We had an awesome trip with Cpt. Dave. The conditions were tough, and the bite was almost non-existent for a long time. I could overhear the other guides on the radio all looking for the fish. Cpt. Dave didn’t just sit us in one spot and pray. He went out and found the fish. We ended up with a full two man limit of trout. Most other guides would have called it a day long before Dave even considered going in. He said “Boys, we ain’t leavin until we get a limit.” Definitely my kind of fisherman! It was an all day grind but they finally started chewing late in the afternoon after most of the other guys called it. I would definitely recommend Cpt. Dave to anyone. I brought my own rods, but my brother used Dave’s and all of his equipment was top notch. We were even joking because he uses the same rod that I have on my go-to set up. His boat is set up for fishing and is a comfortable ride. Book with Finntastik and you won’t be displeased.

We were warned prior to boarding that the lower water levels from the winds may make catching fish more challenging & that there were no guarantees. We were offered to reschedule, but couldn’t because we were leaving to go back home to Indiana the next day. Captain Dave took us to all of his favorite places, but we couldn’t land any fish, but did get a few bites. So, we opted to go to a deeper area to catch smaller fish. In an hour, we caught about 40 mackerel. Unfortunately, only one was a keeper. My husband was able to land a keeper rainbow trout as well. We had a great time catching mackerel & got to feed a lazy pelican a few as well. Thank you for the great day! Highly recommended trip!

Great Day - Captain David brought along another swimmer when I mentioned we’d need some tips.  They both took turns being in the water with us - and brought back up plenty of scallops for us to make up for myself and my son who weren’t the luckiest!  Captain David showed my husband some tricks and he was able to bring in quite a few too!

We had 5 people in our party.  Capt. David put us on the scallops. He offered advice and tips on spotting and catching them.  We had a great time. Clear communication through the entire process. Elsa had been a concern and worried about canceling. He answered all the text messages.  We had a worry free trip.  We will return next year!

Finntastick Charters with Captain David Maki turned out to be a great trip for me, my son and daughter-in-law. Captain Maki new where all the good spots were. We hooked some big ones…lost some really big ones…and maxed out on Trout with a total of 15. The boat was great, very roomy for the 3 of us with seating which made the ride very comfortable. Captain David was very accommodating and made sure our rods were always ready with bait and casting.