Dumper Dan’s Charter Fishing

This August my dad and I went charter fishing on Lake Michigan with Dumper Dan’s Sportfishing Charters.  Dumper Dan’s is the largest charter fishing fleet in Sheboygan, Wisconsin with five clean and up to date boats available.  Dan and his crews are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.  The crew set up several lines for each of us with lures selected based on their experience with fishing in the area.

One of Dumper Dan's other boats fishing nearby.

The first mates use cell phones to call eachother so that the fleet as a whole can find out where on the lake, what depths, and which lures are working to improve the odds of catching fish and to brag a little.  After a half day of fishing we caught two large and two medium king salmon; over 50 lbs of fish, which is more than enough to last us for a while.

The first salmon I caught; it weighed about 18 pounds.

After returning to shore, the first mates offer various ways to clean and fillet your fish at a modern cleaning station located by the docks.  We got a recommendation for a pizza place (Nicky’s Pizza) which brought a delicious thin crust pizza to our hotel.  The Sheboygan marina has rescently been updated and is a pretty nice place; next time we’re there we plan to try some of the waterside dining and to explore a little more.

Overall fishing with Dumper Dan was great, and I recommend them or the Sheboygan area to fishers or anyone interested in visiting nice-sized lakeside city.