We booked with Tyler of Pure Angling as a last minute thing. It started out as a windy day and we had an evening time slot to start. Tyler kept in contact with us all day long on wind and where the best place would be to start from due to the choppy water. We ended up fishing from the E Grand Traverse Bay boat launch and we had a great day. Winds calmed down later in the evening. We Reeled in a bunch of lake trout. And at the end trolled for Salmon. Tyler didn’t give up on us trying to snag a Salmon! It was almost dark and they still hadn’t bit but all of a sudden we got one and within minutes another! it was the end to a great day! One of them was a 40” and 26.3 lb-er. A beast!
Tyler was very personable. He knew what he was doing and had the whole boat set up with poles to ensure the most chances to snag the big one! We caught consistently throughout the day and can’t thank Tyler enough for the memories made! Not to mention a freezer full of delicious fish! We already told him we will be back next year for him to give our 14 yr old who was unable to join us a great experience as well!

Captain Tyler was a perfect choice for our family! We had never done a fishing charter before, and this was a Father’s Day/birthday gift for my husband. We hit our limit for lake trout in 2.5 hours, and my husband and kids had the time of their lives. Tyler was very communicative and even worked with us to change our time slot to avoid some rain on the day of our trip. He explained many of the aspects of what he was doing, which was really interesting and added to the experience. We are headed home with a massive amount of fish filets and some awesome memories.