Welcome to Skinner’s Guide Service™!

I specialize in night fishing for trophy walleye in Northern Wisconsin. I regularly put clients on their personal best walleye, smallmouth bass, and musky. My goal is to help clients catch quality fish while creating a positive, educational environment that helps them grow as anglers.

Come experience the beauty the Northwoods has to offer - after most anglers have long since left for the night - and catch some impressive fish!

All anglers 16 years or older need a valid Wisconsin fishing license. To purchase a license, visit your local Wisconsin tackle shop, or click the following link: Wisconsin DNR GO WILD

RATES AND AVAILABLE TRIPS

  • STANDARD TRIP

    We will fish from half an hour before dusk to 1:30 am. Exact hours vary by season, expect to catch keeper walleye, smallmouth bass, musky, and potentially a walleye over 25”

    Rates:

    1 Man: $275

    2 Man: $350

    3 Man: $425

  • ALL NIGHTER

    Join me as we fish from half an hour before dusk to sunrise. This is the most advanced, technical trip I offer. We will utilize several methods of fishing. We will exclusively target trophy walleye.

    Rates:

    1 Man: $400

    2 Man: $475

    3 Man: $525

What is Long Line Trolling?

Long line trolling is a truly unique form of walleye fishing that I believe puts more quality fish in the boat than all other methods. We frequently catch 10-20 fish in a night, with average catches being in the 15-25 inch range, and frequent catches over 25 inches.

When long lining, I will slowly and skillfully navigate the boat over shallow structure, ranging from rock humps, ledges, flats, mouths of creeks, edges of weed beds, and steep drop-offs. At night, big walleye haunt these areas, accompanied by schools of smaller, eater sized walleye that often compete for the lure. I silently propel the boat along structure with an Advanced GPS enabled Minn Kota electric trolling motor, controlled with a remote.

Some nights, you can tell the eaters are faster and hungrier than the big fish, other nights its all big fish. It can vary greatly but the action is always enjoyable. In the summer, we frequently tie into huge smallmouth bass, occasional musky, and even very large northern pike!

When I guide you on open water for walleye, I exclusively long line troll. It is an art that I have dedicated serious time to mastering. I take my craft very seriously, and you can expect a high quality, memorable night of fishing.