Lucky Dog Charters

We had such a good day with Captain Jim that I felt compelled to let my fellow Unilocalers know all about it!
For Father’s Day I decided to charter a boat to do some fishing with my Dad… it turned out to be a day we will never forget. I’ve fished my whole life, but never on a charter on a lake like Lake Michigan, so I wasn’t for sure what to expect. Captain Jim gives very thorough instructions on how and what he expects from you… and then he works his magic! He has 12 LINES out at once and constantly changed depths, speed, lures, etc… whatever it took to make sure we kept catching fish.
In saying that, we ended up catching the MAX AMOUNT of fish we were allowed to keep by law… the smallest fish was maybe 10 – 12 pounds… they were all huge, I’ve never seen anything like it! The biggest fish was a King Salmon… definitely north of 20 lbs.
The cost to charter for 8 hours was $ 690… after tip the total was $ 870, and I don’t hesitate to say it was the best $ 870 ever spent. We had 5 people (3 of my buddies joined in), so it turned out to be $ 170 a piece… everyone agreed it was more than worth what we got. Speaking of what we got… we ended up with 75 lbs of fish fillets… I’ll be eating fish for the next year, and we split the fish up 3 ways!
If you’re looking for a Charter, Captain Jim and Lucky Dog is where it’s at… we drove up from downtown Chicago, and the drive was simple… no need to look any further, this is your guy. HAVE FUN!