Captain
David G.

Member since June 2019 Seattle, United States
Background
When Captain David's family moved from Kansas to Seattle when he was just a kid, the writing should have been on the wall. His father bought a boat before buying a house and spent all his spare time on the water. Having grown up on the Sound, he got his own boat at age 13 and has been passionate about sharing his native waters with others ever since. He's spent a lot of time out of the US and is happy to welcome out-of-towners and foreigners aboard to learn all about the beauty of the area and to witness first-hand some of the best fishing in the Washington.
Techniques
I prefer to use a drift fishing technique we refer to as mooching. It a great active way to fish as you are holding the pole most of the time. Very active fishing with light tackle. No watching downrigger rods all trip. You will feel the bite! Late in the season we do offer downrigger trolling as the fish become lock jawed, we need to cover more ground to find biters!

Hey, I'm Captain David G.

Seattle, United States
Background
When Captain David's family moved from Kansas to Seattle when he was just a kid, the writing should have been on the wall. His father bought a boat before buying a house and spent all his spare time on the water. Having grown up on the Sound, he got his own boat at age 13 and has been passionate about sharing his native waters with others ever since. He's spent a lot of time out of the US and is happy to welcome out-of-towners and foreigners aboard to learn all about the beauty of the area and to witness first-hand some of the best fishing in the Washington.
Techniques
I prefer to use a drift fishing technique we refer to as mooching. It a great active way to fish as you are holding the pole most of the time. Very active fishing with light tackle. No watching downrigger rods all trip. You will feel the bite! Late in the season we do offer downrigger trolling as the fish become lock jawed, we need to cover more ground to find biters!
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(200 reviews)
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Seattle
 Last booking: 9 hours ago
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Trips from US $250

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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 200 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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awesome experience
Great Libgcod Fishing Trip
perfect late year trip
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Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
88%
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Mason A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Perfect late year trip

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private(PM) on November 8, 2025
our family came down from northern Alberta Canada for a vacation to watch a seahawks game and so some last of the season fishing....
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Lisa M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Caught fish but no keepers

VERIFIED   NEW  Morn. June Special Salmon Shared AM on June 1, 2026
Appreciated the opportunity to actually fish with a rod and reel rather than sitting back and using a down rigger.ย  Clean...
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Ed K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic trip & Worth the Memories!

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private AM on August 9, 2025
Captain Dave is an A+ captain who cares about safety, fishing instruction and tackle familiarity.ย  We (myself, daughter and...
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Justin D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Salmon in the Sound

VERIFIED   NEW  Morn. June Special Salmon Shared AM on June 7, 2026
Captain was super knowledgeable and pleasant to be around. Had made sure we had the best possible chance to catch fish. Will...
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Jenni G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Awesome experience

VERIFIED   NEW  Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private AM on June 11, 2026
Dave was accomidating and wet beyond what a guide needs to do. Great experience, knowledge and good conversation! Highly recommendation.
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