Capt Earl was a fantastic steward to the Manistee Fishing community on giving our family a positive fishing experience, even in tough fishing conditions. We had an exciting, enjoyable trip and would recommend him to anyone, new to the sport, or experienced.

Captain was awesome. Very personable and professional. Had a great time and caught a bunch of fish

Even in lousy weather, we caught fish and had a great time! Looking to do again soon.
Fish on!

Our started at 7 am sharp. Myself, my 17 year old son and two of his buddies from highschool came along. The four of us had never charted a fish trip on Lake St. Clair before, so we were really not knowing what to expect. Captain Earl gave a brief description of what we were going to do. He gave us detailed safety tips, for the event of an emergency. That was important as I am responsible for the three 17 year-olds on board.
We headed out to the spot he had luck in the past and we were on the fish pretty fast.
It was our first time doing a trolling fish expedition.
It didn’t take long for us to start reeling in the fish. By time the day had ended we were maxed out on our Michigan allowance for walleye. We also caught and kept some nice yellow perch. Another nice thing happened, l was able to land an unexpected Smallmouth Bass. We weighed it on board and it was a 4 pounder. Biggest one I have ever landed.
We came back to the marina and Captain Earl was nice enough to clean and filet the fish.
Overall, it was a great experience for all of us. The boys were so happy at the end of the day.

Where to start,
Directions led us straight to the boat. Boarding was super easy .  Captain Earl did a great job of explaining everything and kept the mood light. He walked the boys and I through the process and they pretty much took over, despite some issues CPT. Earl stayed patient and goods times where had by all. Bathroom was small but dut no worse than a wet bath in an r.v. He cleaned the catch once back at the dock and got us on our way. He went above and beyond a day later to get me the pictures he took by sharing them to an album (he has apple, I have droid) so I had the best pics.