Captain
David Protzmann

Member since September 2024 Port Washington, United States
Background
Capt. David Protzmann is your guide to an unforgettable fishing adventure in the waters of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Keep your eyes peeled for Coho Salmon, Brown Trout and Chinook Salmon as you try your hand at trolling, and more. The only way to learn is to join them on the water.

Hey, I'm Captain David Protzmann

Port Washington, United States
Background
Capt. David Protzmann is your guide to an unforgettable fishing adventure in the waters of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Keep your eyes peeled for Coho Salmon, Brown Trout and Chinook Salmon as you try your hand at trolling, and more. The only way to learn is to join them on the water.
Anglers Choice
15
Reviews
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My Charter Listing

Fishin Da Net

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(15 reviews)
Angler's choice
Port Washington
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Trips from US $475

Fishing Reports

Finding Fish Morning After Storms
Finding Fish Morning After Storms
Jun 12, 2026 Port Washington
Cole booked a morning trip aboard Fishin Da Net with his friend Andrew, each with their respective child, Huck and Aubrey. My favorite trips are with children old enough to remember their first experience on Lake Michigan. The air and water was chilly early on. The sunshine warmed everyone up nicely as the morning progressed. Yesterday's storms scattered the fish so we had to work to find them. We did manage to land 6 nice coho salmon, 1 average size king salmon, and 1 small king salmon for the group to enjoy. Everyone, including the first mate Kim and captain yours truly, had a wonderful time on the water enjoying the company along with the sun. The kiddos even got a little nap in too! Thanks Cole for booking the trip!
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Fast and Furious Coho Salmon
Fast and Furious Coho Salmon
May 20, 2026 Port Washington
Jan booked a trip aboard Fishin Da Net for some May coho salmon action. The action was fast and furious indeed! Jan and Jim landed their limit of 9 coho salmon and 1 king salmon in just under an hour of fishing time. The company was great and so was the fishing! Thanks, Jan for booking the trip.
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Salmon Fishing Tutorial Live
Salmon Fishing Tutorial Live
Aug 6, 2025 Port Washington
Yesterday morning, Gary booked a charter trip aboard Fishin Da Net wanting to learn more about how we fish for salmon on Lake Michigan here in Port Washington. He recently moved to the area from Washington state. He has lots of experience fishing salmon in the Pacific northwest but realized our fishing techniques here for salmon are quite different. Thus, he booked a charter to learn about the quirks we have here in Wisconsin. First mate Todd and I explained everything we did and the rationale behind our choices to coax the salmon to bite our lures. Gary said he enjoyed the trip and learned much while reeling in his limit of 4 king salmon and 1 coho salmon to Da Net! We also landed a bonus king salmon while reeling in lines at the end of the trip. Thanks, Gary, for booking the trip and good luck to you fishing here in Port Washington! I have some openings this weekend and next week. Here are my current openings for a charter trip through next weekend: Mornings: **hidden content** Afternoon/Evenings: **hidden content** Give me a holler to book your trip. We can do a tutorial session like Gary had or a traditional charter trip. You decide and let me know! Capt. Dave Protzmann **hidden content** **hidden content**
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Georgia Rain and Big Kings
Georgia Rain and Big Kings
Jul 30, 2025 Port Washington
Yesterday morning, Mike and his wife and three children stopped for a day in Port Washington after traveling from Georgia to experience what Lake Michigan has to offer. They battled some rough yet fishable seas and heavy rain during the ride back to the harbor to step up toe to toe with big king salmon and coho salmon. We ended up bringing 4 king salmon and 2 coho salmon to Da Net. The three biggest fish were all in the 15-17 pound range which means big salmon filets to feed the family for quite some time. Thanks, Mike for booking the trip! The king salmon are around and putting up great fights! Give me a holler to book your trip. I have openings in the morning on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday next week as well as afternoons on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. Capt. Dave Protzmann **hidden content** **hidden content**
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Rescheduling Rewards
Rescheduling Rewards
Jun 14, 2025 Port Washington
After a big northeast blow yesterday, new to Fishin Da Net customer Michael rescheduled his charter he originally booked for Friday. We were blessed with much calmer seas than yesterday, and he was rewarded with a limit catch of 3 king salmon and 2 coho salmon. Thank you Michael for rescheduling for today, and I hope to see you again! We found active fish in 80-120 feet of water. Spoons and flasher & fly both took fish.
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Great Company and Good Fishing
Great Company and Good Fishing
Jun 7, 2025 Port Washington
Late afternoon, on Saturday, June 7 new to Fishin Da Net charter customers Tanya, Connor, and Austin hopped on board to enjoy a charter fishing experience in Port Washington. They had a great time sharing stories and catching fish. They brought 12 coho salmon, 1 king salmon, and 1 rainbow trout to Da Net to bring home with them. We also released one small coho salmon to grow. Fish were caught on a variety of lures, including size 00 orange dodger with a peanut fly, 8 inch flasher with a fly, and spoons. Depths of 25-40 feet of water were what we targeted for the coho salmon. We moved to deeper water in 90-110 feet of water for the king salmon for the last hour of the trip. I have several dates available in June up until June 20th and then plenty of availability in July and August if you want to book a trip to experience the fun. Contact me anytime for more information or visit my website. Capt. Dave Protzmann **hidden content** **hidden content**
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 15 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
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Steve V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Salmon Charter

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip Weekday on August 7, 2025
I have had many charters from lake michigan to the florida keys . Captian dave and deck hand todd did an incredible...
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Mike S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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The best fishing trip of our lives! Amazing time

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip Weekday on July 30, 2025
We booked our fishing trip with Dave. He was very communicative during the process from beginning to end. He made lots of suggestions...
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Will M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent fising with attentive captain and crew

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on October 11, 2025
My friend and I went out on a charter with Fishin Da Net late season (October 11th) and had a lot of success landing 3 King...
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Scott G.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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Fun day but bad fishing

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip Weekday - 3:00 PM on August 22, 2025
Both men were very nice on the boat and we had a fun time.ย  Itโ€™s just hard to swallow to spend that kind of money for just...
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Rosalyn S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with David

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip Weekday on May 29, 2026
everything was great,ย  caught my limit, captain and his cleaned everything and i was set to go.ย  Iโ€™m thinking of going...
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