Captain
Duane Crandall

Member since December 2019 Bay City, United States
Background
Captain Duane Crandall is a USCG approved 100 Ton Master with 30+ years experience fishing the Great Lakes and Detroit River. Growing up in a small town north of Flint Michigan, Duane has countless fishing trips to the Saginaw Bay area for Perch and Walleyes. As a young adult, Captain Duane spent many summer and fall days pursuing Lake trout and Salmon in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. After college, Duane moved to South East Michigan and spent more time fishing the waters of the Detroit River, Lake Erie, and Lake Saint Clair. Primarily fishing for Walleye in Lake Erie and the Detroit River.
Techniques
In Late May and June the walleye are returning from their spawning run and can be caught in great numbers by slow trolling using planer boards and a variety of lures and live bait.

Hey, I'm Captain Duane Crandall

Bay City, United States
Background
Captain Duane Crandall is a USCG approved 100 Ton Master with 30+ years experience fishing the Great Lakes and Detroit River. Growing up in a small town north of Flint Michigan, Duane has countless fishing trips to the Saginaw Bay area for Perch and Walleyes. As a young adult, Captain Duane spent many summer and fall days pursuing Lake trout and Salmon in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. After college, Duane moved to South East Michigan and spent more time fishing the waters of the Detroit River, Lake Erie, and Lake Saint Clair. Primarily fishing for Walleye in Lake Erie and the Detroit River.
Techniques
In Late May and June the walleye are returning from their spawning run and can be caught in great numbers by slow trolling using planer boards and a variety of lures and live bait.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(44 reviews)
Bay City
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $700
Bay City
Trips from US $750
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(2 reviews)
Bay City
Trips from US $125

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 46 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (41)
Walleye trip
Fishing with Duane
Duane was awesome!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
87%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
91%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
63%
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Brian S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Duane

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on September 21, 2024
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Alex H.
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

It was a good day!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on June 7, 2025
It was a good day you got a lot of fish.
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Mary L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Duane

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on June 28, 2023
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Sandra J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Duane

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on May 29, 2023
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RICHARD S.
Elsie, MI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Day Spent!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on August 6, 2022
We had a super good time out on the Bay with captain Duane. He tried his absolute best to put us on some fish, his first mate...
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