We had an awesome trip with Cpt. Dave. The conditions were tough, and the bite was almost non-existent for a long time. I could overhear the other guides on the radio all looking for the fish. Cpt. Dave didn’t just sit us in one spot and pray. He went out and found the fish. We ended up with a full two man limit of trout. Most other guides would have called it a day long before Dave even considered going in. He said “Boys, we ain’t leavin until we get a limit.” Definitely my kind of fisherman! It was an all day grind but they finally started chewing late in the afternoon after most of the other guys called it. I would definitely recommend Cpt. Dave to anyone. I brought my own rods, but my brother used Dave’s and all of his equipment was top notch. We were even joking because he uses the same rod that I have on my go-to set up. His boat is set up for fishing and is a comfortable ride. Book with Finntastik and you won’t be displeased.

We were warned prior to boarding that the lower water levels from the winds may make catching fish more challenging & that there were no guarantees. We were offered to reschedule, but couldn’t because we were leaving to go back home to Indiana the next day. Captain Dave took us to all of his favorite places, but we couldn’t land any fish, but did get a few bites. So, we opted to go to a deeper area to catch smaller fish. In an hour, we caught about 40 mackerel. Unfortunately, only one was a keeper. My husband was able to land a keeper rainbow trout as well. We had a great time catching mackerel & got to feed a lazy pelican a few as well. Thank you for the great day! Highly recommended trip!

Our party consisted of me, my wife and another couple.  We had a great day with Capt David.  We started out red fishing and had good luck and put a few keepers in the cooler for supper.  While traveling out to the grass flats to do some scalloping, Capt David notice a big school of Jack’s.  We circled them and got our fill of fighting them with immediate hook-ups for everyone in the party multiple times.  Then we finished off by snorkeling for scallops.  It was a great day on the water and I would highly recommend Capt David.  He was a lot of fun to spend the day with.

Capt David provided an excellent day on the water. Friendly, knowageable and skilled, Capt David put us on scallops and Red Fish with ease. This was the best charter trip we have taken in over more than 10 years of chartering Captains.  First Mate was an excellent addition to our charter and made our experience even more pleasant. Highly recommended!!

My 14 yr old son and I went on our first salt water charter fishing trip . Dave did a great showing us how to fish each species of fish we we going after telling us how their bites would feel and how to and not to set the hook. My son caught on quickly and one fish after another..  we had a wonderful day on the water and delicious fish dinner!!!!!