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 Guide Seattle Charter Drift Fishing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(178 reviews)
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Seattle
 Last booking: 7 hours ago
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Resident Coho fishing has been solid sin
Resident Coho fishing has been solid sin
Jun 22, 2025 Seattle
We've experienced some solid action netting resident Coho salmon! Quite a few Chinook salmon were caught and released as well. We are required to use barbless hooks which helps released fish have the best chance of being released uninjured. We expect July to be steady action of Coho, Chinook and Pink Salmon. Most days chinook must be released this summer as is the norm California to Alaska to help the stocks.
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Resident Coho fishing has been solid sin
Resident Coho fishing has been solid sin
Jun 22, 2025 Seattle
We've experienced some solid action netting resident Coho salmon! Quite a few Chinook salmon were caught and released as well. We are required to use barbless hooks which helps released fish have the best chance of being released uninjured. We expect July to be steady action of Coho, Chinook and Pink Salmon. Most days chinook must be released this summer as is the norm California to Alaska to help the stocks.
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Resident Coho fishing has been solid sin
Resident Coho fishing has been solid sin
Jun 22, 2025 Seattle
We've experienced some solid action netting resident Coho salmon! Quite a few Chinook salmon were caught and released as well. We are required to use barbless hooks which helps released fish have the best chance of being released uninjured. We expect July to be steady action of Coho, Chinook and Pink Salmon. Most days chinook must be released this summer as is the norm California to Alaska to help the stocks.
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Coho fishing has been excellent!
Coho fishing has been excellent!
Aug 31, 2024 Seattle
Coho arrived a bit early this year and mornings trips have been outstanding. Sunny afternoons have been a bit tougher, and a cloud cover would help! The next 6 weeks should be outstanding!
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Coho fishing has been very consistent!
Coho fishing has been very consistent!
Sep 5, 2023 Seattle
Excellent coho fishing as the ocean coho make their way to Puget Sound!. We are starting to see some larger fish like the one above. Most have been smaller but as the month goes on, I expect to see larger fish!
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Fishing has been very good on the Puget
Fishing has been very good on the Puget
Aug 20, 2023 Seattle
Ocean coho are on their way and I expect good fishing well into October! We are catching Pink Salmon, Resident Coho and some Ocean Coho. While we do have some bad day, most days have been red hot this month!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 178 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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July salmon trip
July salmon trip
Great day on the sound
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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
87%
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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...
EiLeen A. recommends Wind Knot Guide Seattle Charter Drift Fishing
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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
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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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Mike H.
Cincinnati, OH
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
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
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
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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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
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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