With final preparations being done to the charter boat Breezy 1 in Winthrop Harbor, it is a sign that the 2026 salmon fishing season out of North point marina in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois is close. The marina has docks being moved and set into place as we type. Final boat and tackle preparations are being…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Captain Shawn Keulen
Coho salmon fishing Winthrop Harbor on Lake Michigan
The 2026 Coho salmon fishing season on Lake Michigan out of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois is just over a month away. Coho salmon also known as silver salmon are hands down the best eating salmon of the trout and salmon family. Peak season for Coho salmon out of North Point marina in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois is…… Continue Reading
Fishing charter boat North Point marina in Winthrop Harbor Illinois
With over 30 years of charter fishing for salmon and trout out of North point marina in Winthrop Harbor, Captain Shawn Keulen on the charter fishing boat Breezy 1 has plenty of experience and networking to make your salmon/trout fishing charter not only safe, but as productive as possible. Our season out of North Point…… Continue Reading
Winthrop Harbor Coho Salmon fishing charter
With the sport show season in full swing that only means one thing and that is fishing season on Lake Michigan out of Winthrop Harbor is only getting closer. Our season kicks off with the fastest action of the season for tasty Coho salmon. If fast fishing action and salmon is what you prefer on…… Continue Reading
Salmon fishing North Point marina in Winthrop Harbor Illinois
The 2026 charter fishing season on Lake Michigan is shaping up to be a great one. Based on experience, whenever we have a colder than normal winter in the Chicago/northern Illinois area, that only means really good salmon fishing especially in the spring months out of North Point marina in Winthrop Harbor. If you have…… Continue Reading
Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing
Salmon season on Lake Michigan on the charter fishing boat Breezy 1 usually runs from mid-April through late October, with the heart of salmon action from May through September — spring concentrating on cohos and later summer into fall producing Chinook kings and coho offshore and near harbors. The peak of the spring Coho Salmon…… Continue Reading
North Point marina Winthrop Harbor Illinois charter fishing
The King salmon fishing on Lake Michigan especially out of North Point marina in Winthrop Harbor is just heating up and should continue through August into early September. Many fish in the 15-25 pound range are being taken daily. While the morning salmon bite has been best, the afternoons are still offering some great salmon…… Continue Reading
Winthrop Harbor/North Point Marina Salmon and Trout fishing
Now that we are in the heat of the summer in northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin, the Lake Michigan salmon bite is heating up as well out of North point marina out of Winthrop Harbor. The Coho salmon bite is starting to thin out a bit, but the King salmon bite is starting to heat up in…… Continue Reading
Winthrop Harbor Salmon and Trout Charter Fishing
The 2025 salmon and trout season out of North point marina in Winthrop Harbor is in full swing. The last few seasons, fishing has been above average and this season is shaping up to be the same. With the warmer weather we currently have we have started our transition to summer fishing. With summer fishing…… Continue Reading
Winthrop Harbor charter fishing boat
The charter fishing boat Breezy 1 is all rigged up and ready for the 2020 Salmon and Trout fishing season to start on May 29 out of Winthrop Harbor. We have a new modern 40′ custom Luhrs decked out in all the newest salmon and trout fishing gear for a great fishing day on Lake…… Continue Reading