Captain
Wind Knot Guides

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 Wind Knot Guides

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
4.8 / 5
(167 reviews)
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Seattle
 Last booking: 7 hours ago
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Trips from US $249

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Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 167 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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None of the boring part of fishing
None of the boring part of fishing
None of the boring part of fishing
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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
92%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
86%
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Rodolfo R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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None of the boring part of fishing

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip - Flounder (PM) on April 9, 2025
Captain was very knowledgeable and made fishing into catching. He knows when to move and where to move. Looking forward to...
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Andrew T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent charter and captain.

VERIFIED   Morning Trip – Salmon Private (AM) on September 19, 2024
We had an excellent time with David. Caught our limit of salmon pretty quickly so he spent some extra time showing us...
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Lars S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip great skipper

VERIFIED   Morning Trip – Salmon Shared AM on September 2, 2024
Was a great trip, clean boat, and Dave was a total professional. We limited out and he felleted everything out for us to take...
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Pat S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

A lovely summer day on the water

VERIFIED   Morning Trip – Salmon Private (AM) on July 24, 2024
Captain David was polite, patient, conveyed information well, and got us a number of coho alongside a very nice Chinook. An...
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Landon G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome time

VERIFIED   Morning Trip – Salmon Shared AM on July 16, 2024
Had tons of fun on the am shared trip, learned a lot, great views, captain was awesome and communicated great. If you come...
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