Captain
Darren Meier

Member since July 2021 Sheboygan, United States
Background
The captain started guiding at a young age when he realized he was born to fish! He loves being on the water as much as possible and he also found that he enjoys teaching and watching someone else catch fish just as much as he does. The captain is passionate about fishing and has a tremendous amount of respect for the outdoors. He wants to see the fishery only get better and follow the rules and regulations in place for protecting the great outdoors. He fishes for many types of Wisconsin fish, his favorites are fishing for Salmon and Trout on Lake Michigan. The captain also loves to fish for Muskie and Northern Pike in Northern Wisconsin.

Hey, I'm Captain Darren Meier

Sheboygan, Verenigde Staten
Background
The captain started guiding at a young age when he realized he was born to fish! He loves being on the water as much as possible and he also found that he enjoys teaching and watching someone else catch fish just as much as he does. The captain is passionate about fishing and has a tremendous amount of respect for the outdoors. He wants to see the fishery only get better and follow the rules and regulations in place for protecting the great outdoors. He fishes for many types of Wisconsin fish, his favorites are fishing for Salmon and Trout on Lake Michigan. The captain also loves to fish for Muskie and Northern Pike in Northern Wisconsin.
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Top Notch Sportfishing Charters

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(182 reviews)
Sheboygan
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Fishing Reports

Fast and furious Salmon action!
Fast and furious Salmon action!
Jun 26, 2025 Sheboygan
On this charter we experienced the best fishing yet of the season for mature king salmon. We literally filled the cooler with no stop action the whole time we were out fishing! These customers are going home with their share of fish!
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Nice king salmon!
Nice king salmon!
Jun 19, 2025 Sheboygan
Fishing has been good targeting mostly king salmon this week. Also Catching some rainbow trout and coho salmon in the mix as well. We are booked full for this week but we do have some openings next week if anyone wants to make a reservation!
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King Salmon hits the Deck!
King Salmon hits the Deck!
Jun 15, 2025 Sheboygan
Fishing has been great with nice catches of king salmon and coho salmon mixed together. We are also finding a few rainbow and lake trout mixed in as well.
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Coho Salmon Action on Fire!
Coho Salmon Action on Fire!
Mei 17, 2025 Sheboygan
The action is on fire right now out of the Port of Sheboygan! We are catching mostly coho salmon now and expect to also catch more king salmon as we go along. These are great tasting fish and are a blast to reel in!
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Coho salmon and king salmon!
Coho salmon and king salmon!
Mei 31, 2024 Sheboygan
Today we fished the mid day and we caught our limit of coho salmon and we lost quite a few others! Them we went out in the even and caught a huge king salmon!
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Coho Salmon On Fire!
Coho Salmon On Fire!
Mei 10, 2024 Sheboygan
The coho salmon fishing is on fire right now! Great tasing fish and a lot of fun to catch!
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Customer reviews

Beoordelingsoverzicht
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Boot
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Darren
Awesome time.
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Eric C.
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Algemeen

Caught our limit and had a great time!

GECONTROLEERD   5 Hour Trip Mid Day AM on Juni 2, 2025
Darren and Cody did a great job of getting us on the fish. We went on a midday trip as that was the best for our schedule knowing...
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Chayse R.
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Amazing trip!! HIGHLY recommended.

GECONTROLEERD   5 Hour Trip AM on Juli 28, 2025
Great trip! Great people! Darren and Cody were amazing fisherman. Put us on the fish right away. WORTH EVERY PENNY! Thank you...
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Tyler G.
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Beautiful day of fishing

GECONTROLEERD   5 Hour Trip AM on Juni 29, 2025
Another great trip with Top Notch. Everyone caught a fish. I look forward to next year to make it 4 years in a row of fishing...
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Michael M.
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Fishing with Captain Darren

GECONTROLEERD   5 Hour Trip AM on Juni 17, 2025
Second time out with Captain Darren and his crew. Had a great time again and caught some nice salmon. Top Notch is named appropriately.
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Ron P.
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Awesome time.

GECONTROLEERD   5 Hour Trip AM on September 6, 2025
Capt and 1st mate were great. Got us a bunch of Kings. 2 each for my boys and nephews. We all had a great time!
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