Guided trips and prices
Three trips, one boat, one guide. Every trip launches from the Stoddard landing and includes rods, tackle, bait and life jackets. Open-water prices are for the whole boat, not per person.
Half day
$375 for 1 or 2 anglers
- Price
- $375 for 1 or 2 anglers, $90 for a third
- Length
- 4.5 hours
- Start
- 6:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.
- Season
- April 1 to November 20
One pattern done well. In the fall that usually means walleye on the wing dams or white bass at Lunch Bar; in summer, bass in the sloughs.
Good for: First-timers, families with kids, and anyone who wants to be home for lunch.
Book a half day
Full day
$575 for 1 or 2 anglers
- Price
- $575 for 1 or 2 anglers, $125 for a third. Shore lunch $20 a person
- Length
- 8 hours
- Start
- 6:30 a.m.
- Season
- April 1 to November 20
Time to move around Pool 8 and follow the bite. Add a shore lunch on the sandbar: I fry whatever we keep, with potatoes and coleslaw.
Good for: Fishing more than one pattern: wing dams at first light, backwaters after lunch.
Book a full day
Ice fishing
$165 per angler
- Price
- $165 per angler, 2-angler minimum, up to 6
- Length
- 5 hours
- Start
- 7:00 a.m.
- Season
- Early January to late February, only when the ice is safe
Bluegill, crappie and perch on Winter Lake from a heated shanty. Augers, flashers, rods and bait are all here; you bring boots.
Good for: Groups, kids and anyone who thinks ice fishing is cold. The shanty is heated.
Book an ice tripOn the boat for you
- Rods, reels, tackle and bait
- Life jackets in every size, kids included
- Cleaning and bagging the fish you keep
- On ice trips: heated shanty, augers and flashers
You bring
- A Wisconsin or Minnesota fishing licence if you are 16 or older
- Layers and a rain jacket, even in July
- Food and drinks (no glass on the boat)
- Polarized sunglasses and a hat
Book a trip
Pick a trip and an open date, and watch your total as you go. This sends a request, not a payment: I text you back within a day to confirm.
Your trip
- Trip
- Half day, 4.5 hours
- Date
- Not picked yet
- Start
- Morning or afternoon
- Anglers
- 2
| Half day, 1 or 2 anglers | $375 |
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Total for the trip $375
Pay nothing now. If the date works, I text you to confirm and take a $100 deposit. The rest is paid on the day by card, cash or check. Tip not included.
Thanks, . Your request is ready.
This demo does not send messages. On the live site I would get your request and text you at within a day to confirm the date and take the deposit.
Weather, cancelling and other questions
If lightning, high wind or high water makes the river unsafe, I call it, usually the evening before. You pick a new date or get your deposit back. If you need to cancel, tell me seven days ahead and the deposit moves to another date.
Can I bring my kids?
Yes. Kids five and up do well on a half day, especially in the fall when the white bass are busting. I have life jackets that fit them, and they count as anglers in the price.
Do I need a fishing licence?
Everyone 16 and older needs one. A Wisconsin or a Minnesota licence both work on the boundary waters of the Mississippi. Buy it online before the trip and have it on your phone.
Is there a bathroom on the boat?
No. I will run you back to the landing whenever you need, or to a quiet island if that is more your style.
Can we keep fish?
Yes, within Wisconsin limits. I keep walleye and panfish for the pan when you want them, and I clean and bag them at the landing. Bass, pike and big fish go back.
What if we do not catch anything?
It happens a few times a year. You pay for the time and the boat, not the fish. If the forecast looks bad, I will tell you honestly the night before and we can move the date.
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