Captain
Mark Ledden

Member since July 2021 Oswego, United States
Background
Captain Mark was born and raised in Pulaski, NY. He started Driftwater Fishing LLC in 1998. He has been chartering and guiding on Lake Ontario and the Salmon River for over twenty-three years. In 2004, Captain Mark expanded to Alaska for 15 years. Now he's home full-time, running charters and driftboat trips on the Salmon River and Lake Ontario.
Techniques
We predominantly troll a large spread of lures and cut bait for salmon, trout and steelhead.

Hey, I'm Captain Mark Ledden

Oswego, United States
Background
Captain Mark was born and raised in Pulaski, NY. He started Driftwater Fishing LLC in 1998. He has been chartering and guiding on Lake Ontario and the Salmon River for over twenty-three years. In 2004, Captain Mark expanded to Alaska for 15 years. Now he's home full-time, running charters and driftboat trips on the Salmon River and Lake Ontario.
Techniques
We predominantly troll a large spread of lures and cut bait for salmon, trout and steelhead.
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Reviews
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My Charter Listings

Salmon Fishing out of Oswego NY

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(4 reviews)
Oswego
Trips from US $700

Drift Boat Steelhead Fishing Trip.

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(2 reviews)
Pulaski
Trips from US $300

Spring Brown Trout and Salmon Trip

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(2 reviews)
Pulaski
Trips from US $600

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 8 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (3)
scenery was beautiful. Captain was great showed us everything we needed to know caught fishing in very tough time. Very happy.
Fishing with Mark
Awesome Captain!
Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
88%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
75%
Appropriate for children
71%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
89%
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Clyde R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Scenery was beautiful. Captain was great showed us everything we needed to know caught fishing in very tough time. Very happy.

VERIFIED   Steelhead drift boat trip for 1 on February 5, 2026
Mark was a great Captain very knowledgeable. Put us on fish gave us a lot of information. Great equipment great boat recommend...
Clyde R. recommends Drift Boat Steelhead Fishing Trip.
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Raul R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Highly recommend

VERIFIED   Steelhead drift boat trip for 1 on January 15, 2026
Raul R. recommends Drift Boat Steelhead Fishing Trip.
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Robert F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome Captain!

VERIFIED   Full day on July 28, 2024
We had a great trip and put some really nice ones in the boat! Looking forward to hooking up with you again in the near futureโ€ฆ
Robert F. recommends Spring Brown Trout and Salmon Trip
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John K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Guide

VERIFIED   Prime time evening 4 hour on August 26, 2024
A very well-versed captain! Great boat Highly recommend!
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Luciano B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Mark

VERIFIED   Half Day Salmon Fishing on August 3, 2024
Luciano B. recommends Salmon Fishing out of Oswego NY
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