On Hot Ticket, we catch King Salmon, Coho, Steelhead, Brown Trout, and Lake Trout, We pride ourselves on being a first-class Lake Michigan charter fishing operation. We have a long list of businesses that have found our fishing services on the lake very productive for entertaining clients, as well as many private family fishing and cruise charters. Every fishing trip on Lake Michigan aboard Hot Ticket includes all your rods, reels, bait, tackle, and we clean your fish and bag them.

Captain Jeff  has been a licensed captain for over 10 years and has over 40 years of fishing and  boating experience.   His goal is to provide a safe, comfortable, productive, educational, and, above all else, fun day on the water.  He understands that there is much more to a successful charter experience than just catching fish.  Captain Dave enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with his customers and is happy to provide “hands on, how to” type charters.

Enjoying a fishing experience on Lake Michigan is as easy as making a phone call. If you desire we can provide everything for a great day of fishing on Lake Michigan from your food and beverages to arranging fish cleaning services at the end of a great day of fishing.

We fish seven days a week on Lake Michigan from the Manistee area, which is conveniently located within minutes to entertainment as in golf and a casino. We fish from when the ice melts to when the snow flies and April – October. In addition, we can do multiple charters so if you have a huge group of fishing people we can accommodate your needs. If you need a place to stay, call us, we can arrange that too.