Captain
Jim Hirt

Member since April 2016 Milwaukee, United States
Background
Captain Jim Hirt has more than 30 years experience fishing for Salmon and Trout on Lake Michigan. He works with his wife Anita to provide exciting fishing adventures from Milwaukee as well as relaxing cruises around the local area. The couple make every effort to ensure that your trip is both safe and enjoyable. Blue Max Charters’ claim to fame: a line class world record of the somewhat rare Atlantic Salmon was caught during a fishing tournament with this outfit!
Techniques
Motor Trolling

Hey, I'm Captain Jim Hirt

Milwaukee, United States
Background
Captain Jim Hirt has more than 30 years experience fishing for Salmon and Trout on Lake Michigan. He works with his wife Anita to provide exciting fishing adventures from Milwaukee as well as relaxing cruises around the local area. The couple make every effort to ensure that your trip is both safe and enjoyable. Blue Max Charters’ claim to fame: a line class world record of the somewhat rare Atlantic Salmon was caught during a fishing tournament with this outfit!
Techniques
Motor Trolling
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(118 reviews)
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Milwaukee
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Fishing Reports

Milwaukee, Strong September Fishing!
Milwaukee, Strong September Fishing!
Sep 6, 2016 Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Strong September Fishing! By Milwaukee Wisconsin fishing charter Capt. Jim Hirt Coho and Chinook Report 9/7/2016! Join us in Milwaukee! Hard fighting three year old Kings and humongous Lake Trout dominate the catch. When the rod went off and the line started to peel off the reel I knew it was a big one. After a long fight Patty Hampson landing this 14 pound 15 ounce Laker and you can tell by the smile she was very proud and happy. How Winds out of the East then West then East again! Wind every day is different. The key right now is to find the break to cold water. Let your locator tell you if the bait fish are around. Your reward will be a steady bite on all size and types of fish. Howie flies are my go to on the wires and Reaper or Vulcan spoons on the 2,4,6 and 8 color lead core are taking the Rainbow Trout. The big King Chinooks are active every trip. The action and location has been from **hidden content** feet of water. Chinooks went for regular size Vulcan spoons in silver or green/silver. Many Chinooks over ten pounds this week most averaged 8-13 pounds. White or green Howieโ€™s flies also working well run behind a white flasher. The big Chinooks are active 100 down on downriggers. Reapers and Vulcans made by Badger Tackle have been working for us. They have a Buy Four get one free special this season and free shipping. The small silver Vulcan in green or blue has also been good on the downriggers. Run them 50 feet behind the ball 100 feet down to the bottom. Coho have been on standard size Howie flies. Running all wire divers now with a 2.0 set at 155 feet of line out. Lake Trout action is great they were hitting the Chinook tackle. Brown Trout action was good all week on Magnum Reaper spoons. Rainbow Trout were hitting Vulcan Dolphin Green and Silver spoons in the top 45 feet. Speed For all fish speed has been very critical with the warmer 75 degree water. The temp break to 57 is down 100 feet in 150 feet of water. I use the Depth Raider to measure speed and temp at the ball. The boat speed of 2.0 to 2.2 has been best. Where! I fished mostly out over 120 feet all week. Action for us has been in 120 to 180 feet. Near shore action on McKinley pier has been slow. Some Browns being caught on Vulcan spoons. We did not get out over 180 feet of water yesterday. Head 90 degrees north in Milwaukee Bay and set lines in 120 feet. Troll north to south have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing! Note We are offering an extra hour for $35 when added to a five hour fishing charter. Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI. with Blue Max Charters.
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Milwaukee, Fishing Grand Slam !
Milwaukee, Fishing Grand Slam !
Aug 22, 2016 Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Fishing Grand Slam ! By Milwaukee Wisconsin fishing charter Capt. Jim Hirt Coho and Chinook Report 8/23/2016! Join us in Milwaukee! Most trips have earned the Grand slam this past week. Dave Helmers of Madison Wisconsin did battle with this trophy 16 pound 7oz German Brown Trout for a life time memory. How West wind has been good to us providing a steady bite on all size and types of fish. Howie flies are my go to on the wires and Reaper or Vulcan spoons on the 2,4,6 and 8 color lead core are taking the Rainbow Trout. The big King Chinooks are active every trip. The action and location has been from 75-120 feet of water. Itโ€™s an all species bite and it may be the best time of the season for a trophy. Chinooks went for regular size Vulcan spoons as well in silver or green/silver. Many Chinooks over ten pounds this week most averaged 12-18 pounds. White or green Howieโ€™s flies also working well run behind a white flasher. The big Chinooks are active 45-70 down on downriggers. Reapers and Vulcans made by **hidden content** have been working for us. They have a Buy Four get one free special this season. The small silver Vulcan in green or blue has also been good on the downriggers. Run them 75 feet behind the ball 55 feet down to the bottom. Coho have been on standard size Howie flies. Running all wire divers now with a 2.0 set at 135 feet of line out. Lake Trout action great they were hitting the Chinook tackle. Brown Trout action was good all week on Magnum Reaper spoons. Rainbow Trout were hitting Vulcan Dolphin Green and Silver spoons in the top 45 feet. Speed For all fish speed has been very critical with the warmer 75 degree water. The temp break to 57 is down 85 feet in 100 feet of water. I use the Depth Raider to measure speed and temp at the ball. The boat speed of 2.0 to 2.2 has been best. Where! I fished mostly out over 80 feet all week. Action for us has been in 75 to 130 feet. Near shore action on McKinley pier has been slow. Some Browns being caught on Vulcan spoons. We did not get out over 150 feet of water yesterday. Head 70 degrees north in Whitefish or Milwaukee Bay and set lines in 75 feet. Troll north to south have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing! Note We are offering an extra hour for $35 when added to a five-hour fishing charter. Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI. with Blue Max Charters.
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Milwaukee, Fishing Huge Rainbows !
Milwaukee, Fishing Huge Rainbows !
Aug 11, 2016 Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Fishing Huge Rainbows ! By Milwaukee Wisconsin fishing charter Capt. Jim Hirt Coho and Chinook Report 8/12/2016! Join us in Milwaukee! You should have seen this 14 pound 11oz Rainbow Trout go air born. Brad LeClere kept cool and boated the biggest Bow of the season. To get my fish reports and how to videos first go to **hidden content** By subscribing you will keep ahead of the other anglers. When I post you will get it first! How East wind continues and fish are deep and still biting. Mostly a spoon bite on 200 to 300 copper. The big King Chinooks are active every trip. The action and location has been from 75-170 feet. Itโ€™s an all species bite and it may be the best time of the season for a trophy. Chinooks went for regular size Vulcan spoons in silver or green/silver. Many Chinooks over ten pounds this week most averaged 12-18 pounds. White or green Howieโ€™s flies also working well run behind a white flasher. The big Chinooks are active 75-90 down on downriggers. Reapers and Vulcans made by **hidden content** have been working for us. They have a Buy Four get one free special this season. The small silver Vulcan in green or blue has also been good on the downriggers. Run them 75 feet behind the ball 55 feet down to the bottom. Coho have been on standard size Howie flies. Running all wire divers now with a 1.5 set at 125 feet of line out. Lake Trout action picking up they were hitting the Chinook tackle. Brown Trout action was down with little or no pressure. Rainbow Trout were hitting Vulcan Dolphin Green and Silver spoons in the top 45 feet. Speed For all fish speed has been very critical with the warmer 75 degree water. The temp break to 57 is down 85 feet in 100 feet of water. I use the Depth Raider to measure speed and temp at the ball. The boat speed of 2.0 to 2.2 has been best. Where! I fished mostly out over 100 feet all week. East wind has pushed the warmer water in. Fish 75 to 170 feet. Near shore action on McKinley pier has been slow. Some Browns being caught on Vulcan spoons. We did not get out over 225 feet of water yesterday. Head 45 degrees north in Whitefish Bay and set lines in 75 feet. Troll northeast have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing! Note We are offering an extra hour for $35 when added to a five hour fishing charter. Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI. with Blue Max Charters. He can be reached at **hidden content** or visit his web site at **hidden content** Copyrightยฉ 2016, James J. Hirt, All Rights Reserved. Fish,report,salmon,lake,michigan,milwaukee
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Milwaukee, Fishing Back On Top !
Milwaukee, Fishing Back On Top !
Aug 1, 2016 Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Fishing Back On Top ! By Milwaukee Wisconsin fishing charter Capt. Jim Hirt Coho and Chinook Report 8/2/2016! Join us in Milwaukee! The Jeff Albarado family and friends had a great mix of salmon and trout. The only problem they ran out of fingers to hold all of their fish for the picture. How East wind for five days slowed the fishing. Now the lake calmed down and bite is back on. Mostly a spoon bite on lead core. The big King Chinooks are active every trip. The action and location has been from 75-170 feet. Chinooks and Coho have dominated the catch and lots of Lake Trout. Chinooks went for regular size Vulcan spoons in silver or green/silver. Many Chinooks over ten pounds this week most averaged 12-18 pounds. White or green Howieโ€™s flies also working well run behind a white flasher. The big Chinooks are active 45-90 down on downriggers. Reapers and Vulcans made by Badger Tackle have been working for us. They have a Buy Four get one free special this season. The small silver Vulcan in green or blue has also been good on the downriggers. Run them 75 feet behind the ball 55 feet down to the bottom. Coho have been on standard size Howie flies. Running all wire divers now with a 1.5 set at 125 feet of line out. Lake Trout action picking up they were hitting the Chinook tackle. Brown Trout action was one here and there on the Vulcan Silver Sky. Rainbow Trout were hitting Vulcan Dolphin Green and Silver spoons in the top 15 feet. Three and four color leadcore best. Speed For all fish speed has been very critical with the warmer 71 degree water. The temp break to 57 is down 55 feet in 75 feet of water. I use the Depth Raider to measure speed and temp at the ball. The boat speed of 2.0 to 2.2 has been best. Where! I fished mostly out over 70 feet again. East wind has pushed the warmer water in. Fish 70 to 170 feet. Near shore action on McKinley pier has been slow. Some Chinooks and Browns being caught on Vulcan spoons. We did not get out over 170 feet of water yesterday. Head 55 degrees north in Whitefish Bay and set lines in 70 feet. Troll north east have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing! Note We are offering an extra hour for $35 when added to a five hour fishing charter. Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI. with Blue Max Charters. Copyrightยฉ 2016, James J. Hirt, All Rights Reserved. Fish,report,salmon,lake,michigan,milwaukee
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Milwaukee, Great Fishing For All!
Milwaukee, Great Fishing For All!
Jul 19, 2016 Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Great Fishing For All! By Milwaukee Wisconsin fishing charter Capt. Jim Hirt Coho and Chinook Report 7/20/2016! Join us in Milwaukee! How Mixed bag all week. Very consistent. Mostly a spoon bite. The big King Chinooks are active every trip. The action and location has not changed. Chinooks and Coho have dominated the catch and lots of Rainbows. Chinooks went for Magnum Reaper Monkey Puke spoons in Yellow puke /silver. Many Chinooks over twenty pounds this week most averaged 12-18 pounds. White or green Howieโ€™s flies also working well run behind a white flasher. The big Chinooks are active 45-90 down on downriggers. Reapers and Vulcans made by Badger Tackle have been working for us. They have a Buy Four get one free special this season. The small silver Vulcan in green or blue has also been good on the downriggers. Run them 75 feet behind the ball 55 feet down to the bottom. Coho have been on standard size Howie flies. Running all wire divers now with a 1.5 set at 125 feet of line out. Lake Trout action picking up they were hitting the Chinook tackle. Brown Trout action was one here and there on the Vulcan Silver Sky. Rainbow Trout were hitting Vulcan Dolphin Green and Silver spoons in the top 15 feet. Three and four color leadcore best. Speed For all fish speed has been very critical with the warmer 67 degree water. The temp break to 57 is down 30 feet in 75 feet of water. I use the Depth Raider to measure speed and temp at the ball. The boat speed of 2.0 to 2.2 has been best. The faster speed triggered the Chinook action. Where! I fished mostly out over 70 feet again. East wind has pushed the warmer water in. Fish 70 to 140 feet. Near shore action on McKinley pier has been picking up. Some Chinooks and Browns being caught on Vulcan spoons. We did not get out over 110 feet of water yesterday. Head 55 degrees north in Whitefish Bay and set lines in 70 feet. Troll north east have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing! Note We are offering an extra hour for $35 when added to a five hour fishing charter. Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI. with Blue Max Charters. Copyrightยฉ 2016, James J. Hirt, All Rights Reserved. Fish,report,salmon,lake,michigan,milwaukee
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Milwaukee Salmon, Awesome Kings!
Milwaukee Salmon, Awesome Kings!
Jul 11, 2016 Milwaukee
Milwaukee Salmon, Awesome Kings! By Milwaukee Wisconsin fishing charter Capt. Jim Hirt Coho and Chinook Report 7/11/2016! Join us in Milwaukee! Young Ben Wabel caught an Awesome King with his family. How Mixed bag all week. Very consistent. The size of the Chinooks this year is crazy good. The action and location has not changed. Chinooks and Coho have dominated the catch and lots of Rainbows too. Chinooks went for Magnum Reaper Monkey Puke spoons in Yellow puke /silver. Many Chinooks over twenty pounds this week most averaged 12-18 pounds. White or green Howieโ€™s flies also working well run behind a white flasher. The big Chinooks are active 45-90 down on downriggers. Reapers and Vulcans made by Badger Tackle have been working for us. They have a Buy Four get one free special this season. The small silver Vulcan in green or blue has also been good on the downriggers. Run them 75 feet behind the ball 55 feet down to the bottom. Coho have been on standard size Howie flies. Running all wire divers now with a 1.5 set at 125 feet of line out. Lake Trout action picking up they were hitting the Chinook tackle. Brown Trout action was one here and there on the Vulcan Silver Sky. Rainbow Trout were hitting Vulcan Dolphin Green and Silver spoons in the top 15 feet. Three and four color leadcore best. Speed For all fish speed has been very critical with the warmer 68 degree water. The temp break to 57 is down 60 feet. I use the Depth Raider to measure speed and temp at the ball. The boat speed of 2.0 to 2.2 has been best. The faster speed triggered the Chinook action. Where! I fished mostly out over 70 feet again. East wind has pushed the warmer water in. Fish 70 to 140 feet. Near shore action on McKinley pier has been very slow with only a few Browns being caught. We did not get out over 140 feet of water yesterday. Head 55 degrees north in Whitefish Bay and set lines in 70 feet. Troll north east have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing! Note We are offering an extra hour for $35 when added to a five hour fishing charter. Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI. with Blue Max Charters. Copyrightยฉ 2016, James J. Hirt, All Rights Reserved. Fish,report,salmon,lake,michigan,milwaukee
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 118 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Kurt B.
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Beyond expectations, outstanding day on the water!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Weekend (PM) on May 25, 2024
Family trip, exceeded all of our expectations. We caught so many fish! The boat was comfortable and we learned so much about...
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Josh K.
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Fantastic charter

VERIFIED   7 Hour Trip โ€“ Weekend (AM) on May 4, 2024
Captain Jim and his wife were outstanding. Our group had a fantastic time and we limited out within the first few hours of...
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Jason L.
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6 hour trip on the Blue Max with Capt Jim

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Weekday (AM) on June 8, 2021
This was our first trip to Milwaukee and wanted to get a day on Lake Michigan to try our luck at Salmon/Lake trout fishing....
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Thomas Z.
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Weekday (AM) on July 31, 2024
The morning started slow but the crew kept changing the lures, depth and speed! The results were a limit of coho and rainbow...
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Johnny V.
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Good Fishing.

VERIFIED   7 Hour Trip โ€“ Weekend (PM) on July 20, 2024
Great Captin and Crew. Very experienced Captain and Crew. Put us on some fish even though it was a tough day of fishing.
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