Captain
Tim Hyvonen

Member since August 2016 Oak Creek, United States
Background
I started fishing at a very early age and landed my first Brown Trout out of the Root River at 5 years old and I was hooked. For the past 25 years, I have learned and created different techniques that have produced fish time and time again. After spending three years in the Coast Guard I came back home and started my own business, WIFinlander Guide Service, with a focus in springtime Steelhead in the rivers of Lake Michigan. I spent a few years fishing with other tournament fishermen and other charter captains learning the ropes and in 2014, I bought my first boat and started trolling on Lake Michigan and did very well in my first Salmon A Rama out of my own boat. Since then, I have continued to learn and progress and last fall I decided to embark on getting my Captains License. There is no better feeling than seeing the smile on someone's face who just caught either their first or biggest Trout/Salmon.
Techniques
During the spring and summer I use trolling as my primary method to target and catch trout and salmon. In the fall I pull out the Shimano spinning rods and jig for staging chinooks, cohos and brown trout.

Hey, I'm Captain Tim Hyvonen

Oak Creek, Verenigde Staten
Background
I started fishing at a very early age and landed my first Brown Trout out of the Root River at 5 years old and I was hooked. For the past 25 years, I have learned and created different techniques that have produced fish time and time again. After spending three years in the Coast Guard I came back home and started my own business, WIFinlander Guide Service, with a focus in springtime Steelhead in the rivers of Lake Michigan. I spent a few years fishing with other tournament fishermen and other charter captains learning the ropes and in 2014, I bought my first boat and started trolling on Lake Michigan and did very well in my first Salmon A Rama out of my own boat. Since then, I have continued to learn and progress and last fall I decided to embark on getting my Captains License. There is no better feeling than seeing the smile on someone's face who just caught either their first or biggest Trout/Salmon.
Techniques
During the spring and summer I use trolling as my primary method to target and catch trout and salmon. In the fall I pull out the Shimano spinning rods and jig for staging chinooks, cohos and brown trout.
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Beoordelingsoverzicht
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 60 reviews
Boot
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Captain Tim was great!
Captain Tim was great!
Captain Tim was great!
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Good experience
87%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
89%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
84%
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Stephen S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boot
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Sometimes you canโ€™t control the fish

GECONTROLEERD   5 Hour Trip (AM) on Juli 2, 2025
Would highly recommend. Captain Tim is extremely knowledgeable, personable, and was a great guide for my family of three, and...
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Craig M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great time, Tim was a excellent Captain and host

GECONTROLEERD   NIEUW  4 Hour Trip - Inland Mixed Bag on November 7, 2025
Learned a lot from Tim.ย  Going to eat my trout tonight!
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Nico I.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boot
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Knowledgeable Guide with a Lifetime of Experience

GECONTROLEERD   Special 2 hour trip for Nico Ipeker on Oktober 16, 2025
Capt. Tim was a great time, brought us right to the fish and swapped stories the whole time. Even accommodated my very tight...
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Bruce P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boot
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Tim

GECONTROLEERD   4 Hour Trip - Inland Mixed Bag on September 22, 2025
Even though we werenโ€™t able to catch some fish captain Tim was great and did everything he could to get us on fish. I highly...
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Kenneth J.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boot
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Windy day

GECONTROLEERD   NIEUW  4 Hour Trip - Inland Mixed Bag on November 8, 2025
No fish but captain said the next trip would be on him. I enjoyed the downtown Milwaukee tour with historical information shared.
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