Sometimes
overlooked by charter-fishing-boat clients, the Port of Milwaukee
has much to offer the “Lake Michigan” angler.
Both novice and experienced anglers alike will be pleasantly
surprised to know that charter fishing in Milwaukee County
has produced more state record fish than any other county
whose shores touch upon lake Michigan.
A check of the records of the “National Freshwater Fishing
Hall of Fame” shows Milwaukee County has held eight
current or past state record fish from lake Michigan. This
number surpasses that of all other counties bordering this
inland sea and greatly exceeds the number taken from any neighboring
counties.
Milwaukee
County proudly holds two current state record fish. The largest
Coho salmon ever brought ashore
in Wisconsin weighed 26.19#’s and was caught from the
Pegasus by John Gregory, a Leisure Time Charters customer
in 1999. The present state record Atlantic salmon with a weight
of 23.15#’s was caught in 1980 within view of the city
of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee has also laid claim to six other state records.
Coho Salmon, Atlantic, Brown and Rainbow, Lake Michigan has
at one time or another claimed four state records from the
top six* salmon and trout species available in the lake.
A
record like this is quite an astonishing feat considering
Milwaukee County encompasses only 35 of the 326 miles of Michigan
shoreline of Wisconsin.
When you are ready to book your
next charter fishing trip on Lake Michigan remember Leisure
Time Charters. After all, Captain Mike and the Pegasus fish
the “Home of the Big Ones” on a daily basis.
* Top six species by weight include Atlantic, Chinook and
Coho salmon as well as Rainbow, Brown and Lake
trout.
A
record like this is quite an astonishing feat considering
Milwaukee County encompasses only 35 of the 326 miles of Michigan
shoreline of Wisconsin.