Charter Operator
Port Franks Charters

Member since April 2022 Grand Bend, Canada
Background
Capt. Pete grew up in Port Franks and lives in the community full time. He learned his love of fishing from his father and has over 40 years of experience fishing the southern basin of Lake Huron. As an avid waterman, a fully licensed and insured marine captain, you can be assured of a safe, fun, and productive fishing charter with Capt. Pete as your guide. The captain's favorite species to target would be Chinook Salmon. It's not native to Lake Huron and its numbers are low, but the pure power these fish demonstrate is amazing.
Techniques
trolling

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Grand Bend, Canada
Background
Capt. Pete grew up in Port Franks and lives in the community full time. He learned his love of fishing from his father and has over 40 years of experience fishing the southern basin of Lake Huron. As an avid waterman, a fully licensed and insured marine captain, you can be assured of a safe, fun, and productive fishing charter with Capt. Pete as your guide. The captain's favorite species to target would be Chinook Salmon. It's not native to Lake Huron and its numbers are low, but the pure power these fish demonstrate is amazing.
Techniques
trolling

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(5 reviews)
Grand Bend
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $535

Fishing Reports

Lake Huron Silver is starting to run now
Lake Huron Silver is starting to run now
Apr 8, 2023 Grand Bend
Trolling Lake Huron Southern Basin in Late Spring: May and June May and June are my favourite times to fish the southern basin of Lake Huron. The larger Chinooks are relatively close to shore, the Coho are getting bigger, and by June the Walleye are just beginning to show up. To make things even more fun, we have the annual Bluewater Anglers Salmon Derby during the 1st week of May. Launching out of Port Franks, Ontario, we have the best fishing grounds in southern Lake Huron, especially this time of year. We have easy access to the fishing grounds with many spots to choose from and all of them are amazing from one day to the next. I will be looking for schools of bait fish, pockets of warmer water (spring water temps will generally be in the mid 40ยฐFโ€™s to high 50ยฐFโ€™s), and at least 5โ€™ of visibility into the water. Often there will be what we call a โ€œmud lineโ€ where the warmer turbid water offers a spot for the predators to hide and ambush bait in the cleaner water outside the mud line. Trolling along or in and out of this line is a good place to start. Another thing to watch for is a temperature break. This is where warmer water is being pushed by the wind and cooler water is backfilling behind it. Fishing the temperature break has always been productive for me. We are fishing from 20 FOW to 60 FOW depending on the conditions mentioned above. We will be using planer boards pulling 2โ€“6 colours of lead, down riggers with sliders, as well as dipsy divers. The target depth will vary from day to day, but safe to say anywhere from 10โ€™ down to 40โ€™. Itโ€™s important to note with the cooler temperatures you need to dress appropriately, a warm sunny day on shore can be still quite cold on the water. Fortunately, at Port Franks Charters, we have a completely enclosed cabin that will seat 6 people comfortably. With state-of-the-art 3D sonar, live sonar and radar, we ensure our guests a safe and productive trip. Our 27โ€™ 2023 Kingfisher is customized for the Great Lakes, powered by a 2023 Yamaha 250hp she is reliable and powerful. You can book your professionally guided experience at **hidden content** , see you on the water!
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Peter
Great morning of fishing!
Great morning of fishing!
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John G.
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Great morning of fishing!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Angler's Package on July 5, 2024
Our goal was to get my son to catch some Salmon -early July was a little late in the salmon season and water too warm so mostly...
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Ethan F.
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Fantastic

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Angler's Package on June 14, 2024
Good captan very knowledgeable
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Tyler B.
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VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Get Hooked! on September 21, 2024
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Ethan F.
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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Angler's Package on June 30, 2023
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Mike K.
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VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Get Hooked! on August 27, 2022
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