Captain
Earl Riske

Member since January 2024 Chesterfield, United States
Background
Captain Earl has been fishing the Great Lakes for over 40 years. After retiring from his regular job, he obtained his Captain's license so he could share his passion.

Hey, I'm Captain Earl Riske

Chesterfield, United States
Background
Captain Earl has been fishing the Great Lakes for over 40 years. After retiring from his regular job, he obtained his Captain's license so he could share his passion.
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My Charter Listings

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(22 reviews)
Angler's choice
Chesterfield
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Trips from US $485
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(3 reviews)
Angler's choice
Manistee
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Trips from US $600

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 25 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (65)
Great Fishing Trip!!
Great Fishing Trip!!
Early morning!
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Anglers claimed
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Tim P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Early morning!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip โ€“ King Salmon (AM) on August 2, 2025
Captain Earl was awesome! Easy to talk to about everything happening. He explained how the fish were staging and why. For a...
Tim P. recommends Reel Life Great Lakes Sportfishing
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Mike H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Fishing Trip!!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip โ€“ King Salmon (PM) on August 16, 2025
Capt Earl knows his fishing.ย  We limited out w 5 nice Salmon each . We were supposed to go at 4 pm, but Capt Earl suggested...
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David J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best day grandpa could want.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) โ€“ Walleye on June 3, 2025
Took my three grandsons (11, 10, 7) fishing with Captain Earl and we had an outstanding time.ย  Captain Earl took every moment...
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Ron R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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GREAT CAPTAIN.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) โ€“ Walleye on June 4, 2025
Itโ€™s really about the skill of the crew that runs the charter. In this case it is Captain Earl. What it boils...
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Jacquelyn H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic fishing ๐ŸŽฃ

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) โ€“ Walleye on June 3, 2025
Captain Earl is very experienced at locating fish and we will be enjoying our walleye dinners for the next several months๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปThank...
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