Captain
Bryan Winn

Member since April 2024 South Haven, United States
Background
Captain Bryan (Bud) Winn Captain Bud has been fishing since he was old enough to hold a fishing pole and has spent countless hours on the water. With nearly a decade of Lake Michigan experience, he has won multiple tournaments and taken many top 10 finishes as well. He began fishing the port of Muskegon as a first mate on a charter boat and fell in love with trolling Lake Michigan as so many of us do. After a few years of being a first mate, it was time for him to move on and buy his own boat. He moved to the port of South Haven as it was closer to his hometown and began learning from the local captains all about this new port and where the fish tend to roam toward the south end of the lake. In 2019 Captain Bud obtained his USCG Master 25 Ton Captain’s license and began running charters on some of the local captain’s boats. He fell in love with the 31 ft Open Tiara and had to have one of his own. In 2021 that dream came true and he has been continuing to hone his craft every day that he’s on the water to make your trip that much more fun and exciting.
Techniques
All of our fishing trips include a relaxing day of trolling with as many lines as we can put in the water to increase your catch!

Hey, I'm Captain Bryan Winn

South Haven, United States
Background
Captain Bryan (Bud) Winn Captain Bud has been fishing since he was old enough to hold a fishing pole and has spent countless hours on the water. With nearly a decade of Lake Michigan experience, he has won multiple tournaments and taken many top 10 finishes as well. He began fishing the port of Muskegon as a first mate on a charter boat and fell in love with trolling Lake Michigan as so many of us do. After a few years of being a first mate, it was time for him to move on and buy his own boat. He moved to the port of South Haven as it was closer to his hometown and began learning from the local captains all about this new port and where the fish tend to roam toward the south end of the lake. In 2019 Captain Bud obtained his USCG Master 25 Ton Captain’s license and began running charters on some of the local captain’s boats. He fell in love with the 31 ft Open Tiara and had to have one of his own. In 2021 that dream came true and he has been continuing to hone his craft every day that he’s on the water to make your trip that much more fun and exciting.
Techniques
All of our fishing trips include a relaxing day of trolling with as many lines as we can put in the water to increase your catch!
Our Team
Ashley W.
First mate

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(30 reviews)
South Haven
Trips from US $700

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 30 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Wolf R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fantastic Trip Salmon Fishing Lake Michigan

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day AM Trip (1- 4 People MAX) on July 9, 2025
We have fished mostly saltwater party boats and charters this was our first trip on Lake Michigan . The trip was perfect. Weather...
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Richard S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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For the family โ€œSeal of Approval โ€œ

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day AM Trip (1- 4 People MAX) on August 3, 2025
We booked this charter during our family reunion.ย  My brothers, sister, and our grandson joined us for a fun and busy morning.ย ...
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Scott K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day on the water

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day AM Trip (1- 4 People MAX) on July 21, 2025
Captain Bud was awesome! He had us on fish before all the lines were in the water and made sure the kids had a memorable experience....
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Michael S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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LUCKY 13

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day AM Trip (1- 4 People MAX) on July 16, 2025
Great Trip.ย  Caught almost every species of Salmon. Lake Trout ย  ย  ย  ย  1 Steelhead ย  ย  ย  ย  ...
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Ben S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Bud got us on the fish

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day AM Trip (1- 4 People MAX) on July 15, 2025
Captain Bud was great. He got us on some good fish and we ended up catching 6 king salmon and 1 steelhead. His equipment was...
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