I was in contact for two days before the trip with the charter owner. Late season with variable weather made choices difficult. He worked had to check with other captains to see where fish were being caught and with what method. We ultimately bought one day Canada licensees online and drift fished a shoal in Canadian waters. The lake made us work for what we caught but we were consistently on big Walleye all morning. A sparkling clean professionally kept boat made for peace of mind on the water.... More

I went with Champion Charters with my family, Myself Wife and 4 teenage age kids from 18-14.  We all caught fish and some real nice ones.  We had a bunch of keepers ranging from 18 to 25 inches and had around 20 shorts that just missed being legal.  Capt Shawn and First Mate Randy worked their butts off to make sure our experience was awesome.  We all took Bonine “motion sickness medicine” and no one got sick, so that was great as well.  Capt Jim, was available for texting and talking... More

My fishing expectations were completely met with Captain Luke and very affable First Mate Zach. The both worked hard and were quite patient teaching us a new technique to catch walleye. Things I learned that are relevant: 1. Captain Jim is an EXCELLENT communicator and manager for Champion Charters. You may sail with him or any of several others on the team. 2. By Ohio law, ONLY the Captain is allowed to give clients his fish limit. IF this happens, a note conferring same should... More

Do not worry if you have never charted or fished.  Champion Charter crew were very professional and made us rookies look like pros.  We had a great time.  Thank you Cpt. Jim and the rest of the crew.