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
(189 reviews)
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Seattle
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Strong Pink Salmon Fishing!
Strong Pink Salmon Fishing!
Aug 13, 2025 Seattle
We have been catching pinks throughout the day! Each day more and more Pinks arrive. Coho are just around the corner!
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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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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 189 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Heather A.
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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Great morning!

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ Salmon Private (AM) on March 23, 2024
Despite being a little wet and cold out, we had a great morning hooking some salmon, flounder and even a rockfish!ย  We only...
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Theodore W.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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Fishing with David

VERIFIED   Afternoon Trip โ€“ Salmon Private PM on August 4, 2023
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Lars S.
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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Great trip great skipper

VERIFIED   Morning -Sept Spec 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
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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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A lovely summer day on the water

VERIFIED   Morning Trip โ€“ 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
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Awesome time

VERIFIED   Morning -Sept Spec 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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