Welcome to Captain Darrell Baker's
Midwest Fishing & Hunting Guide Service
Specializing in fishing, hunting and ice fishing guide trips in Northern Illinois on Fox Chain of Lakes
Southern Wisconsin on Lake Geneva, Lake Delavan and other Illinois / Wisconsin border lakes
for musky, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, crappie, bluegill and panfish
and also on Lake Michigan for salmon, trout and perch.

A guide for over 30 years, Darrell Baker fishes Northern Illinois on the Fox Chain of Lakes and Southern Wisconsin Lakes including Lake Geneva and Lake Delavan (plus many of the other Illinois  / Wisconsin border lakes) for bass, crappie, northern pike, walleye and muskies and Lake Michigan for salmon, trout and perch.

Captain Darrell produces remarkable catches where no one else can and is as unassuming and nice as you will every meet.  Just recently, he has begun to receive recognition by other top-notch anglers for his amazing angling skills.

Hall of Fame angler Spence Petros says, "maybe the best he has ever seen and definitely one of the angling world's best-kept secrets." Best of all he is a great teacher and he co-hosts Spence's winter fishing classes.

Darrell has been fishing the Fox Chain of Lakes in Illinois for many, many years.  As Mike Jackson said "Darrell is the kind of guy one can't help but like; he's affable and very easy going.  He's a natural on the water; especially his beloved Illinois Fox Chain of Lakes.

Close your eyes for a moment and visualize a fishing trip to a body of water in Illinois where you can catch a thrity five pound musky, boat one to five pound walleyes with ease with an ocasional six to ten pound fish to raise the blood pressure, catch two hundred or more panfish in a mere four hours or less, fight with two to ten pound catfish all day long.

For flavor, throw in one to five pound large and smallmouth bass, kaamikaze white and yelllow bass (we call them piranhas!).  All of this within easy driving distance of Chicago, Milwaukee, and the northwest suburbs.

Indeed you say! No Way-No How-Not Ever!

Well the secret is out sports fans.  Thanks again to no nonsense, aggressive regulations and fisheries management, Illinois now enjoys one of the very best multi-species fishing destinations in the Midwest.  State creel censuses verify that this bonanza for variety is most likely occurring much closer than you ever imagined.

Major tournaments have and are being scheduled for walleye, musky, bass and crappie.  Fishing pros from all over the USA are becoming more and more visible in this species diverse system.

Darrell is also a regular guest on local radio programs, like the Outdoor Experience with Steve Sarley and Chauncey's Great Outdoors on ESPN AM1000.

Don't forget to check out Darrell's Canadian fishing trips. 

Darrell also offers ice fishing guide trips throughout the winter on the Chain of Lakes in Illinois and Water Fowl hunting in the fall.

Don't forget to ask about Captain Darrell's
No Banana On The Boat Policy

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