Salty Dog Charters runs guided fishing trips out of Westport, Washington, targeting salmon, halibut, lingcod, bottomfish, and tuna along the Washington coast. The boat is skippered by Captain Jarrid Horn, who has more than 35 years in the Westport fishing industry, starting as a deckhand at age 10 before spending over a decade commercially fishing crab in Alaska’s Bering Sea and running commercial crab boats in Argentina. He returned to Westport to charter fish for various operators before purchasing his own boat in 2021.
Trips run aboard a 30-foot Coldwater aluminum boat capable of carrying six passengers and two crew, giving Captain Jarrid’s decades of hands-on fishing and boating experience a stable, well-equipped platform to work from. Fishing season runs from March through September, with the specific target species shifting depending on the time of year and current regulations.
The trip lineup follows the seasonal calendar closely. Salmon trips run July through September, targeting Kings and Silvers, while combo trips pairing salmon and bottomfish are also available for guests who want a shot at more than one species in a day. Halibut trips run on selected dates from May through October, and if the boat limits out early with time to spare, the crew will often head to deeper water for lingcod. Tuna trips are one-day offshore excursions typically running from July through late September.
Trips run six to twelve hours depending on the target species, so guests are asked to bring a fishing license, rubber boots rather than tennis shoes or flip-flops, warm clothing or rain gear, and enough food and drinks for the day. Large hard coolers aren’t permitted due to limited space, though soft coolers are fine. A 20% gratuity for the deckhand is customary given the long hours worked to put guests on fish.
For anglers looking to fish salmon, halibut, lingcod, bottomfish, or tuna off the Washington coast with an experienced, multi-decade Westport captain, Salty Dog Charters offers a season-long lineup of guided offshore trips.
