Captain
Matt Bedient

Member since May 2019 Burt, United States
Background
I started fishing Lake Ontario when I was a child with my father. It turned into an addiction and passion. I now fish 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You won’t find another person who puts more time into catching fish than I do, and I say that with 100% confidence! I absolutely love trolling for Salmon and Trout on Lake Ontario and I do that as much as possible. When I’m not on running charters I’m always fishing for something somewhere.

Hey, I'm Captain Matt Bedient

Burt, United States
Background
I started fishing Lake Ontario when I was a child with my father. It turned into an addiction and passion. I now fish 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You won’t find another person who puts more time into catching fish than I do, and I say that with 100% confidence! I absolutely love trolling for Salmon and Trout on Lake Ontario and I do that as much as possible. When I’m not on running charters I’m always fishing for something somewhere.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(105 reviews)
Burt
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Trips from US $600
Olcott
Trips from US $475

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 106 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Joanne S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Caught our limit

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip on October 3, 2025
Best charter fishing experience ever. Took our teenage grandsons on the trip and so happy we went with 716.ย  The captain and...
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Erik N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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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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Excellent crew and boat!!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 23, 2025
First time big lake fishing for me and my twin 20 year old sons. Captain Matt and Josh did a great job helping out 3 newbies...
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Samuel M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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The best charter on Lake Ontario

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on April 18, 2025
The best experience that I have had with fishing charters, my kids had a blast with Matt and Josh, they felt very comfortable...
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Matt W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Nephew caught his PB

VERIFIED   Weekend half day on June 15, 2025
After a week of highly winds, the lake flipped.ย  The day of the charter was perfect but all captains were trying to find the...
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Dave P.
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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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 7, 2025
The trip we took with Capt. Matt and Josh on 716 fishing was fantastic! Our grandkids had such a great time and our grandson...
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