Blue Ribbon Outdoors Guide Service

Earlier this summer I made the trip to Milwaukee and fished with Captain Austin and Blue Ribbon Outdoors. Austin is a U.S. military veteran who returned to his home state of Wisconsin to fulfill his dream of being a charter captain after serving overseas. We met him on the dock at 6 o’clock in the morning and were on our way out almost immediately. The plan was to find the school he had located the day before and see what we could get ourselves into from there. We took a quick boat ride out of the harbor and just like that we were fishing. Austin’s boat is a 31’ long, 12’ wide fishing machine named “Regicide” that is made to handle Lake Michigan waves with ease. While his boat can handle some big water, he is always watching the weather to make sure your trip will be both enjoyable and safe. We set up a nice spread of downriggers, dipsy divers, and planer boards and quickly got into the fish. We caught some wildly acrobatic Steelhead as well as a few Coho Salmon and Lake Trout. Unfortunately we were just a few days too early into the season to get into a pile of King Salmon. It was a great trip and the first for my six-year-old son. Austin was great with him and loves seeing them smile as they fight some truly giant Lake Michigan fish.

Austin is a fishing maniac and will run up to three guided trips a day during the prime time of the season. He will quickly show you that he is not in the business of fishing, but in the business of catching. You will be brought to where the fish are and get ready, because you are about to get bit. If you think I’m kidding just Google the name of his boat.

Blue Ribbon Outdoors is a full service-fishing guide in the spring and summer, which includes packaging and cleaning of the fish you catch. They also provide duck hunts in the fall as well as guided ice-fishing trips in the winter.

Give Captain Austin a call at 608-698-3332 and make some room in the freezer for a pile of fresh Lake Michigan fillets!

Blue Ribbon Outdoors

1750 N. Lincoln Memorial Slip 1A

Milwaukee, WI

608-698-3332