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
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $250

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Customer reviews

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
Photos & videos by reviewers (49)
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Angler rating
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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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Maurizio C.
Rockford, IL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

June fishing trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on June 3, 2023
Maurizio C. recommends WIFinlander Guide Service
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Nicholas D.
Iowa City, IA
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half a day with Captain Tim

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on August 19, 2021
You never know when they are going to bite. Spent the first few hours baking in the sun waiting for a bite. Once they started...
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John M.
Brownsburg, IN
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Success during tough weather

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on September 13, 2023
Even towards the end of the season, we found 1 King salmon, a 4 year old. Tim works hard to find us fish to target. It was...
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Kyle K.
Oak Creek, WI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day on the ice

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip - Inland Mixed Bag on March 4, 2022
Drilled a lot to find a few decent keepers rough time of year we fished a lot of water bet I fought 50 smalls
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Glenn P.
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
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October fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip - Inland Mixed Bag on October 20, 2024
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