Captain
Tim Hyvonen

Member since August 2016 Oak Creek, United States
Background
I started fishing at a very early age and landed my first Brown Trout out of the Root River at 5 years old and I was hooked. For the past 25 years, I have learned and created different techniques that have produced fish time and time again. After spending three years in the Coast Guard I came back home and started my own business, WIFinlander Guide Service, with a focus in springtime Steelhead in the rivers of Lake Michigan. I spent a few years fishing with other tournament fishermen and other charter captains learning the ropes and in 2014, I bought my first boat and started trolling on Lake Michigan and did very well in my first Salmon A Rama out of my own boat. Since then, I have continued to learn and progress and last fall I decided to embark on getting my Captains License. There is no better feeling than seeing the smile on someone's face who just caught either their first or biggest Trout/Salmon.
Techniques
During the spring and summer I use trolling as my primary method to target and catch trout and salmon. In the fall I pull out the Shimano spinning rods and jig for staging chinooks, cohos and brown trout.

Hey, I'm Captain Tim Hyvonen

Oak Creek, United States
Background
I started fishing at a very early age and landed my first Brown Trout out of the Root River at 5 years old and I was hooked. For the past 25 years, I have learned and created different techniques that have produced fish time and time again. After spending three years in the Coast Guard I came back home and started my own business, WIFinlander Guide Service, with a focus in springtime Steelhead in the rivers of Lake Michigan. I spent a few years fishing with other tournament fishermen and other charter captains learning the ropes and in 2014, I bought my first boat and started trolling on Lake Michigan and did very well in my first Salmon A Rama out of my own boat. Since then, I have continued to learn and progress and last fall I decided to embark on getting my Captains License. There is no better feeling than seeing the smile on someone's face who just caught either their first or biggest Trout/Salmon.
Techniques
During the spring and summer I use trolling as my primary method to target and catch trout and salmon. In the fall I pull out the Shimano spinning rods and jig for staging chinooks, cohos and brown trout.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(54 reviews)
Oak Creek
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Trips from US $250

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Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 54 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
86%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
88%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish
88%
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Victor T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Capt Tim was great

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip - Inland Mixed Bag on July 1, 2024
Great trip, great weather, great results! Tim was great communicating pre trip and day of! Made sure my son and I had a great...
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Jadin A.
Bloomington, IN
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5 hour trip extended to closer to 6

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on August 25, 2023
Day started a little bit slow. Fish were being a pain lol nothing Tim could’ve done about that. Kept losing fish, so towards...
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Brenden G.
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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Knowledgeable and kind

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on June 3, 2024
Tim was a great guide and after a lifetime of fishing clearly knows his stuff and was happy to share his knowledge and teach...
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Katie S.
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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Such a great trip!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on May 18, 2024
We had such a great trip with Tim! We took our two boys (age 10 and 13) and Tim was so patient with them and didn’t mind...
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Amanda P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Tim

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on May 25, 2024
Took my 6 yr old nephew, Tim was patient with the 5000 questions he had 🤣 about everything. It was a great experience for...
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