Daydreamer Fishing Charters 

We had a really great trip with Ben. He messaged me the night before to confirm and suggested that we leave an hour earlier because we might have better luck. We appreciated that he cared about our experience enough to come in an hour earlier. The boat was very clean and I enjoyed how he explained all the equipment and methods. We caught several trout and Ben masterfully fileted our haul -- when eating the fish that night, we all commented on how there were almost no bones in the filets. We had 8 people at the dinner table and we still had plenty of fish left over. This was a lot of fun and we'll book Ben again next summer.

Ben was flexible and made the day easy. Weather delayed our original plan, but Ben communicated ahead of time and adjusted our booking for the following day. He did well explaining everything thing on the boat and answering our boys’ questions. Each of my sons (3) caught their limit in trout. Due to some changing conditions during the trip, Ben adjusted on the fly and we finished off the day with a big salmon. The boys had a great time, and we definitely recommend Ben.

We had a great trip with Captain Ben and his First Mate Jackson! The first 40 minutes started off slow and then the fishing turned on for the next 2 hours or so. My wife caught a salmon, a big drum, a monster rainbow and we limited out on lake trout. We caught well over 20 fish and left with 6 good keepers. I'm very glad we took this trip. We had to reschedule when our plans changed, but Captain Ben was great to work with. Great trip! Thanks Ben and Jackson!

The experience was fantastic! It is currently trout season, so each of the kids were able to obtain two trout each thanks to Ben's experience. The weather was beautiful, the kids and I had a great time, and we learned a lot about the different tools and equipment used to locate and obtain the fish. Thanks, Ben, for your patience and great sense of humor. Highly recommend this experience, and would do it again!

Captain Ben was very knowledgeable about the area and the equipment was top notch. We had some great luck landing a few trout and one salmon. We had 3 salmon on the line but they fought their way off the hook. Even though we lost some fish on the lines it was a fun and enjoyable time. I highly recommend this charter to anyone looking to fish.

We booked our first ever charter trip with Capain Ben to surprise our son for his 11th Birthday. We got out early and caught 12 fish! He was great with our son, explained what to do and enourged to keep reeling in those long lines. 100% Recommend. We already booked with Captain Ben for his Birthday next year.

Great fishing trip with Captain Bob Orr. Sure knows what he is doing and my husband & I caught our 2 limit of beautiful lake trout. Gorgeous, calm morning. Really nice boat and equipment. Captain Bob cleaned & filleted our fish. Looks like all will be eating in Michigan is trout! Looking up recipes now!!

The Captain, Ben, was fantastic. Even though the fishing was a little slower that day, Ben kept us entertained and every fisher still got a chance to catch a nice fish. It was a great experience and will definitely consider booking another trip with Ben in the future!

Captain Ben was absolutely fantastic. His level of experience was off the charts and also the reason why we caught our limit and only a couple hours. Really great charter for children as well. We have a 13, 10, seven-year-old and it was perfect. 

We had a perfect fishing day on the Grand Traverse Bay with Captain Ben. Weather was great, fishing was plentiful and the water was calm. We enjoy Ben Orr and his knowledge and experience of the water around Traverse City.