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
(186 reviews)
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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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Excellent
4.9 / 5
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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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Lee N.
Price, UT
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Captain Dave

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on September 12, 2022
Beautiful Fall weather out on the Sound. Dave made sure each of us caught at least one Coho. He was very attentive to the fishing...
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Mitch F.
Fargo, North Dakota
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun day

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on September 4, 2022
Captain is a super chill guy.ย  Very knowledgeable. We caught fish and seen wildlife. Super cool. If I do it again it will...
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Gina G.
New York, New York
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Morning trip with Captain Dave

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Shared AM on August 18, 2019
I am definitely not a fisher.ย  However, on a recent trip to Seattle I wanted to do something special for my 14 year old son...
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Cassie W.
Wanship, UT
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Early Morning trip with Captain

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on July 29, 2022
Such a great experience and the Captain was great! Weโ€™ll be back again for sure! Definitely recommend!!
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Ed V.
West Falls, NY
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Last Minute 1/2 day

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Shared AM on February 12, 2020
Last minute trip to visit my son that returned from special forces deployment. We both needed to decompress. Dave made it happen...
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