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Happy Hooker Charters

Member since February 2018 Duluth, United States
Background
Four generations of captains. Our services are in great demand as we have grown over the years. Providing exceptional service to our customers keep them coming back year after year. We are now operating Seven Fishing Boats – “Hooker Too”, “Treble Hook”, “Happy Hooker”, “Hooker IV”, “Hooker V” , "Nauti Hooker" and "ALUMINAUTI" The “Fish Dynasty” of Lake Superior

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Duluth, United States
Background
Four generations of captains. Our services are in great demand as we have grown over the years. Providing exceptional service to our customers keep them coming back year after year. We are now operating Seven Fishing Boats – “Hooker Too”, “Treble Hook”, “Happy Hooker”, “Hooker IV”, “Hooker V” , "Nauti Hooker" and "ALUMINAUTI" The “Fish Dynasty” of Lake Superior
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Jamie C.
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Happy Hooker Charters Established 1976

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(179 reviews)
Duluth
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Happy Hooker Charters โ€“ "Aluminauti"

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(52 reviews)
Duluth
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Trips from US $600

Fishing Reports

Memorial Day Weekend Update 2025
Memorial Day Weekend Update 2025
May 26, 2025 Duluth
Fishing has been great out if Duluth right now. Mix of coho and lakers makes for a great surface bite. Shallow stickbaits off planer boards, small dipsy divers with mini spoons, and shallow riggers with mini spoons have all be producing well.
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Meat Rigging!
Meat Rigging!
Jul 27, 2024 Duluth
Recent east winds from earlier in the werks has brough it warm water theoughout the column, pushing the good temperature zones deep and on the bottom. With this, we have switched iur tactics over to running โ€œmeat rigsโ€. Using smelt rigged up on flies, squids, bucktails or spin n glows behind dodgers, flashers or cowbells on deep riggers and magnum dipsy divers has been putting lots of fish on the deck!
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July Summer Bite!
July Summer Bite!
Jul 19, 2024 Duluth
Julyโ€™s mid summer bite is in full swing! Full blowm copper and leadcore with spoons as well as deep dipsy dovers and mag spoons have been producing quality lake trout, a few coho salmon and even some Lake Superior king salmon. Fish have been hitting in water temps between 46-52 degree water roughly 40-70ft down in the water column. Tight lines! -Capt Jamie
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King Salmon are starting to show up in D
King Salmon are starting to show up in D
Jul 1, 2024 Duluth
Great morning on Lake Superior! Guests were able to fight and land this Superior king salmon! As surface temps are rising, we continue to push deeper in the water column with deeper leadcores, downriggers and dipsys with the leadcore being most effective at the moment. Tight Lines!
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Coho on the menu!
Coho on the menu!
Jul 1, 2024 Duluth
Great PM trip today aboard Aluminauti! This has been a great year for coho! Never have we seen coho sticking around the Twin Ports this late in the season. Offshore winds have kept the water cold amd the fish hungry! Light leadcores are working as well as shallow dipsys and shallow downriggers, all in the top 35 ft of the water column. Spoons and flasher flies have been producing! Tight lines! -Capt Jamie
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Leadcore season is here to stay
Leadcore season is here to stay
Jul 1, 2024 Duluth
The transition from the near surface bite with stockbaits looks to be over. We are getting bit on 3 color leadcore all the way to 10 color leadcores amd even 300 light coppers. Spoons and flasher flies are taking fish. Riggers and dipsy are working well in the spread with longer leads off the downrigger balls and longer dipsy leaders. Looking forward to the mid summer bite! Tight Lines -Capt Jamie
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 231 reviews
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Tina B.
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Memories to last a lifetime

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on August 22, 2024
What a fun day! We spent the afternoon lake trout fishing on Superior aboard the Aluminati with Happy Hookers Charter. We filled...
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Outstanding Trip

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip (AM) on June 9, 2025
I cannot put into words the great time we had on Lake Superior.ย  The captain and first mate were nothing but professional...
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Brenda R.
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Best Fishing Charter Ever

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on September 28, 2024
The Captain and crew did a wonderful job explaining what would happen on our fishing adventure. My 89 year old father had a...
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Gerry P.
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VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on May 31, 2025
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Great Experience!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on September 21, 2024
Captain Jamie and Carter were amazing! We were all surprised how quick they worked around the boat and switched lures and made...
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