Captain
Caleb Taylor

Member since March 2019 Au Train, United States
Background
Captain Caleb grew up in the Great Lakes area and has been fishing the lakes his whole life. His dad and grandpa got him into fishing. He’s been a charter captain for about 8 years, running multiple different boats and fishing for pretty much anything that swims in the Great Lakes. Capt. Caleb has also fished professionally as a Walleye tournament angler. He specializes in trolling and vertical jigging and is comfortable with teaching beginners how to fish.

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Au Train, United States
Background
Captain Caleb grew up in the Great Lakes area and has been fishing the lakes his whole life. His dad and grandpa got him into fishing. He’s been a charter captain for about 8 years, running multiple different boats and fishing for pretty much anything that swims in the Great Lakes. Capt. Caleb has also fished professionally as a Walleye tournament angler. He specializes in trolling and vertical jigging and is comfortable with teaching beginners how to fish.
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 114 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
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David N.
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 fishing, Captain Caleb worked extra hard to help us

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on August 31, 2025
Highly recommend Captain Caleb.ย  Nothing was biting at first but he worked extra to make it happen for us.ย  Caught five trout.ย ...
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Cindy W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Our fishing expedition

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 12, 2025
Captain Caleb was wonderful. Helpful, patient with our teenagers,ย  knowledgeable about the area. We love how he supports our...
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Pam B.
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 experience!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 27, 2025
We asked Caleb to go jigging for lakers and he did an awesome job putting us on fish!ย  We had a great time, he was easy to...
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Lisa E.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip!!!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on June 22, 2025
The weather was not the best. It was windy. Captain โ€ lets give it a try โ€ย  so we did! My son was aboe to get 2 lake trout!!...
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Cody C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Best fishing charter!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 31, 2025
Excellent trip! Our captain was very knowledgeable and helpful. We had a great time and caught lots of fish.
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