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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Wind Knot Guides - Seattle Charter Fishing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(187 reviews)
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Seattle
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Lingod Season
Lingod Season
May 23, 2023 Seattle
Lingcod fishing has been decent this year. Some days they are biting other days we have to work hard for the fish. There is a one fish per day per angler limit on these sea dragons. Lingcod are a slot limit fish. Meaning retention of fish is bracketed between 26" and 36". Outside of this slot the fish must be released for the future. Its a good rule for Puget Sound as the population of western washing has increased dramatically the past 20 years. If you head out to the coast of Washingtion to Westport the biomass of bottom fish is orders of magnitude higher than Puget Sound. We are looking forward to the Resident Coho Salmon opener June 1st
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Fall Coho is off to a great start!
Fall Coho is off to a great start!
Sep 12, 2022 Seattle
Coho Salmon fishing has been great most days. We've had some really hot fishing the past week. It will slow down a bit as these fish start to think about the spawn but I expect good fishing through the first few weeks of October.
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Chinook fishery was a blast!
Chinook fishery was a blast!
Aug 28, 2022 Seattle
The puget sound hatchery chinook season ends on the 31st. The season started off slow and ended strong with the chinook coming a few weeks late this year. Looking forward to an excellent coho fishery in September and October!
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August Hatchery Chinook
August Hatchery Chinook
Aug 14, 2022 Seattle
Hatchery chinook is still going strong. Hopefully the bite remains strong the next few weeks. I think they were a bit late this year so hopefully that mean some good fishing in the next few weeks. We are starting to see some ocean coho in the net. Its early for coho as they normally get going strong in september. This is not a pink year so if you went last year for pinks they are not coming until next year!
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Hatchery Chinook 2022
Hatchery Chinook 2022
Aug 8, 2022 Seattle
Hatchery Chinook started off this year a little slow. In recent days the fishing has really picked up. Fish are averaging around 10-11 pounds which is smaller than normal but we have started to see some larger chinook. Fishing should remain decent for chinooks through august and then we change gears and focus on Coho salmon.
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Resident Coho Fishery
Resident Coho Fishery
Jun 20, 2022 Seattle
The resident coho salmon fishery has opened! The weather was cold and windy but the fishing was ok. Recently the weather has improved and so has the fishing! These smaller salmon are feisty and perfect size for the grill.
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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 187 reviews
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Mike H.
Cincinnati, OH
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Highly Recommend!

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on August 17, 2023
I couldnโ€™t have picked a better boat to take my customer and his wife out fishing.ย  We will be making this is an annual...
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Mike W.
Visalia, CA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Captain David of Wind Knot

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Shared AM on July 31, 2023
Very knowledgable, helpful, attentive skipper and fisherman. all of us caught multiple salmon. It was a fun trip.
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David H.
Carrollton, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great fishing guide

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on May 21, 2023
Guide David Godfrey was a great guy and a great guide. knew what he was doing. Put us on fish. Weโ€™ll be back.
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Amy A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good Times!!

VERIFIED   Evening Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (PM) on July 20, 2023
Didnโ€™t catch as much as we would have liked but the sites were beautiful and the Captain was great!
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Michael W.
Leavenworth, WA
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Half day trip-5 hours-with Captain Dave.

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on July 17, 2023
Started and returned right on time. No messing around. Fished hard the whole time. Good trip.
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