Our Trip Rates

Lake St. Clair and Detroit River Musky Rates

Due to the incredibly high demand and loyalty of our clients, Spencer’s Angling Adventures has expanded to include several licensed Captains running trips under the Spencer’s Angling Umbrella.

$600 - $700 per day for one or two clients 8-10 hours
All Rates are total, not per person
A third client can be added to any of these trips for an additional $150 - If your group is bigger than three clients then your trip will need to include multiple boats. Luckily, the multiple captains in my operation make this very easy.
A $200 deposit will be requested per day that you book.

* Trip price variance is based on which Captain you will be fishing with.
Fishing Guide Lake St. Clair MI Testiomials On a lake as large as Lake St. Clair there are always going to be a ton of different variables, especially wind and weather. For that reason, I really encourage all of my clients to book multiple day trips, especially when traveling a distance to get here. Booking multiple days really puts the odds in your favor of going home with a trophy fish even if the weather does not cooperate for one day. These days are loosely based on an eight-hour day, however, it is common to fish longer hours if the clients want.

Walleye Trips (Rate is total, not per person.)

- Late March till July 1st

$450-$500 - 5 Hour Walleye Trip on the Detroit River – 1-3 clients
$600-$650 - 7 Hour Walleye Trip on the Detroit River – 1-3 clients
$825-$875 - 10 Hour Walleye Trip on the Detroit River – 1-3 clients

*Trip price variance is based on which Captain you fish with and the size of the boat he fishes out of.

For either of these trips, a 4th and 5th client can be added for an addition $100 each.
Fishing Guide Lake St. Clair MI Testiomials
For all our walleye trips, fish cleaning is included in the rate and is not part of your fishing hours. For example, the 5-hour trip is 5 hours of the fishing, dock to dock, then fish cleaning after.

Bass Trips (Rate is total, not per person.)

$475 | 5-hour trip for 1-2 clients
$575 | 8-hour trip for 1-2 clients
$775 | 10-hour trip for 1-2 clients

A 3rd angler can be added for an extra $100.

Bass and Walleye Combo Trip (Rate is total, not per person.)

- May & June Only

$825-$900 | 9-10 hour tip for up to 3 clients

A 4th client can be added for an additional $100.

On these days we start in the Detroit River for walleye. Normally this time of year we can get limits (6 fish per person) of walleye quickly. After a few hours of walleye fishing, we will leave the river and target smallmouth on Lake St. Clair.

Big Boat Musky Trolling rips (Rate is total, not per person.)

$895 for 6 hours for up to 5 clients
$1095 for up to 8 hours for up to 5 clients
$1300 for 12 hours for up to 5 clients

31 Ft Tiara for up to 5 clients.

Trolling trips on the Ranger included in the price originally listed under Musky Rates

Cancellation Policy

If your trip is canceled due to bad weather then you will be given the opportunity to either receive a refund on your deposit or reschedule your trip and roll over your deposit. This decision can ONLY be made by the captain of your trip. Weather conditions, such as rain, are not cause to cancel a trip. Cancelations are extremely rare with no more than three to five days per season being canceled due to weather. On the other hand, if you choose to cancel your trip due to a personal, work, financial or other issue including ALL COVID-19 complications (Except on our end) the deposit will be kept and the remaining additional funds are owed to Spencer's Angling Adventures depending on the situation and the amount of notification.

When it comes to cancelations the whole key is the amount of notice we are given. Our demand is extremely high so as long as we have enough notice moving schedules and issues are not the end of the world and we are happy to work with clients as much as possible. However, once we get within 21 days of your trip we start to have more issues finding a person to fill the dates which is why we have our cancelation protocols. If you cancel with more than 21 days’ notice you will have the choice to either have your deposit refunded or transferred to another date. If you cancel within 21 days you are eligible for a refund of up to 50% of your deposit depending on my ability to reschedule that day. The other 50% of your deposit will be forfeit and will be used to cover our time needed to try to make all the calls, texts, and emails needed to hopefully find a replacement client. If you cancel your trip within one week of your first scheduled day you are responsible for the full cost of the trip.

Please keep in mind that each cancelation will be treated on an individual basis depending on the circumstances. Remember that fishing is not our hobby, it is our occupation. It is necessary for us to work nearly every day of our limited season to ensure that we can make our living. A common misconception we hear when clients cancel last minute is that they will reschedule and move the dates back later that same year thinking that it is the same. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Please remember we have roughly 240 days a year to make our living and since we book up 100% of our open dates if you cancel last minute when we do not have the ability to refill the date the date you left is now taking away essentially 1/240th of our yearly income. You can’t get that day back later in the year, it’s simply gone. For that reason, we request clients take their commitment seriously, especially once we get within 21 days of our trip. If you have scheduling issues or other concerns please let us know in enough time that we can refund or move your deposit and you are not docked anything.