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Whitecap Charters

Member since August 2018 Charlevoix, United States
Background
Captain Kent Seymour has over Three decades of experience in the fishing industry. He loves the waters, getting people out and catching fish. Captain Kent is fun and caters to his clients' needs. He enjoys teaching young fishermen in the art of catching Great Lakes Gold..
Techniques
In the spring and fall I like the Jigging method when the water is colder. Then through the middle of the summer season I like to troll either the shallow Waters or deep water for our gigantic lake trout

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Charlevoix, United States
Background
Captain Kent Seymour has over Three decades of experience in the fishing industry. He loves the waters, getting people out and catching fish. Captain Kent is fun and caters to his clients' needs. He enjoys teaching young fishermen in the art of catching Great Lakes Gold..
Techniques
In the spring and fall I like the Jigging method when the water is colder. Then through the middle of the summer season I like to troll either the shallow Waters or deep water for our gigantic lake trout
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Our Team
Adam R.
Captain
Josh S.
First mate
Drew S.
Captain
Kent S.
Captain

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Whitecap Charters โ€“ Charlevoix

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(92 reviews)
Charlevoix
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $600

Whitecap Charters โ€“ Elk Rapids

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(23 reviews)
Elk Rapids
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Trips from US $600

Whitecap Charters-Petoskey

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(68 reviews)
Charlevoix
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Trips from US $550

Whitecap Charters T.C

Good
3.0 / 5
(3 reviews)
Traverse City
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Trips from US $550

Whitecap Charters โ€“ Charlevoix 31'

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(20 reviews)
Charlevoix
 Last booking: 6 days ago
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Trips from US $300

Fishing Reports

TROUT FISHING IS ON FIRE
TROUT FISHING IS ON FIRE
Jun 23, 2026 Charlevoix
Trout fishing has been excellent , with many fish coming over fifteen pounds. We are also finding some nice steelhead and occasional king in the area.
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Great fish
Great fish
Aug 18, 2024 Charlevoix
Just a few of the great fish that our clients at White Cap Charters have been catching over the last few weeks.
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Time to Target the Atlantic Salmon on To
Time to Target the Atlantic Salmon on To
Apr 4, 2023 Traverse City
The Atlantic salmon is one of the most elusive fish on the Torch Lake chain. The Atlantic salmon is like catching a king salmon with a steelhead attitude about jumping out of the water and twisting around at the back of the boat. April and May we can find them in the shallow Waters using long lines and smaller baits.
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Fishing Report Port of Charlevoix
Fishing Report Port of Charlevoix
Aug 31, 2020 Charlevoix
Fishing out of the port of Charlevoix has moved to the shallow Waters for king salmon. On Lake Michigan they are being caught in front of the Medusa cement plant in 10 to 30 FOW and on the drop off at 90 ft using J plugs, j-13 in the fire tiger colors and still on Geen or White flasher with a Green KRW Fly in the deeper water. On Lake Charlevoix they have been fishing around the Coast Guard Station also using J plugs and spoons. Farther down Lake Charlevoix towards Boyne City they are fishing the holes in front of whiting's Park and Summercrest 70 to 80 ft dodown oer about a hundred feet of water. Lake Trout Fishing have Been Great with larger size fish(12-20#) as long as weather holds. The perch are starting to show up around the area hoping you have a good season
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Great Fishing
Great Fishing
Jun 5, 2019 Charlevoix
If you're looking for a fun action-packed fishing trip, are Cisco are now arriving in the Charlevoix area. We are using light tackle, jigging and casting are the techniques used at this time.
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Hard Fighting Fish
Hard Fighting Fish
Jun 5, 2019 Elk Rapids
Come join us in Charlevoix to catch the hard fighting fast action Cisco. The Cisco resembles the lake Whitefish, but it's actually in the Salmonoid family.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 207 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (219)
Beautiful Birthday on Lake Catching Fishl
Beautiful Birthday on Lake Catching Fishl
Beautiful Birthday on Lake Catching Fishl
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
92%
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Matthew K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome experience

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on June 23, 2026
This was epic. Will be booking again next year.
Matthew K. recommends Whitecap Charters โ€“ Charlevoix
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Heather P.
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Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half Day Trip (PM)

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on July 25, 2025
Although the day of our trip, we had a little misunderstanding, Captain Kent called and spoke to me about our experience.ย ...
Heather P. recommends Whitecap Charters โ€“ Charlevoix
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Larry B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Fishing trip!!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) - Charlevoix on September 18, 2025
Our family group of six went out for a morning charter and stared catching fish right away! Not only did we catch great fish,...
Larry B. recommends Whitecap Charters โ€“ Charlevoix 31'
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Lee F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Charter Fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on August 13, 2025
Captain Kent was super and very personable. That guy knows his stuff and put us on some fantastic fishing. Put some nice Kings...
Lee F. recommends Whitecap Charters-Petoskey
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Shay B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Beautiful Birthday on Lake Catching Fishl

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on September 15, 2025
Captain Adam was awesome !! We enjoyed the day so much ! We caught fish, had great conversation & got to relax in-between..A...
Shay B. recommends Whitecap Charters โ€“ Charlevoix
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