Geneva Lake Bait & Tackle Inc Guide Service
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If you're ready to start fishing in Delavan and Geneva Lake, we've got you covered with Geneva Lake Bait & Tackle Fishing Guide Service. With Captain Dan at the helm, you'll benefit from years of knowledge and experience.
Around here the fishing is popular for Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Muskellunge (Musky), Yellow Perch, Crappie, Sunfish, and more, depending on the time of year. During the trip, you might be spinning, popping, drifting, jigging, or bottom fishing. In winter you will be ice fishing.
Your vessel for the day is a 24' Sanpan pontoon boat with space for 6 to 8 passengers. It comes with everything you need for a productive day on the water. What's more, this vessel is wheelchair accessible. You'll find rods, reels, and tackle waiting for you. If you booked one of the ice fishing packages, you will find yourself fishing out of hard and soft ice shacks, for groups of up to 10 people. Dan will provide all bait and tackle except sucker Minnows and dead bait Smelt for ice fishing.
You will need to get a local fishing license before the trip. This information is usually available online, or you can ask the captain. Some species may be off-limits or require a special tag, so make sure you know what to expect.
Some essentials to bring are bottled water, sunglasses, and sunblock (non-spray). Alcohol is allowed in moderation, but try to avoid hard liquor as well as glass bottles.
You could keep reading this, but wouldn't you rather be fishing with Geneva Lake Bait & Tackle Fishing Guide Service?
If you're ready to start fishing in Delavan and Geneva Lake, we've got you covered with Geneva Lake Bait & Tackle Fishing Guide Service. With Captain Dan at the helm, you'll benefit from years of knowledge and experience.
Around here the fishing is popular for Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Muskellunge (Musky), Yellow Perch, Crappie, Sunfish, and more, depending on the time of year. During the trip, you might be spinning, popping, drifting, jigging, or bottom fishing. In winter you will be ice fishing.
Your vessel for the day is a 24' Sanpan pontoon boat with space for 6 to 8 passengers. It comes with everything you need for a productive day on the water. What's more, this vessel is wheelchair accessible. You'll find rods, reels, and tackle waiting for you. If you booked one of the ice fishing packages, you will find yourself fishing out of hard and soft ice shacks, for groups of up to 10 people. Dan will provide all bait and tackle except sucker Minnows and dead bait Smelt for ice fishing.
You will need to get a local fishing license before the trip. This information is usually available online, or you can ask the captain. Some species may be off-limits or require a special tag, so make sure you know what to expect.
Some essentials to bring are bottled water, sunglasses, and sunblock (non-spray). Alcohol is allowed in moderation, but try to avoid hard liquor as well as glass bottles.
You could keep reading this, but wouldn't you rather be fishing with Geneva Lake Bait & Tackle Fishing Guide Service?
Took 6 yr old grandson for 2 hours and it was great. Captain Daniel had all the fishing gear, warming shack and ATV to transport us across the ice. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and experienced and it put us at ease. It was slow at first, but fishing in good weather with warm shack was still fishing! When the fish finally started biting, it was all at once and we were not disappointed! Captain Dan made sure our grandson experienced all the fun: tugging on the line, reeling in the huge Northern Pike, and largemouth Bass, holding fish for pictures and releasing them headfirst very gently! 2 hours yielded 3 Pike, 1 largemouth bass and a little boy who wants to be a fishing guide just like captain Daniel. Thank you for a great ice fishing trip.

We had nonstop opportunities to chase our target species, and the action never really let up. Even better were the surprise fights—hooking into bullhead, largemouth, and a northern pike on light panfish gear made every moment exciting. Picked up some great techniques from Captain Dan, who was incredibly knowledgeable and made the whole experience even more enjoyable. Already looking forward to the next trip.
Daniel was a wonderful captain and guide with much knowledge of fishing. It was our first time ice fishing and we had a great experience! Daniel was kind and helpful, ensuring that we got some great catches and our biggest catch yet! We will be back to Delavan Lake to book a fishing trip again with captain Daniel!
Thanks so much Dan for helping us learn to fish and your patience! Super chill and peace trip! You definitely know the good spots.
Dan put us on the fish again. My son caught 3 pike, 2 of which were good size. He also caught 4 bass, 3 of which were good size. Dan knows where the fish are and he knows how to catch them. We will be definitely using his services again. Book him and you won’t be disappointed.
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Took 6 yr old grandson for 2 hours and it was great. Captain Daniel had all the fishing gear, warming shack and ATV to transport us across the ice. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and experienced and it put us at ease. It was slow at first, but fishing in good weather with warm shack was still fishing! When the fish finally started biting, it was all at once and we were not disappointed! Captain Dan made sure our grandson experienced all the fun: tugging on the line, reeling in the huge Northern Pike, and largemouth Bass, holding fish for pictures and releasing them headfirst very gently! 2 hours yielded 3 Pike, 1 largemouth bass and a little boy who wants to be a fishing guide just like captain Daniel. Thank you for a great ice fishing trip.

We had nonstop opportunities to chase our target species, and the action never really let up. Even better were the surprise fights—hooking into bullhead, largemouth, and a northern pike on light panfish gear made every moment exciting. Picked up some great techniques from Captain Dan, who was incredibly knowledgeable and made the whole experience even more enjoyable. Already looking forward to the next trip.
Daniel was a wonderful captain and guide with much knowledge of fishing. It was our first time ice fishing and we had a great experience! Daniel was kind and helpful, ensuring that we got some great catches and our biggest catch yet! We will be back to Delavan Lake to book a fishing trip again with captain Daniel!
Thanks so much Dan for helping us learn to fish and your patience! Super chill and peace trip! You definitely know the good spots.
Dan put us on the fish again. My son caught 3 pike, 2 of which were good size. He also caught 4 bass, 3 of which were good size. Dan knows where the fish are and he knows how to catch them. We will be definitely using his services again. Book him and you won’t be disappointed.