Captain

Ryan Kelly

Onamia, United States

10+ reviews

Captain Ryan is a full-time fishing guide and accomplished tournament angler. He specializes in Mille Lacs Lake Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Muskie. In winter, he also does Ice fishing trips, available for Big Stone Lake jumbo Perch and Bluegills.

Charters

Lagoona Guide Service – Mille Lacs
Onamia
Instant Confirmation
Trips from
US $700
Lagoona Guide Service – Big Stone
Ortonville
Instant Confirmation
Trips from
US $700

Rating

5.0

21 reviews

5.0

Boat & Equipment

5.0

Captain & Crew

5.0

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (16)

All reviews (21)

Showing 1 – 5 of 21 reviews

Elysha Gellerman
Minnesota, US
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Member since 2025
5.0
Verified
Outstanding guide
Full Day – Open Water on July 18, 2026 • 4 adults
My dad and brother in law went for an 8 hour trip and had an amazing day. They caught fish all day despite the conditions not being great for fishing. My dad kept saying how great the guide was and how hard he worked. We would definitely fish with Ryan Kelly again!
Morgen Kellis
Iowa, US
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Member since 2026
5.0
Verified
NEW
Fishing with Ryan
Full Day – Open Water on September 6, 2026 • 2 adults
Reported catch:
Jeff Nilsen
Repeat angler
South Dakota, US
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Member since 2024
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2 trips
5.0
Verified
We had a blast!
Full Day – Open Water on July 25, 2026 • 2 adults • 1 child
My son and I spent the day with Ryan. We caught some really nice small mouth bass and walleye. Definitely would do it again!
Reported catch:
Erik Larson
Repeat angler
Minnesota, US
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Member since 2022
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5 trips
5.0
Verified
Perfect day for fishing
Full Day – Open Water on July 24, 2024 • 2 adults
It was a beautiful day out and we anticipated it not being that great of a day for fishing, but we were able to get a decent number of small mouth very quickly and after an hour or two we switched gears to slip bobber for walleye and we got one fairly quickly, after a little while we switched to targeting Muskies as I’d never fished for them before and Ryan told me we can give it a try but no guarantee. In our first 30 minutes we found a few Muskies and landed a 42 1/2” and hooked into a second one that got away but over all a very great day and Ryan put me onto catching a lot.
Reported catch:
Jordan Stratton
Minnesota, US
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Member since 2025
5.0
Verified
Greta trip
Full Day – Open Water on May 31, 2025 • 3 adults
Ryan was professional, knowledgeable and very experienced on catching fish on Mille Lacs. Between the 3 people fishing we caught over 43 fish. Everyone on the trip caught a smallmouth over 5# and one caught on over 6#. I would recommend Ryan to anyone who wants to catch fish.