Captain
Matthew Shopene

Member since June 2022 Erie, United States
Background
Captain Matthew offers to take you out on a fishing trip on Lake Erie. Come enjoy the beautiful nature and have lots of fun catching fish with a friendly crew.

Hey, I'm Captain Matthew Shopene

Erie, United States
Background
Captain Matthew offers to take you out on a fishing trip on Lake Erie. Come enjoy the beautiful nature and have lots of fun catching fish with a friendly crew.
85
Reviews

My Charter Listing

Dog's Life Sport Fishing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(85 reviews)
Erie
 Last booking: 2 days ago
Trips from US $200

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 85 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Captain can put you on the fish.
Captain can put you on the fish.
Captain can put you on the fish.
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
98%
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Iron S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Beat trip ever. Cap put us right on the fish and we limitef out.

VERIFIED   NEW  Weekday walk on on July 17, 2026
Cap. Matt did a great job. Im reccomending him to all my fishing buddies. We had a huge walleye fish fry today
Iron S. recommends Dog's Life Sport Fishing
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Cynthia M.
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

1sr time fishing Erie

VERIFIED   7 Hour Trip 5AM (1-2 guests) on June 11, 2026
This was our first time fishing Lake Erie.  When we booked the thrip it stated the we would be fishing for not only Walleye...
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Rick G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

He had a great time!

VERIFIED   7 Hour Trip 5AM (1-2 guests) on June 29, 2026
My granddaughter and I had a great morning with captain Matt. We were on fish constantly!  Matt and future captain Rip, are...
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MATTHEW D.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Had a very nice trip we were on the fish from the start

VERIFIED   NEW  7 Hour Trip 5AM (3-4 guests) on July 25, 2026
Had a great time with my son, daughter and 10 year old grandson
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Scott C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain can put you on the fish.

VERIFIED   7 Hour Trip 5AM (1-2 guests) on June 9, 2026
Captain put us on the fish right away both days of our trip. both days with a 4 man limit and a bonus steelhead. Highly...
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