Hammerhead Charters
Hammerhead Charters
Lake Ontario is home to some of the best freshwater fishing in the world, for good reason. It's vast water reserves offer a bountiful home to many exciting species that attract anglers from the world over – Hammerhead Charters and Tackle capitalize on that fact and bring you to the hottest fishing spots around!
Climb aboard and cast off on their 33' long Tiara, a respectable performance fishing vessel. She can hold up to 6 anglers fishing in comfort at the same time. A full suite of state-of-the-art electronics manufactured by Furuno are available on board, for navigation and fish-finding. Comforts weren't skimped on either, you have a full-head toilet available as well as a shower, kitchen, and bed. Downriggers are present to extend your reach when trolling.
You can expect to go after a variety of excellent species that live in this great lake, such as the Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Steelhead, Chinook and Coho Salmons. You'll be assisted in all of this by Captain James Piano, who's been fishing for over three decades, born and raised in the area – he knows all the little tips and tricks of the local species and can't be fooled by them!
The charter will provide you with all necessary fishing equipment, you just need to bring a burning desire to go fishing! Your skill level doesn't matter as the crew are proficient at both instructing new anglers and assisting experienced sea wolves. There's no minimum age for kids and Hammerhead Charters and Tackle welcome young anglers on board!
Lake Ontario is home to some of the best freshwater fishing in the world, for good reason. It's vast water reserves offer a bountiful home to many exciting species that attract anglers from the world over – Hammerhead Charters and Tackle capitalize on that fact and bring you to the hottest fishing spots around!
Climb aboard and cast off on their 33' long Tiara, a respectable performance fishing vessel. She can hold up to 6 anglers fishing in comfort at the same time. A full suite of state-of-the-art electronics manufactured by Furuno are available on board, for navigation and fish-finding. Comforts weren't skimped on either, you have a full-head toilet available as well as a shower, kitchen, and bed. Downriggers are present to extend your reach when trolling.
You can expect to go after a variety of excellent species that live in this great lake, such as the Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Steelhead, Chinook and Coho Salmons. You'll be assisted in all of this by Captain James Piano, who's been fishing for over three decades, born and raised in the area – he knows all the little tips and tricks of the local species and can't be fooled by them!
The charter will provide you with all necessary fishing equipment, you just need to bring a burning desire to go fishing! Your skill level doesn't matter as the crew are proficient at both instructing new anglers and assisting experienced sea wolves. There's no minimum age for kids and Hammerhead Charters and Tackle welcome young anglers on board!
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Kevin Verdon5.0VerifiedBest charter ever!
3/4 Day Trip on August 4, 2026 • 2 adultsCaptain Jimmy Piano and his first mate Billy were amazing. Incredibly knowledgeable, patient and very helpful. My son and I caught nine King Salmon in under five hours. A fantastic experience with a very professional crew. We kept four fish, which they cleaned filleted, and bagged. We plan to use Hammerhead Charters exclusively for our fishing trips here in Rochester. Thank you!
Brian Salmon5.0VerifiedGreat day
Full Day Trip on July 5, 2026 • 6 adultsfoggy day, really cool vibe. caught a bunch of fish. had a great day. thank you for everything!!
Terry Hogan5.0VerifiedThe best in the northeast
Full Day Trip on May 1, 2026 • 4 adultsHardworking, was able to engage the client and talk to them.”
David JohnsonRepeat angler4.7VerifiedChallanging condions but a successful trip
3/4 Day Trip on May 9, 2026 • 5 adultsHigh winds and rough water made it less than ideal conditions to fish but Captain Andy put us on the fish and we had a great time.
- Tom WescottRepeat angler5.0Verified
August fishing trip
3/4 Day Trip on August 20, 2026 • 4 adults 
Patrick Brown5.0VerifiedGreat Family trip
3/4 Day Trip on September 30, 2023 • 6 adults • 1 childThis trip was talked about for years. This is not cable channel fishing. More like fishing with friends. It was tough fishing do to rapid thermal change and thick fog out of nowhere but the HammerHead crew kept on it and we caught really nice salmon. One of the biggest reason to fish with them is if you looked aft of the boat at anytime there was always boats following us. And everyone wanted to know what The Hammerhead was doing! A once in a lifetime trip will definitely become annual !
Jeffrey Hume5.0VerifiedA great father and son outing!
5 hour on July 20, 2024 • 2 adultsGreat hard working captain and deck hand. They really worked at getting us on the fish that morning. . Caught fish! Great weather! Enjoyed everything about this trip. Would definitely recommend and we would go again with this charter.
David Lonobile5.0VerifiedKnowledgeable and helpful crew
3/4 Day Trip on July 20, 2025 • 4 adultsA great time was had by all!
Lanny WilliamsRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat Day on Lake Ontario!
Full Day Trip on September 12, 2024 • 2 adultsWe had a full day of fishing and catching salmon and browns while enjoying our time on the lake with Jim and Johnny ! Thanks Guy’s Lanny
Daniel Keiffer5.0VerifiedExcellent day on the lake
5 hour on September 22, 2023 • 5 adults • 2 childrenHad an absolutely blast with Hammerhead Charters. Captain James and Blake were friendly, knowledgeable and able to put us on some monster salmon and lake trout! Will definitely charter again with Captain James!
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Captain Jimmy Piano and his first mate Billy were amazing. Incredibly knowledgeable, patient and very helpful. My son and I caught nine King Salmon in under five hours. A fantastic experience with a very professional crew. We kept four fish, which they cleaned filleted, and bagged. We plan to use Hammerhead Charters exclusively for our fishing trips here in Rochester. Thank you!
My son and i had a great experience on Lake Ontario, our first time. My son and i caught some massive lake trout and had a great time. Captain Jim Piano and his mate Billy were very professional and got us on fish consistently.
foggy day, really cool vibe. caught a bunch of fish. had a great day. thank you for everything!!
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Hardworking, was able to engage the client and talk to them.”
FAQs about Hammerhead Charters
- US $600 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 5 hour (5 hours)
- US $600 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 5 hour - 2:00 AM (5 hours)
- US $750 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 3/4 Day Trip (6 hours)
- US $750 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 3/4 Day Trip PM (6 hours)
- US $850 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - Full Day Trip (8 hours)
- Toilet marine head
- GPS Standard
- Fishfinder Fulmar
- Bed
- Kitchen
- Refrigerator
- Ice box
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- First mate (Has been with me for 5 years)
- Lake fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Offshore fishing
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Trolling
- Brown Trout
- Lake Trout
- Rainbow Trout (Steelhead)
- Salmon (Chinook)
- Salmon (Coho)
Your captain
Rochester, New York, United States
Captain James Piano has been fishing for over three decades now, accumulating a vast base of knowledge and skill he's happy to share with his customers. Your enjoyment is his absolute priority and he'll work hard to make sure you have a lot of fun on his trips. His favorite thing about being a charter captain is seeing the huge grin on his customers' faces when they finally reel in a good fish.
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You can cancel or modify your booking up to 7 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.
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Transfer to/from departure site may be available and included in price depending on your location and distance from the dock.
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When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
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