Elite Charters - Lake Michigan

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Experience the best fishing Saginaw Bay has to offer with Elite Charters and Captain Chris Hixson. Based out of Ludington, Michigan, Elite Charters is in a prime location on Lake Michigan’s popular bay. Captain Chris will be your guide on these waters. An avid angler throughout his life, he’s...

Experience the best fishing Saginaw Bay has to offer with Elite Charters and Captain Chris Hixson. Based out of Ludington, Michigan, Elite Charters is in a prime location on Lake Michigan’s popular bay. Captain Chris will be your guide on these waters. An avid angler throughout his life, he’s been a Certified Captain since the 80’s. With decades of experience fishing the Great Lakes, there’s nobody better to show you what fishing is all about here. With more than 30 years of experience, he is prepared to give you an awesome fishing experience! You’ll drift along the bay aboard a 22’ center console, powered by a 250HP Yamaha engine. Captain Chris’s boat is built for your comfort. His vessel is outfitted with creature comforts of home such as a toilet. She’s also a vessel built for serious fishing. A live well for fresh bait, downriggers, outriggers, and a wireless trolling motor are on board. USCG approved safety gear is on board as well. A GPS and a fish finder round out the electronics on Captain Chris’s vessel. Elite Charters provides quality rods, reels, tackle, and lures. Anglers 16 and older must bring a valid Michigan State fishing license. You will also need a cooler to transport your fish home. Captain Chris welcomes children and anglers of all skill level on your trip with Elite Charters. You can join Captain Chris in Ludington, where the fishing is known to be some of the best on Lake Michigan! Captain Chris will do everything he can to get you on the fish. Walleye, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, and Lake Trout are your targeted species on your trip with Elite Charters. At the end of the day, his First Mate will clean and fillet your catch to take home. Please note that there’s a legal limit of how many fish you can catch, and trips may end earlier than planned if you hit the number. Book your trip today with Elite Charters and Captain Chris Hixson for a Lake Michigan fishing trip that will have you coming back year after year!

Popular Features:

  • Fish Cleaning Included
  • Toilet On Board
  • Children Welcome
  • Fishing Tackle Included
  • First Mate
  • Fishing Trips with Elite Charters - Lake Michigan start at: $480.00

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  • Your Captain will provide:

    • Catch Cleaning & Filleting
    • Lures
    • Rods Reels Terminal Tackle

    You’ll need to bring drinks (no glass bottles), snacks, weather appropriate clothing, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.

  • Weather cancellations are at your Captain’s discretion, your safety is their number one priority! You will receive a refund for any weather cancellation, or you can choose to reschedule your trip for a different date.

  • 400 West Filer Street Ludington, MI

    • Coho Salmon
    • King Salmon
    • Lake Trout
    • Brown Trout
    • Rainbow Trout
    Your Captain will have you targeting the species biting most frequently on the days leading up to your trip!

Trips:

You will have the opportunity to select backup dates in checkout (if applicable)

3/4 Day Trip (AM)

$480.00

Offered 08/02/25 - 09/12/25

Price includes up to 2 guests

+$100.00 per additional guest, max 4 guests

6:00am - 12:00pm CST (6 hours)
Deposit refundable up to 30 Days before the trip
Trip Details

Spend trolling Lake Michigan for Salmon and Trout! Be sure to bring a personal cooler, you won't want to leave these fillets at the dock!

3/4 Day Trip (PM)

$480.00

Price includes up to 2 guests

+$100.00 per additional guest, max 4 guests

1:00pm - 7:00pm CST (6 hours)
Deposit refundable up to 7 Days before the trip
Trip Details

This late afternoon trip offers you the chance to hit the late evening bite as the sun sets over the lake. Most trips offer beautiful views of the orange and red sky as rods take off with fish. You will catch Trout and Salmon through trolling Lake Michigan.

Full Day Trip

$540.00

Offered 08/02/25 - 09/12/25

Price includes up to 2 guests

+$100.00 per additional guest, max 4 guests

6:00am - 2:00pm CST (8 hours)
Deposit refundable up to 30 Days before the trip
Trip Details

This is the most popular trip! We'll run until the fish limit is met. You will set your poles as the sun rises, and the Trout and Salmon will start ripping the lines soon enough!

Customer Reviews
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Knowledgeable Captain and Crew
Captain Chris and First Mate Dave were very knowledgeable and pleasant to have a conversation with. The price for a full day outing dedicated to just my son and I was fair. We enjoyed the day very much and intend to book with Elite again.
Captain Chris and First Mate Dave were very knowledgeable and pleasant to have a conversation with. The price for a full day outing dedicated to just my son and I was fair. We enjoyed the day very much and intend to book with Elite again.
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Awesome experience
Had a Great Time with Captain Chris and 1st mate Dave. Excellent Experience! These Fisherman had the latest technology on the boat. They were friendly and courteous with my 13 yr old son and me as well. We did not get any fish for a few hrs in the early morning but the crew kept at it! We then landed 4 Master Angler sized fish for the day! 40 1/2” 29lb KIng Salmon and 3 Lake trout ranging from 35”-37 3/4”. Great Trip and will most likely go again next year! Thanks Chris! Thanks Dave! My son will remember that trip for years to come!
Had a Great Time with Captain Chris and 1st mate Dave. Excellent Experience! These Fisherman had the latest technology on the boat. They were friendly and courteous with my 13 yr old son and me as well. We did not get any fish for a few hrs in the early morning but the crew kept at it! We then landed 4 Master Angler sized fish for the day! 40 1/2” 29lb KIng Salmon and 3 Lake trout ranging from 35”-37 3/4”. Great Trip and will most likely go again next year! Thanks Chris! Thanks Dave! My son will remember that trip for years to come!
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Professional charter
Great trip today with Capt Chris and his mate, David. These guys are real pros. They are friendly, knowledagle anglers who hosted our group of 4 adult men. Captain Chris’s boat and equipment was clean and trouble free all day. We went 5 for 5 on salmon hookups. We had a blast catching the fish and transiting to and from the fishing site. David did a wonderful job cleaning our fish when we returned to the dock. I would recommend Elite Charters to anyone seeking a great time fishing. Well done Chris!!
Great trip today with Capt Chris and his mate, David. These guys are real pros. They are friendly, knowledagle anglers who hosted our group of 4 adult men. Captain Chris’s boat and equipment was clean and trouble free all day. We went 5 for 5 on salmon hookups. We had a blast catching the fish and transiting to and from the fishing site. David did a wonderful job cleaning our fish when we returned to the dock. I would recommend Elite Charters to anyone seeking a great time fishing. Well done Chris!!
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Additional Features:

  • Saftey Equipment

  • Life Jackets
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • First-aid Equipment
  • Cpr-trained Crew
  • Flares
  • Vhf Radio
  • Navigation

  • Gps
  • Fish Finder
  • Price Includes

  • Catch Cleaning & Filleting
  • Lures
  • Rods Reels Terminal Tackle
  • First Mate

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