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Great Trip with Happy Crew
August 16, 2026
Fun times and good fishing. Thanks, Brian for booking the trip! Had a great time with your crew. Hope to have you back again!
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Finding Fish Morning After Storms
June 12, 2026
Cole booked a morning trip aboard Fishin Da Net with his friend Andrew, each with their respective child, Huck and Aubrey. My favorite trips are with children old enough to remember their first experience on Lake Michigan. The air and water was chilly early on. The sunshine warmed everyone up nicely as the morning progressed. Yesterday's storms scattered the fish so we had to work to find them. We did manage to land 6 nice coho salmon, 1 average size king salmon, and 1 small king salmon for the group to enjoy. Everyone, including the first mate Kim and captain yours truly, had a wonderful time on the water enjoying the company along with the sun. The kiddos even got a little nap in too! Thanks Cole for booking the trip!
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Fast and Furious Coho Salmon
May 20, 2026
Jan booked a trip aboard Fishin Da Net for some May coho salmon action. The action was fast and furious indeed! Jan and Jim landed their limit of 9 coho salmon and 1 king salmon in just under an hour of fishing time. The company was great and so was the fishing! Thanks, Jan for booking the trip.
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Salmon Fishing Tutorial Live
August 6, 2025
Yesterday morning, Gary booked a charter trip aboard Fishin Da Net wanting to learn more about how we fish for salmon on Lake Michigan here in Port Washington. He recently moved to the area from Washington state. He has lots of experience fishing salmon in the Pacific northwest but realized our fishing techniques here for salmon are quite different. Thus, he booked a charter to learn about the quirks we have here in Wisconsin. First mate Todd and I explained everything we did and the rationale behind our choices to coax the salmon to bite our lures. Gary said he enjoyed the trip and learned much while reeling in his limit of 4 king salmon and 1 coho salmon to Da Net! We also landed a bonus king salmon while reeling in lines at the end of the trip. Thanks, Gary, for booking the trip and good luck to you fishing here in Port Washington! I have some openings this weekend and next week. Here are my current openings for a charter trip through next weekend: Mornings: **hidden content** Afternoon/Evenings: **hidden content** Give me a holler to book your trip. We can do a tutorial session like Gary had or a traditional charter trip. You decide and let me know! Capt. Dave Protzmann **hidden content** **hidden content**
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Georgia Rain and Big Kings
July 30, 2025
Yesterday morning, Mike and his wife and three children stopped for a day in Port Washington after traveling from Georgia to experience what Lake Michigan has to offer. They battled some rough yet fishable seas and heavy rain during the ride back to the harbor to step up toe to toe with big king salmon and coho salmon. We ended up bringing 4 king salmon and 2 coho salmon to Da Net. The three biggest fish were all in the 15-17 pound range which means big salmon filets to feed the family for quite some time. Thanks, Mike for booking the trip! The king salmon are around and putting up great fights! Give me a holler to book your trip. I have openings in the morning on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday next week as well as afternoons on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. Capt. Dave Protzmann **hidden content** **hidden content**
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Rescheduling Rewards
June 14, 2025
After a big northeast blow yesterday, new to Fishin Da Net customer Michael rescheduled his charter he originally booked for Friday. We were blessed with much calmer seas than yesterday, and he was rewarded with a limit catch of 3 king salmon and 2 coho salmon. Thank you Michael for rescheduling for today, and I hope to see you again! We found active fish in 80-120 feet of water. Spoons and flasher & fly both took fish.
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David Protzmann
Port-washington, Wisconsin, United States
Fishin Da Net
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Looking for a memorable experience fishing Salmon and Trout on beautiful Lake Michigan? Look no further because there's a fish with your name on it in Port Washington and Fishin Da Net will help you catch it! With Captain Dave at the helm, you...
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