Spring Swing

Well Spring is swinging into a great time to be out fishing this 2015 season!

We have been in the Detroit River since the start of April and getting our fill of the Walleye action! The Walleye season started out with many huge hens that were in their spawn phase being caught and these were all trophy fish. The action has continually picked up on both the American and Canadian sides of the river. The season has progressed and with May we have had some awesome action with many limits of Walleye caught on our trips and now the river is full of the best size of eater Walleye that you could want. If you haven’t got your piece of this spring Walleye rush now is the time as this action will not last. We will be running our Walleye trips through the end of May.

We also have both of our big boats in the water and have been out fishing for the early season Bass on the Michigan side of Lake St. Clair. The Bass action has been off or I should say “ON the hook”. We have been averaging between 4 to 6 dozen Bass caught every trip out. We have had many Bass between the 2 to 3 pound mark and have also had many over the 4 pound mark! These trips are great for people whom love that ultra-light tackle to fight fish in a hand to lip battle. It is also great for kids that love the constant action and the Bass are a great fight for everyone!

Muskie season is just around the corner and we look forward to chasing these monster predators of the lake all summer and fall.

Give us a call to set up your trips and get in on the action!

Tight Lines,

Capt. Kevin Backus

Walleye Season Is Upon Us!

Don’t miss out on the best Walleye fishing in the country! The Walleye Run only comes once a year and lasts until the end of May.

We wanted to let everyone know that our 2015 Fishing Season is officially under way! We have launched our river boat “River Raider”, which is down at Kean’s Marina on the Detroit River and ready for the spring Walleye run that is underway right now!

Spring has finally sprung and The Spring Walleye run has finally begun as they are loaded in the Detroit River system, with over 6 million of these Walleye running the river for their spring spawning, it is the best Walleye fishing in the country! The big hens are being caught often at this time and the numbers of Walleye caught are increasing daily. Limit catches of Walleye are most common on our charters but we always let those monster hens go to lay their eggs and keep this great fishery going!

Captain Keith has already been checking out some of our hot spots and looks like he is on top of his game as usual by the looks of this monster hen! He is excited to get you out fishing this Walleye season and teach you some of his skills at slaying the fish.

We have extended our Walleye trips to 5 hours for up to 4 people to increase your fun and catches. We have all new Ultralight Rods and Reels by Shimano, so you will feel everything and get the best fight out of these Walleye!

The Walleye madness only happens once a year and lasts until the end of May so the time is limited but the action is hot and heavy at times. The peak of this Walleye season will be upon us in no time at all. Don’t miss out on the best Walleye fishing in the country. Call us to reserve your charters and get in on the action!

Tight Lines,

Capt. Kevin Backus

Happy New Year!

We at Mr. Muskie Charters would like to thank all of our customers for making the 2014 fishing season a great year and a huge success. We greatly appreciate your business and look forward to fishing with you again soon. We are currently booking charters for the 2015 season and would like to give all our customers first dibs on available dates for the upcoming season. If you book before the shows you can still receive 2014 prices as well as pre-show discounts.

We will be doing 3 shows this season

• Ultimate Fishing Show: Jan. 8th thru the 11th – Suburban Collection Showplace Novi, MI.

• Outdoorama: Feb. 26th thru March 1st - Suburban Collection Showplace Novi, MI.

• Ultimate Sport Show: March 19th thru March 22nd – Devos Place Grand Rapids, MI.

Let us know if you plan on visiting us at the shows to book your trips for next year and we will arrange to get you tickets for the show.

The 2014 Season’s standings are as follows:

• We boated over 1000 Muskies and averaged 7 fish per trip throughout the season.
• We had 19 fish over the 30 pound mark and our seasons largest was a Monster just under 40 pounds that was 54 inches long. It was the 2nd largest Muskie boated in our history!
• We had over 50 fish that qualified for Master Angler Awards.
• Our Bass and Bass/ Muskie Combo trips were a huge success with lots of fish caught!
• Our Sturgeon Charters were a huge success with great results! We boated 86 Sturgeon during September and October. We boated 44 Sturgeon that measured 60 inches or larger! The largest was just under 70 inches with a 33 inch girth and estimated weight by the DNR was over 110 pounds!

This season the Bass fishing was exceptional with days of over 100 caught. We averaged 4 dozen Bass caught per trip with numerous other species caught as well. Many of the Bass were over the 3-4 pound mark and the largest caught was 6 pounds. Muskie fishing had many days with double digits of fish caught and many double and triple header days which made for an amazing year of fishing!

Make sure to check out our website as we have added all the pictures and videos along with articles and any changes for 2015.

We at Mr. Muskie Charters would like to wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year! We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Tight Lines,
Capt. Kevin Backus

Last Call

Well we are in the final stretch of our 2014 Fishing Season and what a season it has been. September proved to be a record month for Sturgeon fishing! We were able to boat a total of 49 Sturgeon and fished for 15 nights. The size this season has been incredible with 26 fish measuring between 60 and 69 inches! A fish with incredible power and acrobatic tendencies Sturgeon will give you a battle that you will never forget. We are running both or Regular Sturgeon and the Executive Sturgeon Charters through the end of the month.

Muskie fishing has also had its good and bad days due to the Fall weather changes. We had some days with just a few fish boated as well as some days with over 10 Muskies boated. We did notice that all the Muskies are starting their Fall feeding frenzy to bulk up before winter. The upcoming weeks should produce some real Fall trophy Muskie!

We are going to run our charters through October 30th this season. We have some availability to still get people out fishing. If you want to fill a cooler with Perch or hunt down a Fall trophy Muskie or try battling the largest prehistoric river monster the great lakes has to offer, then don’t wait, give us a call to set up your final charters for the 2014 season.

We look forward to hearing from you and getting you out this fall.

Tight Lines,
Capt. Kevin Backus

Sturgeon Charters Started

We wanted to let everyone know that we have started our Sturgeon charters in the St. Clair River and its channels. We have also added a new great upgrade to these charters by offering our clients an Executive Sturgeon Charter. We will be running Sturgeon charter from "Mr. Muskie III" our 31’ Tiara. This boat offers a lot more comforts and has the hardtop and canvas to allow people to get out of the elements a bit and warm up or take a break and have something to eat and drink at the dining table. It will allow more people to enjoy these awesome charters and let them see and experience the thrills of these great prehistoric river monsters!

We will be offering upgrades to those who have already booked Sturgeon trips as well as those who wanted to get out this season and would like the comforts of our larger boat or have more people that they would like to come and experience this awesome fishing! Please contact us and let us know if you would like to upgrade your Sturgeon Charter to our Executive Trip or if you want to set up a Sturgeon Charter, (Executive or Regular), while we still have available dates!

We have had a great start to this part of our season with excellent success! We have had an average of 4 Sturgeon boated on these trips and have had 7 Sturgeon over the 60 inch mark and one Monster Sturgeon that was a whopping 70 inch. We had one trip that landed 7 and had a triple header and boated all 3 Sturgeon!

We are pleased that we are now able to offer these new Executive Sturgeon trips for those that wanted to go but they have larger groups as well as our regular Sturgeon charters in our smaller boat “River Raider”. Now we can accommodate everyone who wants to come and experience the thrill of fighting the largest prehistoric river Monster the great Lakes has to offer!

Give us a call to set up or upgrade your trips! Click here for Executive and Regular pricing.

Tight Lines,

Capt. Kevin Backus

Switch of the Season

Well August has come and gone and left us with some great fishing days on Lake St. Clair. We have been chasing the Muskies as well as the Bass this past month and have had some great success with both species.

The Muskies have been chasing the bait around the lake and with the weather that we have had that the bait was getting blown around quite a bit. The weeds also reeked their havoc with us and making us work hard for the Muskies caught.

We have still had a 7 Muskie average caught this past month and have also had many days with double digits caught. We boated over 3 Muskie in the 30 Pound Club and welcome and congratulate those new members!

The Bass fishing charters have averaged 4 dozen per trip. We have had days with fewer numbers but the quality has been awesome. We boated many Bass over the 4 to 5 pound mark and caught 2 Small Mouth Bass over 6 pounds.

September starts the Fall fishing season and usually brings some weather changes that can be both good and bad. We expect the Muskie fishing to continue to be great as we have not had our full dose of summer yet!

We will be fishing for Muskie through the end of October and will transition to chasing the Monsters as Fall approaches (not that we ever stop hunting the trophy Muskie)!

We will be also starting our Perch trips this month as they have been starting to school up a bit. We have been catching quite a few during our Bass charters lately so the time has come to fill the freezer with fresh lake perch.

We are starting our Sturgeon charters this month as well. If you have not yet experienced the trill of battling a prehistoric River Monster, then book your Sturgeon trip now!

We hope this finds everyone well and look forward to hearing from you and getting you out fishing this Fall.

Tight Lines,

Capt. Kevin Backus

Summer’s Sizzle

We are well into the peak of the Muskie fishing season! We have had some very strange weather this summer producing a wide range of temperatures and weather patterns. These weather changes have brought many storm fronts through the area, which has made for some real interesting days of fishing. The numbers of Muskies caught have been very good for the past month or so as we have averaged 7 to 9 fish boated per trip. However even on the days with fewer fish we have noticed the quality of the Muskie has been excellent with the majority of them being over the 40 inch mark! The monster Muskies have also made their presence  known in our live wells as we have boated 12 Muskies that were over the 30 pound mark and our largest of the season so far was 54½ inches and weighed 39 pounds!

The Bass fishing over the past month has also been pretty awesome. We have had many days with high numbers caught and some real quality sized Bass caught as well. The past few weeks has had some lower numbers caught but the quality and size has been great. We boated quite a few over the 5 pound mark in the past few trips and the largest was over 6 pounds!

While the Muskie and Bass fishing is still in full swing we are preparing for our Fall fishing season, which is just around the corner! We will be stopping the Bass Charters in the start of September and we will be starting up our Fall Sturgeon fishing and Perch fishing charters.

If you want to get out and fill your cooler with some jumbo Perch or would like to experience the battle of your life with a prehistoric river monster, then don’t wait as our dates are filling fast.

We will be targeting our trophy Muskie through October, so if you want to see what the fall Muskie hunts are all about come on out.

Give us a call to discuss your charters and set them up. We will be looking forward to hearing from you and getting you out fishing this fall.

Tight Lines,
Capt. Kevin Backus