Calvin and I took out Millwright Don, Cardiac Nurse Brenda and their 3 beautiful daughters the morning after they drove the 200 miles from northern Wisconsin and pulled into Fort Wilkins (Copper Harbor) late last night. Fishing was a little slow, but we came in with 4 lake trout and one steelhead after releasing one […]
We're quite a catch!
– 3-time client, MikeMike and his crew after their day on the water. One Coho and lots of lake trout.
Thanks for the great charter. Will try to do again next year. Thanks to (deckhand) Doug as well.
– JimJim’s gang after the first day of fishing.
Brian – most appreciation from our entire family of fishers for the fine service and great experience. Max’s 8 pounder was exciting, but so was every smaller fish! You are a quality guy. Jack ain’t bad, either! Best regards to you and family
– Dane
Thank you! We loved our trip – more importantly, the groom loved the trip!
Back in the heat of Texas now, though
Missing that cool breeze off the top of Lake Superior.
– BobBob’s son with a nice Lake Trout. He later caught a small mouth bass in Lac La Belle.
Thanks so much for your time on Friday with my family giving them a great fishing experience. In my job role I work very closely with our safety department so I was very impressed with your safety orientation and explanation of all the safety features on the boat.
– Scott
Janice, Kathryn, and I truly enjoyed our fishing experience aboard the “Fishin Mission”. Definitely one of the highlights of our vacation. The salmon were great on the grill that evening.
– TimTim and Sharon with their limit of 10 fish for the day from Stannard Rock
Hi Brian! We had such a great time fishing last summer! Tim and I are looking ahead at our schedule and hoping to be able to book another trip with you! Sharon and I had one of the best times we have had for awhile. I shipped 30lbs of lake trout home and though they were frozen everyone had enjoyed some fantastic lake Superior lake trout. We have recommended your service to anyone who has been interested.
– RobPat and Rob with their catch
Just wanted to let you know I drove back a day early to use my day off to smoke the fish. I used a pickling spice brine overnight, let dry, and smoked at 180 deg. for 7 hours. An old captain in Grand Haven suggested a light brush of maple syrup just before done. The fish was fantastic! I can’t wait to share at work.
– CindyCindy’s Mother Helen with the biggest catch of the day… 13 pounds
We all enjoyed the time we spent out on the water. The fish tasted great and your son and you both were very enjoyable to be with. We will surely see you again next time we are up that way.
– Susan and MartinSusan Fighting a Laker
Great trip, hope to get back one of these years!
– Dan Langford (and his wife Ann who planned the surprise) - Pinckney, MichiganWow! What a way to celebrate my birthday! Couldn’t ask for better weather or a better fishing experience out at Stannard Rock. Not only did I catch the fish of a lifetime with that thirty-pound Laker, but diving off the boat at the lighthouse was the icing on the cake. Your pleasant personality, knowledge of the sport and the surrounding area, and many fish stories all helped to make the trip enjoyable – oh and I don’t want to forget the delicious smoked Lake Trout snack.
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“Thanks Brian – for a great day of late September lake trout fishing. If you ordered the weather it could not have been better. Sunny skies and calm winds made for some comfortable time on the water. The Fishin’ Mission is a great boat to get out on Superior in and the lake trout were biting pretty good with several over 6 pounds. Mike was delighted with the catch – for him a first!
If you want an enjoyable fishing trip with a great guy, give Sand Point Charters a call and schedule some time with Captain Brian! Thanks again from both of us!”
Steve Williams
More fishing on Bete Grise for Lake Trout
On Monday we had both of my boats out with a large family from the Detroit area. Glenn, Coleen and kids. Did a little agate hunting on Manitou besides some fishing.Ended up with 5 lake trout, one was a 7 pounder and the rest were average for this area. The big one was boated on […]
Summary of the last few days on the water and otherwise.
Thursday we got a later than usual start with some Detroit guys that called me recently. Retired U.S. Navy submarine man Lewis and High School IT computer guy Marshall had a good day on the water as we came in with 6 fish, one of which was a nice steelhead. Submarine man, Lewis, is an […]
Fishing lately
Fished with baker Julia and nurse Kaitlynn on Monday morning for a couple of hours and got 7 lake trout total, most of them suspended. It was Kaitlynns first time on lake superior fishing for lakers, but Julia has been out before. In the afternoon, Margie and I took out a couple, interior designer Lynne […]
Fishing with a Party from Detroit and with my Boys
Thursday me and my boys went to the Manitou Island area to try the scum line after fishing on the south side of the island. Had good success on the south, with 4 nice lake trout, but even though we found the scum line did not find the fish in the 40 minutes we fished […]
Up-date on some recent fishing trips
Thursday, this week was too windy to fish, so spent the day in town and cut a couple cedars for my dock among other things. Friday I had planned to fish out of Eagle Harbor, but as I launched my boat, I noticed the wind pickign up out of the WSW. I decided to change […]
Fishing for lake trout, small mouth bass, pike, rock bass and…
Fished in Lake Superior with the boys on Monday in order to try new places. Did not find any new ones, so we fished for a short time on one of my “spots” and caught 4 lake trout. Two of them came in together as a double header, one on a deep sea (meat pole […]
Eagle Harbor, Fishing the “scum line”
Had a slow day with 2 printing shop workers from Mn this morning, one of which I took out into Bete Grise last summer. The threat of showers held off and the weather was really nice in spite of the fog on the lake. Fished about 6 miles out on a temp break, but could […]
Lighthouse Sightseeing and Fishing out of Eagle Harbor over 750 feet of water
Wednesday, we took a sightseeing ride out to Manitou Island Lighthouse and Gull Rock Lighthouse with a couple from Maryland. After this trip, they were going to Ontonagon to see the Fourteen Mile Point Lighthouse, then to Grand Marais, MN to make a circle around Isle Royale to see Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Passage Island […]
Mixture of Lake Trout, Coho Salmon and Steelhead Yesterday, but Just lakers today
Sunday was spent; with the family and visiting friends at Lac La Belle, but hope as I might, nobody asked me to take them fishing, so Finally, I asked Margaret if she wanted to go for a boat ride out to Bete Grise. She consented and as it turned out, I set a few lines […]
Contact Captain Brian
Brian Helminen
Call (906) 370-2257
brian @ sandpointcharters.com
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Sand Point Charters, LLC
22950 Airpark Boulevard
Calumet, MI 49913
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