We know how to catch fish. We put every effort into making your trip an enjoyable success.
We give accurate fishing reports--both good and bad. Seattle is not a world class fishing destination and we won't pretend that it is. The fact is, we simply do not have that kind of resource. That being said, Seattle fishing can be surprisingly good for a major metropolitan area. More often than not our charters return with a nice catch, and sometimes limits, you can see the results in our photos and customer comments. We will not paint a rosy picture just to get you on-board. We strive to have our customers get what they are expecting and expect what they are getting.
Many of the species we target are highly migratory, there are good days and there are bad days fishing Seattle. Many conditions affect fishing success: wind, tide, water temperature, barometric pressure, water clarity, lunar cycles, and bait fish presence, to name a few. Captain Steven Kesling is a master at these complex fisheries and is willing to travel farther or put forth the extra effort that makes all the dfifference. However, a huge advantage in choosing us is that *during times of prolonged depressed fishing* the captain will personally give you an accurate fishing report and you will have the opportunity to decline with no loss of deposit--this is unique to Adventure Charters--you will not find it elsewhere (also there is no loss of deposit due to unfishable weather).
Troll or mooch for salmon? We could mooch if we wanted to. We troll for salmon in Puget Sound for precisely the same reason we utilize controlled drifting for lingcod, flounder and halibut. Trolling catches the most salmon per rod--in overall catch there is no comparison.
You actually fish! On our boat we don't hook the fish and hand you a rod. You hook your own fish. In addition, you may run the downriggers and gear with expert instruction if you like. Some charters require you to do all the grunt work of setting lines. Here you can do all of it or none of it, and sit back and relax and catch fish--it's your vacation.
We are the only Seattle fishing charter with a deckhand as well as a captain to serve you. Operating with a deckhand most of the year and especially during the busy summer months provides higher level of customer service; we set lines faster and operate the boat smoothly.
Direct Seattle departures--no lengthy drives to other cities or expensive cab rides. With either a 6 hour morning or a 4 hour mid-day trip you will have the rest of the day to enjoy Seattle.
Because of her design, "Fishfull Thinking" is one of the few boats that can fish 4 electric downriggers for salmon fishing (conditions permitting). Most are limited to 3 and some to 2. She is also the only Seattle fishing charter equipped with a self-inflating life raft.
We treat your catch as if it was our own. All fish to be kept are bled and iced immediately regardless of the time of year. The quick and dirty method of fish filleting is to stick a knife through an uncleaned fish, taking off both fillets and then removing the rib bones. This is the fastest way to fillet, unfortunately it also covers the fillet with fecal matter (yuck!) The fecal matter is then sprayed off with a hose. Truly quick and dirty.
At Adventure Charters we don't like fecal matter on our food. The Captain takes the extra time to butterfly fillet each and every one of your fish. Another option we offer is to gut and gill whole fish.
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 Captain Steve & oldest son Austin
 Mom Teresa & Kelsey
 Austin with a grand Halibut
 The kids on the river
 A young Austin
 Youngest daughter McKenna
 A nice Kelsey
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