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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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(173 reviews)
Angler's choice
Sheboygan
 Last booking: 9 hours ago
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Trips from US $686

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 173 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (308)
First Charter Trip with Kids
Great Operation!
Group trip
+305
Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
98%
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Tyler C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Top notch is right!!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip PM on August 3, 2024
We had captain Tony and Lily as a first mate. This was the best charter I’ve ever been on by far!! Lily ran the lines like...
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Larry V. E.
Excellent
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Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Trip!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip PM on July 19, 2025
We will go out with them again!
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Jessica M.
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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Name says it all!

VERIFIED   Evening 3 Hour Charter PM on May 27, 2025
These guys were great!  Everything went incredibly soon and we caught the max fish in half the amount of time!  Loved that...
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Michael M.
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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Fishing with Captain Darren

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip AM on June 17, 2025
Second time out with Captain Darren and his crew. Had a great time again and caught some nice salmon. Top Notch is named appropriately.
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Ivan J.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Top Notch

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip AM on June 8, 2025
We enjoyed our trip, both Captain and first mate were helpful and trying their best to catch fish. We did catch fish but not...
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