Best Fishing Charters on Lake St. Clair

Lake St. Clair charter fishing means muskie, walleye, smallmouth bass, and sturgeon, often all in one season from the same boat. These four captains keep showing up in reviews and forum threads as the ones who put clients on fish and run a tight boat. We left out the bait shops, pontoon rentals, kayak outfit, and cruise boat that share the boat charter listing category, since none of them take you fishing.

Updated August 23, 2026

1. #1

   Huskie Muskie ChartersTrophy muskie trips that put multiple fish in the boat

   Charters & Rentals · St. Clair Shores

   ★4.9Google (171)

   Captain Matt Pressnell and first mates Dave, Terry, and Jaime put groups on muskie in bunches, with recent reviews naming trips of five, six, and eleven fish in one outing. The newest 30 Google reviews run a perfect string of five stars, and FishingBooker lists the boat at 4.9 from 26 reviews on its own page for a 33 foot Trojan. Reviewers mention birthdays, anniversaries, and multi generation families landing fish together.

   Emerald City Harbor, 24200 Jefferson Ave, St Clair Shores, MI 48080 · (586) 522-6150

   Sources:Google reviews(4.9 from 171 reviews)FishingBooker(4.9 from 26 reviews)
2. #2

   Mr Muskie ChartersMuskie specialists with decades of repeat customers

   Charters & Rentals · St. Clair Shores

   ★4.9Google (137)

   Captain Kevin Backus runs a muskie focused operation out of Jefferson Beach Marina with two 31 foot Tiara boats, and reviewers keep coming back, some describing over ten years of repeat trips. Recent reviews name muskie, walleye, and even tiger musky catches, with First Mate Brandon called out often for keeping the mood loose on a long day. A Michigan Sportsman forum thread on Lake St. Clair muskie guides lists Mr Muskie Charters and Captain Backus among the names locals actually book.

   24400 Jefferson Ave, St Clair Shores, MI 48080 · (586) 771-8817

   Sources:Google reviews(4.9 from 137 reviews)Michigan Sportsman Forum, LSC Muskie charters thread
3. #3

   Fish Headz Sport Fishing ChartersWalleye limits and multi species trips

   Charters & Rentals · St. Clair Shores

   ★4.6Google (42)

   Captain Joel Piatek has more than 40 years on Lake St. Clair, and recent reviews describe walleye limits, a combined muskie and sturgeon charter, and tips he shares with beginners mid trip. A Michigan Sportsman forum thread on muskie charter options names Fisheadz and Captain Joel directly as a highly regarded pick. The three one star reviews on file all date from 2019 to 2022 over deposit and reply delays, nothing recent.

   A few older reviews describe slow replies on deposit refunds after weather cancellations, though nothing recent repeats it.

   24770 Jefferson Ave, St Clair Shores, MI 48080 · (586) 243-0914

   Sources:Google reviews(4.6 from 42 reviews)Michigan Sportsman Forum, Muskie Charters threadTripAdvisor(5.0 from 1 review)
4. #4

   Capt. Steve Jones ChartersOld school Lake St. Clair guiding, weather permitting

   Charters & Rentals · Harrison Township

   ★4.0Google (33)

   Captain Steve Jones has guided muskie, walleye, and perch trips on Lake St. Clair for decades and has a Fishing Hall of Fame induction to show for it, with reviewers describing catches like a five person, 125 fish perch limit and multiple muskie in a single trip. A Michigan Sportsman forum post names him as a longtime Harrison Township option with In Fisherman credits. The gripe that shows up more than once, most recently in June 2026, is going out in rough weather instead of rescheduling.

   Ask about the weather cancellation policy before you book, it is the most repeated complaint and the most recent one.

   37897 Mast Ct, Harrison Township, MI 48045 · (586) 201-0887

   Sources:Google reviews(4.0 from 33 reviews)Michigan Sportsman Forum, muskie charter threadYelp(3.0 from 3 reviews)

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