Captain
Dennis Ansell

Member since February 2016 Sturgeon Bay, United States
Background
My father taught me how to fish for largemouth bass with plastic worms and I became interested in tournament fishing. As I fished more tournaments for different species I became a consistent multi species angler. This year I'm working with Lathem Smith Lodge in Sturgeon Bay. If you're going to be here in town for 2 night's or more they are offering a 10% discount on rooms with free breakfast. You have to mention my Guide Service for the discount.
Techniques
My preferred method is using artificials for all species including perch,walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass, Northern pike and Musky on Green Bay and trout and salmon on Lake Michigan. Both trolling and casting methods are used.

Hey, I'm Captain Dennis Ansell

Sturgeon Bay, United States
Background
My father taught me how to fish for largemouth bass with plastic worms and I became interested in tournament fishing. As I fished more tournaments for different species I became a consistent multi species angler. This year I'm working with Lathem Smith Lodge in Sturgeon Bay. If you're going to be here in town for 2 night's or more they are offering a 10% discount on rooms with free breakfast. You have to mention my Guide Service for the discount.
Techniques
My preferred method is using artificials for all species including perch,walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass, Northern pike and Musky on Green Bay and trout and salmon on Lake Michigan. Both trolling and casting methods are used.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(149 reviews)
Sturgeon Bay
 4 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $500
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(20 reviews)
Oshkosh
 Last booking: 5 days ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $550

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 169 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (141)
Very fun trip with Captain Dennis!
Very fun trip with Captain Dennis!
Dennis wanted to make sure we caught fish!
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Angler rating
123
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5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
86%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
80%
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Brock S.
Bad
1.7 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on August 19, 2022
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Tamara W.
Chicago, IL
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Not a โ€œfishing charterโ€

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip AM on August 26, 2021
Worst part of our trip.ย  I donโ€™t care that we didnโ€™t catch any fish but we werenโ€™t even fishing!ย  My boys were so excited...
Tamara W. does not recommend Lure-In Fishing Guide โ€“ Sturgeon Bay
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Tamara W. does not recommend Lure-In Fishing Guide โ€“ Sturgeon Bay
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Michael W.
San Bernardino, CA
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

Half day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip AM on September 27, 2019
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Steve Z.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   July 28, 2020
The charter operator canceled 24 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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