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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David G.
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(187 reviews)
Angler's choice
Seattle
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $315

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 187 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (139)
Second time with captain
July salmon trip
July salmon trip
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
88%
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Gregory S.
Tucson, AZ
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on August 11, 2023
Captain Dave had us on fish the whole time heโ€™s a very experienced captain, this was our second trip with him canโ€™t wait...
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Jeff B.
San Antonio, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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4 hour private trip

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on August 20, 2022
Iโ€™ve booked a 4 hour private trip with David on Saturday, August 20 for salmon fishing.ย  David took us to multiple spots...
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Alan L.
Las Vegas, NV
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fish not so good, trip great.

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on June 12, 2022
Fish weโ€™re not co-operating but, thatโ€™s why they say โ€œletโ€™s go fishing, not letโ€™s go catchingโ€. Boat was excellent...
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EiLeen A.
Oreland, PA
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

We caught fish!

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on September 5, 2023
If youโ€™re looking for a friendly, all smiles, captain whoโ€™s going to hold your hand while you fish, this isnโ€™t the trip...
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Mark L.
Seattle, Washington
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with David

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on August 19, 2023
Boat Captain was great, enabled us to have a very sun and successful half day even with some rough water.
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