Captain
Quinn Knudsen

Member since March 2023 Grand Rapids, United States
Background
Capt. Quinn grew up in Northern Michigan fishing his entire life. He quickly found a passion for chasing migratory and non-migratory fish throughout Lake Michigan and its' numerous tributaries. Capt. Quinn worked on Lake Michigan charter boats from the age of 15 to 21 and bought his first river boat at age 16. Over the past decade Capt. Quinn has developed a particular skill set for chasing salmon, steelhead, trout and smallmouth throughout Lake Michigan's tributaries. After receiving his degree in Finance from Grand Valley State University he decided this was a skill set that he wanted to share and opened up Ripple Effect Guide Service for business.

Hey, I'm Captain Quinn Knudsen

Grand Rapids, United States
Background
Capt. Quinn grew up in Northern Michigan fishing his entire life. He quickly found a passion for chasing migratory and non-migratory fish throughout Lake Michigan and its' numerous tributaries. Capt. Quinn worked on Lake Michigan charter boats from the age of 15 to 21 and bought his first river boat at age 16. Over the past decade Capt. Quinn has developed a particular skill set for chasing salmon, steelhead, trout and smallmouth throughout Lake Michigan's tributaries. After receiving his degree in Finance from Grand Valley State University he decided this was a skill set that he wanted to share and opened up Ripple Effect Guide Service for business.
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Ripple Effect Guide Service

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(7 reviews)
Grand Rapids
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Trips from US $300

Ripple Effect Guide Service โ€“ Traverse City

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(8 reviews)
Traverse City
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $299

Ripple Effect Guide Service โ€“ Muskegon River

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(2 reviews)
Newaygo
Trips from US $350

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 21 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (13)
Fishing with Quinn
Amazing time for my guys!
Amazing time for my guys!
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
62%
Appropriate for children
71%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Jenna L.
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing time for my guys!

VERIFIED   NEW  Walleye fishing on Long Lake on August 4, 2025
Captain Quinn is one smart cookie and such a great person! He is knowledgeable and extremely competent and the boys had a great...
Jenna L. recommends Ripple Effect Guide Service โ€“ Traverse City
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Ryan W.
Excellent
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Pike..Pike..Pike and more Pike

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Trout on June 18, 2025
My son wanted to caught his first northern pike, I talked to the captain a few days before our trip, and captain Quinn got...
Ryan W. recommends Ripple Effect Guide Service โ€“ Traverse City
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Sam R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great Captain, very professional.

VERIFIED   5 Hr โ€“ Muskegon River Smallmouth on June 2, 2025
Captain Quinn is an outstanding guide. We caught lots of fish and missed two giants. We are seniors and he was great...
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Frank B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Special 4 hour trip for Frank Burks on August 11, 2025
Caught our limit!
Frank B. recommends Ripple Effect Guide Service โ€“ Traverse City
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Randy S.
Excellent
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Muskegon River Brown Trout

VERIFIED   5hr- Muskegon River Trout on May 17, 2025
Captain Quinn was a great host.ย  Knowledgeable and patient with our group.ย  Caught several small mouth and brown trout.ย ...
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