Captain
Mark Schoolcraft

Member since April 2023 Mentor, United States
Background
I'm Captain Mark, and I’ve been chasing trophy fish across North and Central America since I was 12 years old and sportfishing for over 50 years. Caught Peacock Bass in Panama; Groupers, Red Snapper, and Tarpon in Florida; Musky, Pike, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass in Canada; Walleye, Steelhead, and Perch on Lake Erie; as well as Brown Trout, Lake Trout, and King Salmon on Lake Ontario. I bought my 35’ Viking Sport Cruiser 4 years ago and have been targeting trophy Walleye and Steelhead across Lake Erie. I want to share my passion for fishing with others, and I particularly enjoy teaching charters.
Techniques
Trolling is the best way to catch Walleye and Steelhead on Lake Erie in numbers. We fish using big planer boards, which allow us to spread out the lines 200’ on either side of the boat, as well as downrigger’s which allow us to get lines deep. We will run 10-14 lines depending on the # of fishermen onboard. We use state of the two state of the art Simrad chart plotters and sonar and fish hawk temperature probes to find the sweet spots of where and how deep to fish. I also will cast and jig on request depending on the season.

Hey, I'm Captain Mark Schoolcraft

Mentor, United States
Background
I'm Captain Mark, and I’ve been chasing trophy fish across North and Central America since I was 12 years old and sportfishing for over 50 years. Caught Peacock Bass in Panama; Groupers, Red Snapper, and Tarpon in Florida; Musky, Pike, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass in Canada; Walleye, Steelhead, and Perch on Lake Erie; as well as Brown Trout, Lake Trout, and King Salmon on Lake Ontario. I bought my 35’ Viking Sport Cruiser 4 years ago and have been targeting trophy Walleye and Steelhead across Lake Erie. I want to share my passion for fishing with others, and I particularly enjoy teaching charters.
Techniques
Trolling is the best way to catch Walleye and Steelhead on Lake Erie in numbers. We fish using big planer boards, which allow us to spread out the lines 200’ on either side of the boat, as well as downrigger’s which allow us to get lines deep. We will run 10-14 lines depending on the # of fishermen onboard. We use state of the two state of the art Simrad chart plotters and sonar and fish hawk temperature probes to find the sweet spots of where and how deep to fish. I also will cast and jig on request depending on the season.
Our Team
Whit S.
First mate
Ken C.
First mate
Branden P.
First mate

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(18 reviews)
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 18 reviews
Boat
Excellent
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Crew
Excellent
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Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Michael S.
Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Perfect Outing

VERIFIED   NEW  Special 4 hour trip for Michael Sorrento on October 14, 2025
This was one of, if not the most outstanding fishing excursions ive ever had and Iโ€™ve been on many. Capt Mark and crew handled...
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Michael I.
Excellent
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Great Day on the Water

VERIFIED   Fishing - Half Day Trip on August 9, 2025
The captain and first mate worked their backsides off to get us fish. We lost a few at the boat but still managed to fill the...
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DENNIS J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Fishing with Mark

VERIFIED   Fishing - Half Day Trip on July 30, 2025
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Mac M.
Lancaster, OH
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Half day with Captain Mark

Fishing - Half Day Trip on July 12, 2024
Iโ€™m a complete novice that, remembering the fun I had fishing with MY Dad, tried to introduce my kids to fishing. They MIGHT...
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Drew M.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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A great day!

Fishing - 3/4 Day Trip on June 6, 2024
To start, Captain Mark is simply a great guy - nice, friendly and all about customer service. I met him at a fishing show where...
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