckfish, amberjack, dentex, sea bream and mackerel among possible catches. It does not promise any of them, and it gives no size or count guarantee, so treat the list as the local cast rather than a menu.

Where does the Windwardcatch fishing charter leave from?

The trip leaves from the port of Los Cristianos in the municipality of Arona, on Tenerife's south coast. Google Maps lists the marina at Muelle de Pescadores, open 24 hours, and the port is run by the Tenerife port authority (Puertos de Tenerife).

• Meet 15 minutes before your departure slot, as the listing instructs.
• Look for the Windward Catch logo on the captain and on the boat; both carry it.
• Open the port on Google Maps, then search Windward Catch on Google Maps as the listing suggests.

The listing does not mention parking, bus stops or walking distance from a stop, so I have no verified walking time for you. Allow time for the 15-minute early arrival.

How do the two hours on the Windwardcatch boat run?

Most of the 120 minutes is fishing, with only a short run out and back, because the grounds lie near the shoreline. The listing gives no minute-by-minute plan, so this is the order it implies.

1. Boarding. You arrive 15 minutes early, find the boat by its logo and meet the captain.
2. Briefing. The captain explains the vertical technique, the species and the grounds suited to the time of year.
3. Run to the grounds. A short transit to rocky seabed in deep water near shore.
4. Jigging. You work the rod from the seabed up; the listing calls it an express jigging trip for people short on time.
5. Return. The boat comes back to Puerto de Los Cristianos and every fish is released alive.

The listing's wording about "the whole day" for fuel and drinks looks borrowed from a longer trip. The structured data says 2 hours, and I follow that.

What is on board and what is included?

Tackle, bait, fuel, insurance, snacks and soft drinks are covered, and the only listed extra is a voluntary tip for the skipper. Here is how I read the includes list against the description.

The listing does not mention a toilet, shade or seating plan. On a boat that holds four, ask whether there is a toilet on board before a long drink break, and bring a hat for the open deck.

How much does it cost, and is $320 good value?

It costs $320 for the private group, which is $160 an hour and $80 a person with four aboard. That is far above the $21.7 hourly median of the Tenerife trips I track, because you are paying for a whole boat.

I assume the $320 is a flat private-group price, because the listing's category is "Private group" and the includes list says the charter is for four passengers. Confirm the price basis at checkout, as the listing does not spell it out.

How does it compare with other fishing trips in Tenerife?

This is the shortest and cheapest private fishing booking in my Tenerife set, but it has the weakest review record. The two other fishing trips run twice as long.

For trolling or a swim stop, the longer boats fit better, and I'd start with the family tour for a group. The Furia trip leaves from a different harbour, Las Gallettas, so check the transfer to the south coast. Whale and dolphin fans in Los Cristianos should look at the no-chase whale and dolphin cruise.

Is the Windwardcatch fishing charter worth it versus a longer trip?

It is worth it if you have two free hours and want a private boat, and not worth it if you want a day of fishing or a fish to eat. With the numbers above, the hourly price is about $160 against $137 for the four-hour family tour, so you do not save by going short, only by spending less in total.

• Book it for a first fishing trip, a gift for a teenager aged 14 or over, or a gap between a morning and an evening plan.
• Pick a longer trip when you want trolling, a swim stop, or a catch to take home.
• Wait for more reviews if you need proof of consistency: one 5-star review is not a pattern.

When is the best time to go fishing from Los Cristianos?

The south coast is calm and dry most of the year, so any month works, with sea temperatures between 20.2 °C in February and 24.2 °C in September. Rain in 2025 was rare: no month had more than 5 days with 1 mm or more.

Daily maximum wave height at 28.0 N, 16.75 W averaged 1.05 m in October and 1.79 m in March, the roughest month of 2025, per the Open-Meteo Marine API. March is the month I'd expect most skippers to cancel for swell; the listing does not say. The listing also gives no season for specific species, so I will not name a best month for a particular fish.

7.56 million tourists entered Tenerife in 2025, up 2.4% on 2024, per Turismo de Tenerife's annual balance.

That volume of visitors is why I'd book a few days ahead in school holidays and over the 6 December long weekend. Sunset falls between 18:14 in December and 21:06 in June (Atlantic/Canary time), which matters little on a daytime trip but helps you plan a late slot.

Who should skip the Windwardcatch fishing charter?

Anyone on the listing's not-suitable list should skip it, and so should anyone who gets seasick, because two hours of drifting over swell is a hard test.

• Children under 14, and children under 15 kg.
• Pregnant passengers, people with back, kidney or respiratory problems, epilepsy or haemophilia.
• Wheelchair users and people with limited mobility.
• People over 130 kg, and over 95 years.
• Visually impaired passengers, and people prone to seasickness.

If a group member cannot join, look at the other boat tours in Tenerife, many of which take children and non-anglers.

What do passengers say about the Windwardcatch fishing charter?

There is one review, and it is positive, so the sample says nothing about weak points. It mentions a fun captain and the pleasure of catching fish after a few hours on the water.

• Theme 1: the captain's friendly manner (1 of 1 reviews).
• Theme 2: catching fish within the short slot (1 of 1 reviews).
• Complaints: none recorded, which at n=1 means nothing.

I'd treat the 5/5 as an invitation to ask questions, not as proof. Compare the trips with 15 to 41 reviews in the table above if reliability matters more to you than length.

Do you need your own fishing licence?

No: the listing says the booking includes a 1st-class group fishing licence, so there is nothing to buy. The Canary government's recreational fishing licence page describes 1st class as the licence for fishing from a boat, and notes a collective version for commercially operated boats.

The operator's note that this licence forces catch-and-release is the only restriction the listing mentions. If you want to keep fish, ask which trips allow it and what the rules are for that licence class.

How do you book the Windwardcatch fishing charter?

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Sources: GetYourGuide listing 1473788 (checked 2026-10-17); Puertos de Tenerife; Gobierno de Canarias, licencia de pesca maritima de recreo; Turismo de Tenerife, balance 2025; Open-Meteo archive and marine APIs; sunrise-sunset.org API; Frankfurter API; Nager.Date API.