Captain

Daryl Szyska

Nationality: polish
Languages: english
Experience: 34 years

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Captain
Daryl Szyska

Member since May 2017 Waukegan, United States

Background: I have been living the fishing and hunting lifestyle my entire life, and have been fishing Lake Michigan for over 30 years. I want people to catch fish, so whatever we need to do to make your day both enjoyable and productive, we will get it done.
Techniques: I do what ever we need to do to put fish in the boat.

Hey, I'm Captain Daryl Szyska

Waukegan, United States

Background: I have been living the fishing and hunting lifestyle my entire life, and have been fishing Lake Michigan for over 30 years. I want people to catch fish, so whatever we need to do to make your day both enjoyable and productive, we will get it done.
Techniques: I do what ever we need to do to put fish in the boat.

Reviews

Fishing Reports

Our Team

Parker J.

First mate

My Charter Listing

Merganzer Fishing Charters

4.9 / 5

(97 reviews)

4.9 / 5

(97 reviews)

Recent reports

Angler's choice

Waukegan • 34 ft • 6 persons

Last booking: 2 hours ago

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Trips from US $650

Fishing Reports

Good king weekend

Aug 24, 2025 Waukegan

We had 2 trips , multiple hook ups , big fish can be hard to land , these guys had a blast this Saturday

Good king day

Aug 8, 2025 Waukegan

We found good silver today

Boom quick limit of cohos!!!

Jun 11, 2025 Waukegan

This was a 3-8pm trip, we found them limited out. Great day

Coho

May 7, 2025 Waukegan

Right now limit catches are the norm. If you want fillets the time is now ?

More coho limits

Apr 28, 2025 Waukegan

Fishing was tougher due to high winds during the week, just took a little longer , beautiful day on the water

Coho day

Apr 23, 2025 Waukegan

If you want coho , your time is now!!!

Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.9 / 5

out of 5 stars from 97 reviews

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Boat

4.9 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Experience

4.9 / 5

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Angler rating

5 stars		91
4 stars		2
3 stars		1
2 stars		0
1 star		0

Anglers claimed

Good experience
	97%
Friendly captain
	100%
Recommend this charter
	97%
Appropriate for children
	95%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	94%

Appropriate for children
	95%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	94%

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Alvin J.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great Overall Experience

VERIFIED NEW 5 Hour – Sat/Sun 5-6 Persons (PM) on August 23, 2025

Alvin J.

5.0 / 5

Aug 23, 2025

5 Hour – Sat/Sun 5-6 Persons (PM)

This was my second time fishing with Captain Daryl and his crew. I brought my friends with me who have never experienced charter fishing at Lake Michigan. Captain Daryl not only caught us fish, but also had us catch only Salmon which is what we wanted to target the whole trip. I will definitely be a returning customer from now on.

This was my second time fishing with Captain Daryl and his crew. I brought my friends with me who have never experienced charter...

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Daryl Szyska (The Captain)

Replied on August 24, 2025

thank you. i really appreciate that. this is definitely a passion gone insane , but we have fun when we are there, I completely understand everyone wants to catch fish. and thats why do what we do when we are out there , balls out every day 😊. thanks again for fishing with us 😄

Daryl Szyska (The Captain)

Replied on August 24, 2025

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MICHAEL S.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Best salmon fishing ever!

VERIFIED 5 Hour Trip – Sat/Sun (PM) MAX 3 on June 1, 2025

MICHAEL S.

5.0 / 5

Jun 1, 2025

5 Hour Trip – Sat/Sun (PM) MAX 3

Best salmon fishing ever!

VERIFIED

I have been fishing for over 45 years, and chartered over 100 trips and this was the best trip I ever had. The captain and his mate were so friendly, it was like going fishing with old friends. I recommend them for families. They made my son and wife feel like they were part of the team. Thank you for a great day!

I have been fishing for over 45 years, and chartered over 100 trips and this was the best trip I ever had. The captain and...

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Dylan S.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Outstanding

VERIFIED NEW 8 Hour Trip – Fri/Sat/Sun (MAX 6) on August 8, 2025

Dylan S.

5.0 / 5

Aug 8, 2025

8 Hour Trip – Fri/Sat/Sun (MAX 6)

Outstanding

VERIFIED NEW

Daryl and Matt were great to work with and made sure we got on and stayed on the fish. 10/10, would recommend

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Brian R.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Awesome

VERIFIED NEW 5 Hour Trip – Sat/Sun (PM) MAX 3 on August 2, 2025

Brian R.

5.0 / 5

Aug 2, 2025

5 Hour Trip – Sat/Sun (PM) MAX 3

Awesome

VERIFIED NEW

Great job by Captain Darrel and Matt been fishing all over the world this was a special trip great job guys

Brian R. recommends Merganzer Fishing Charters

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Gavin M.

4.7 / 5

Experience:

4.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Excellent for my kids and me

VERIFIED NEW 5 Hour Trip – Mon-Fri (PM) MAX 3 on July 25, 2025

Gavin M.

4.7 / 5

Jul 25, 2025

5 Hour Trip – Mon-Fri (PM) MAX 3

Excellent for my kids and me

VERIFIED NEW

Took two 12 year old boys out. Captain Daryl and his First Mate were excellent. We felt safe even with foggy conditions. They were patient, answered all of our questions, and set us up for success. We caught our limit of lake trout.

Took two 12 year old boys out. Captain Daryl and his First Mate were excellent. We felt safe even with foggy conditions. They...

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