Captain
Darren Meier

Member since July 2021 Sheboygan, United States
Background
The captain started guiding at a young age when he realized he was born to fish! He loves being on the water as much as possible and he also found that he enjoys teaching and watching someone else catch fish just as much as he does. The captain is passionate about fishing and has a tremendous amount of respect for the outdoors. He wants to see the fishery only get better and follow the rules and regulations in place for protecting the great outdoors. He fishes for many types of Wisconsin fish, his favorites are fishing for Salmon and Trout on Lake Michigan. The captain also loves to fish for Muskie and Northern Pike in Northern Wisconsin.

Hey, I'm Captain Darren Meier

Sheboygan, United States
Background
The captain started guiding at a young age when he realized he was born to fish! He loves being on the water as much as possible and he also found that he enjoys teaching and watching someone else catch fish just as much as he does. The captain is passionate about fishing and has a tremendous amount of respect for the outdoors. He wants to see the fishery only get better and follow the rules and regulations in place for protecting the great outdoors. He fishes for many types of Wisconsin fish, his favorites are fishing for Salmon and Trout on Lake Michigan. The captain also loves to fish for Muskie and Northern Pike in Northern Wisconsin.
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Top Notch Sportfishing Charters

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(187 reviews)
Sheboygan
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Trips from US $570

Fishing Reports

Fast and furious Salmon action!
Fast and furious Salmon action!
Jun 26, 2025 Sheboygan
On this charter we experienced the best fishing yet of the season for mature king salmon. We literally filled the cooler with no stop action the whole time we were out fishing! These customers are going home with their share of fish!
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Nice king salmon!
Nice king salmon!
Jun 19, 2025 Sheboygan
Fishing has been good targeting mostly king salmon this week. Also Catching some rainbow trout and coho salmon in the mix as well. We are booked full for this week but we do have some openings next week if anyone wants to make a reservation!
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King Salmon hits the Deck!
King Salmon hits the Deck!
Jun 15, 2025 Sheboygan
Fishing has been great with nice catches of king salmon and coho salmon mixed together. We are also finding a few rainbow and lake trout mixed in as well.
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Coho Salmon Action on Fire!
Coho Salmon Action on Fire!
May 17, 2025 Sheboygan
The action is on fire right now out of the Port of Sheboygan! We are catching mostly coho salmon now and expect to also catch more king salmon as we go along. These are great tasting fish and are a blast to reel in!
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Coho salmon and king salmon!
Coho salmon and king salmon!
May 31, 2024 Sheboygan
Today we fished the mid day and we caught our limit of coho salmon and we lost quite a few others! Them we went out in the even and caught a huge king salmon!
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Coho Salmon On Fire!
Coho Salmon On Fire!
May 10, 2024 Sheboygan
The coho salmon fishing is on fire right now! Great tasing fish and a lot of fun to catch!
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Bill J.
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Great Family Trip !!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip AM on July 19, 2026
Rough seas. and wildfire smoke, captain Darren and first mate Cody worked hard to put us on some fish !! We had a great time...
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Rebekah S.
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Relaxed and Great Experience!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip PM on July 24, 2026
The water was quite choppy, but that’s nothing the crew could change. The crew was very knowledgeable, respectful, and fun...
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Boris N.
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Great Trip with Top Notch crew

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip PM on July 19, 2026
Great afternoon trip, Great crew. Well-organized, clean boat. Cody is great with kids:)
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Chayse R.
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5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Darren

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip AM on July 27, 2026
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Brian S.
Excellent
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Awesome as usual

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip AM on June 26, 2026
This is our fourth year in a row and always a awesome experience.
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