Sportfishing Charters

Welcome to Silver Addiction Charters, of Ludington, MI.  Our goal is to share our experience and expertise with you and your guests so that you can enjoy the thrill and excitement of Great Lakes' big-game fishing at its best!  With our professional level of service you can expect a relaxing and comfortable fishing experience, in a safe and enjoyable environment.  Whether your objective is to entertain business clients, catch the trophy of a lifetime, or just enjoy a day on the water with family and friends, we can provide the atmosphere and service to ensure that your outing is a complete success.

Don Wilhelm shows off twin 30 pounders caught last Friday.  The weather and the fish both cooperated to give these guys a great day on the water!  Kings in the 20 plus range are common and the fishing is just heating up.

On July 16th, The Ludington Offshore Classic Ladies Day Tournament took place, and the Ladies team of Silver Addiction took Third Place.  The morning started off a bit bumpy, but turned out to be a great day.  The Ladies team consisted of Stephaine Konkle, Trish Ostroe, Sarah Herbert, Stephanie Herbert, and my wife Sandi Williams.  The Ladies did a great job in catching their seven kings in 38 minutes!  The bumpy seas did not effect them as they landed all seven without a miss. 

Stephaine Konkle had the lucky touch, landing our biggest King, at 18.90 lbs!  It was the first salmon she ever caught, and she made it count.  It was also the second largest king of the day, only 0.3 lbs behind the big fish of the tournament day at 19.20 lbs.  All of the ladies worked well together, as they were not only required to reel the fish in, but also net the fish as well.

Catching the kings so quickly, allowed us to go after our other species to complete our max of five fish.  The rules required that we weigh no more than three of one species, so we needed two others.  Either a Steelhead, Lake Trout or Brown Trout would do.  It would be another 5 hours before we would catch another fish, but it was worth the wait.  A seven color lead core with a Purple Plug screamed, and Sandi took the rod to find a 9 Lbs Steelhead dancing on the end of the line.  It came out of the water three times, once 20 foot behind the boat.  With this chromer in we had 35 minutes to get one more. 

As it came time to pull lines and head in, Stephanie Herbert snapped the corner rigger loose to bring in and found that their was more than just the dodger spin n glo on the line, there was a 22 inch Lake Trout on the end!  The Ladies had filled their five needed fish!

As excited as we all were, there was an interesting side note to this day. The Ladies were wearing Purple Team Shirts with the initials LLM in honor of  a good friend of ours Linda Mitchell, who passed away from cancer last fall.  Linda was a good fisherwoman, and here husband Bob is a good friend and fishing mentor of mine.  When we set up at our final spot to try for trout, Trish and my buddy Ray decided to put out the Purple Plug.  Reason, it was Linda's favorite color, and it was the teams color of the day.  What a great choice! 

This was the first Pro Tournament that the Ladies fished in and they certainly set the bar high!  Good Job Ladies!

Captain Mark