Private Guide Service
Fishermen’s Wharf Resort offers the best and most experienced guides on one of the largest lakes in Minnesota, Lake Mille Lacs. Our guides will put trophy Walleye, Bass, Northern Pike, Perch and Muskie in the boat. Walleye, Bass and Muskie are the most commonly fished trophy fish in the lake. Do not miss your opportunity!
There is more to a guided fishing trip than just setting out to catch a limit of fish. It is more like a personal, on-the-water seminar. Your guide will give you details about the seasonal movements of fish, the selection and use of the right tackle, you will use of the latest in electronic equipment, rods, reels and gear that will help you understand the world of fishing. You are bound to learn something that will make your own fishing more productive and fun forever!
Our guides will teach you different techniques such as Bobbering, Trolling, Casting, Drifting, Lindy Rigging, and Jigging. They will also show you how the presentation and location of these techniques can make all the difference in catching your trophy fish!
For your fast and easy gift shopping, we also offer personalized fishing gift certificates for guided Lake Mille Lacs fishing. Fishing gift certificates are for all your gift giving occasions including Christmas, Valentine's Day, Father's Day, Birthdays, and all other such events. Gift Certificates may be personalized to accommodate your exact needs. We accept payment by check, money order, credit card, and cash. Just call 800-645-3693 or email (reservations@wharfmn.com) and we will handle everything else.
Fishermen’s Wharf Resort will provide:
- The most knowledgeable and professional “Class Act” fishing guides you have ever fished with
- Fun, productive, educational, and top-notch guided trips with top of the line equipment
- A “fishing trip of a lifetime” experience
- The knowledge our guides have of Lake Mille Lacs and its great Walleyes is unsurpassed
- Fishermen’s Wharf has the Best location on Lake Mille Lacs. Centrally located and close to many “Hot Spots”
Simply put, our customers are always provided the most qualified and most experienced Lake Mille Lacs fishing guide service on Lake Mille Lacs. We accommodate beginners and seasoned anglers, large groups and small, friends, family, individuals, businesses, and anyone else desiring the services of a first-rate quality Lake Mille Lacs fishing guide. All equipment will be provided on guided trips and we are equipped to provide such ancillary services as catering and transportation if required to accommodate the needs of larger parties. Don't wait to call - summer time periods fill up quickly!
Contact Fishermen’s Wharf Guide Service today by e-mail (reservations@wharfmn.com) or by phone (800-345-3693) to reserve your prime fishing date or to purchase your personalized fishing gift certificate.
Personal, Professional, Quality Service
When you book a trip with Fishermen’s Wharf Resort, you will afford yourself, your friends, your family, or that special business client a quality fishing trip. Each guide has references available upon request.
For the Corporate Client
We know how tough it is to set up a trip for your clients. Let us do all the work for you.
We will provide everything from your accommodations, food, drinks, all fishing equipment, licenses, and transportation…call us, we are here to help.
Call 800-645-3693 today to book your reservation
Rates
Half Day Trips
2 People $260
3 People $295
4 People $360
Full Day Trips
2 People $385
3 People $435
4 People $485
Bait, tackle, rods & reels are provided.
What you should bring:
- Snacks & Beverages
- MN Fishing License
- Sunscreen, Sunglasses, Hat
- Weather appropriate clothing including rain gear
Call 800-645-3693 today to book your reservation
Meet our Professional Fishing Guides
Dale Eggen
Dale has been fishing Mille Lacs Lake for over 30 years. He will guide you for walleyes, muskie's, northern's, smallies and perch. This will be the first year that Dale also offers a complete guided fly fishing trip for smallmouth's.
Dale started fishing Mille Lacs at the age of 4 and has been "hooked" ever since. "Once my dad and grandma taught me the basics, they had a hard time getting me off the dock or outta the boat."
Dale has guided since 1998. He has also fished numerous tournaments on Mille Lacs and around the state. He has three top ten finishes on the MN tournament trail.
Dale has spent the last two years as General Manager of McQuoid's Inn and Angler's Paradise where he guided and drove the big launch boats, but looks forward to joining the Fishermen's Wharf team, bringing with a lot of experience and a laid back attitude. "Meeting new people and sharing my love of fishing with them is by far the most fulfilling job a guy could ask for!"
Jack Dunn
Jack is one of our busiest guides. You can count on Jack to be on the water almost everyday in the spring, summer and fall, fishing for walleyes or trophy smallmouth bass.
Jack has been fishing Minnesota waters all his life. For the last 25 years, Mille Lacs has been his home away from home. Jack started tournament fishing 20 years ago, and has been guiding since 1992.
Jack is accomplished at several styles of fishing, including live bait rigging, spot on the spot bobber fishing, and trolling spinners on deep-water structure.
Jack is a three time “National Team Championship” qualifier. In 1998, Jack finished second in the U.S.F.A. “Team Walleye” Minnesota Championships, and 7th at the National event in Stockton Missouri. He and his partner ended the year 3rd overall in the Minnesota Team Walleye circuit. Jack has numerous top ten finishes in MTT (Minnesota Tournament Trail) events, as well as in other tournaments held on Mille Lacs, and was featured on Sportsman’s Quest, which was aired on ESPN, competing in a N.A.W.A. tournament held here on Mille Lacs, in 1998!
Jack’s biggest joy is sharing a day on the water with our customers, and sharing his knowledge and understanding of the lake with them.
Jack is on the Pro Teams of both Mercury Marine, and Yar-Craft Boats.
Jeff Hanson
I got my start fishing at an early age with my dad and grandpa. I have been professionally guiding clients for 10 years on Mille Lacs Lake, getting my start in ‘98 under the mentorship of Terry McQuoid.
I have spent around 100 days on the open water most of those years, sometimes more. My favorite methods and fish change throughout the season. Early in the year I love nothing more than rigging up on the sand for walleyes.
By Memorial day, I want to be rigging out on the mud. Then around mid-June I’ll start pulling some spinners or bobber-fishing deep rocks and gravel on windier days and rigging the mud when it’s calmer. By mid-July, I’m spending more time bobbering on breezy days. By this time of year I’ll also begin Smallmouth bass fishing on the reefs. August is my favorite month for bobber fishing for walleyes and by the end of August I’m spending a lot of time Muskie fishing and then more and more throughout the fall.
Profile:
-
Hobbies (besides fishing): deer hunting, hockey
-
Occupations (besides guiding): High School Phy. Ed. teacher, coach
Tournament Accomplishments:
-
1st: MN Tournament Trail, Aug. ‘07
-
1st: Red Door Invitational, July, ‘07
-
2nd: Red Door Invitational, July, ‘05
-
3rd: MN Tournament Trail, Aug. ‘06
-
3rd: Red Door Invitational, July, ‘04
-
3rd: Red Door Invitational, July, ‘98
-
3rd: Hunter’s Point Invite, June, ‘99
Tim Ajax
I live in Isle, Minnesota, with my fiancée Katie and three kids John, Mary Jo and Samantha. My dad got me hooked on fishing as a youngster. I’ve been fishing the big pond for over 2 decades, with the last 10 years as a professional guide and competitor in many Walleye tournaments.
On your guided trip, you will be fishing in a 20’ Tuffy Tiller powered by Mercury with Lowrance electronics. I will provide you with professional and courteous service along with a great learning experience for tactics and strategies on catching more fish from Opener to late fall. Most of all I want everyone’s trip to be fun and memorable. All rods, reels, etc are top notch and provided. The Tuffy can take 1 to 3 people comfortably. I am generally be very flexible for even last minute trips. I prefer to talk with you or your group prior to meeting at the landing for the first time to work out details and prepare for weather and wind.
My Walleye tournament resume consists of several top finishes over the years, including back-to-back 2nd place finishes in Hunters Point 2007, Red Door 2007, and 9th place in the 2007 FLW Pro Am. My strengths as a guide are trophy Walleyes, Muskie's, and Northern Pike.
Brad Hawthorne
Brad Hawthorne is a long time Mille lacs angler, with 102 years of family history on the lake and spending more than 125+ days on Mille Lacs every year, on the ice and open water.
His mission is simple, to put you on the fish. He started fishing the big lake when he was just six, under the watchful eye of his grandfather Clayton Johnson and now continues to pass down the knowledge of the big lake to his customers.
Weather it is fall trolling for big Walleyes or "corking" shallow rocks or maybe rigging out in the "mud", Brad can customize a trip for you and your family.
Sponsors:
Team Folbe (Pro Staff)
StrikeMaster Ice Augers
Ed Peterson
Ed is on the Pro Staff of several companies including Warrior Boats and Zachmeier Manufacturing. He is an accomplished speaker and gives seminars at sporting goods stores, in both winter and summer.
Ed has fished Mille Lacs for over 30 years and guided on Mille Lacs professionally for 10 years. He enjoys taking people to the best walleye fishery in Minnesota - Lake Mille Lacs.. Ed is accomplished in bobber fishing, spinner, crank bait and his favorite is Lindy rigging for walleye.
Ed is available to take you to any spot on the entire lake where the fish are biting. He also has a great deal of patience for the younger fisher person. Perch and bass are also abundant on Mille Lacs and can be included in a fun filled day.
