Breezy 1 Salmon & Trout Fishing Charters

Coho salmon fishing Winthrop Harbor on Lake Michigan

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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 April through Mid June. If you like fast action and great eating salmon, then your season is quickly approaching. The charter fishing boat Breezy 1 is taking reservations daily for the up and coming 2026 charter fishing season.

Fishing charter boat North Point marina in Winthrop Harbor Illinois

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

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

Winthrop Harbor Fishing Charter

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Captain Shawn Keulen • 0 Comments

Come and experience the best that Lake Michigan has to offer with Breezy 1 Charters. Head offshore with an experienced crew, and even take the chance to stay in a lakeside lodge, as you get the most out of the diverse fishery on offer in this Great Lake. A 2nd generation guide, Captain Shawn Keulen…… Continue Reading