Captain
David Godfrey

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 world.
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 Godfrey

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 world.
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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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(136 reviews)
Angler's choice
Seattle
trips from US $245

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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 136 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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April fishing trip
April fishing trip
Great morning!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
83%
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Jeff E.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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April fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on April 5, 2024
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John K.
Hawi, HI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Afternoon run with Captain David Godfrey

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on August 23, 2023
First salmon fishing trip and first fishing trip on a boat for my wife. Was a killer time. We all caught something.ย  Son and...
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Richard B.
Brampton, Ontario
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

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on August 16, 2023
This was a great experience.ย  Captain David was extremely knowledgeable about when and where to catch fis and we caught consistently...
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Brandon H.
DuPont, WA
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 trip

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on June 16, 2023
Caught and released one chinook. The silvers were just not biting. Could see them follow the bait up to the surface, but would...
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John T.
Issaquah, WA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Captain David

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on July 20, 2023
Captain David is a very knowledgeable skipper and fisherman. He knows where the fish are and took us there. His equipment is...
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