Captain
Donald Lavoie

Member since June 2022 Oswego, United States
Background
Captain Donald grew up in a fishing family. Together with his wife Andrea, he makes DNA Fishing. This husband-wife team met in Key West, Florida when he was a light tackle guide and she was in the navy. They have guided hunters and fishermen for the last 26 years together. They started fishing together in Key West and then moved to northern Maine and ran a sporting camp for 19 years. They guided moose, bear, and bird hunters as well as fishermen. Capt. Donald and his wife have been fishing Lake Ontario for 12 years. They sold their lodge and bought a charter boat. For them, it’s more of a passion than just a business. They often fish tournaments in their spare time. This team enjoys getting clients involved in the setup and whatever else they'd like to learn or try.
Techniques
On Lake Ontario, this crew's method of fishing is trolling for Salmon and Trout. The captain and his wife use downriggers, leadcore line, copper line, and dipsy divers. It’s a lot of fun to see a rod bend completely over and have the drag burn out hundreds of feet.

Hey, I'm Captain Donald Lavoie

Oswego, United States
Background
Captain Donald grew up in a fishing family. Together with his wife Andrea, he makes DNA Fishing. This husband-wife team met in Key West, Florida when he was a light tackle guide and she was in the navy. They have guided hunters and fishermen for the last 26 years together. They started fishing together in Key West and then moved to northern Maine and ran a sporting camp for 19 years. They guided moose, bear, and bird hunters as well as fishermen. Capt. Donald and his wife have been fishing Lake Ontario for 12 years. They sold their lodge and bought a charter boat. For them, it’s more of a passion than just a business. They often fish tournaments in their spare time. This team enjoys getting clients involved in the setup and whatever else they'd like to learn or try.
Techniques
On Lake Ontario, this crew's method of fishing is trolling for Salmon and Trout. The captain and his wife use downriggers, leadcore line, copper line, and dipsy divers. It’s a lot of fun to see a rod bend completely over and have the drag burn out hundreds of feet.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(18 reviews)
Oswego
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Trips from US $700

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 18 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (17)
Experienced the impossible yet prevailed
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
94%
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Thomas Van Den Bergh
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome trip

VERIFIED   NEW  8 Hour Trip on August 15, 2025
The DNA team of Capt Donald and first mate Andrea run a great charter. From the start of the booking they insure timely communications,...
Thomas Van Den Bergh recommends DNA Fishing. Itโ€™s in Our Genes.
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Robert K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Highly recommended!

VERIFIED   NEW  8 Hour Trip on August 14, 2025
Donald and Andrea worked hard to find fish on a challenging day.ย  We could have limited out easily, but decided to head back...
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Brad R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day of fishing.

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on July 2, 2025
We asked our Captain and Crew to fish in deep water for big fish. We caught two 20lb King Salmon and limited out before 10am...
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Kurt R.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Experienced the impossible yet prevailed

VERIFIED   NEW  8 Hour Trip on August 16, 2025
Never have I lost 5! Fish for no reason. But the boat still landed salmon.ย  Dan and his wife are amazing and know the fish,...
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Leonard L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome

VERIFIED   NEW  6 Hour Trip on August 12, 2025
Great trip, everything was great we all got our limit.
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