Daylight in the Swamp Charters

Daylight in the Swamp Charters The origin of DITS!

10/07/2024

Wow this post is more difficult than we expected. After many discussions and thoughtful consideration, we have decided to close our charter business. We have had a great ride for the past ten years but it’s time to move on to the next chapter of our lives. We are looking forward to spending more time with our families (including more time with our grandkids!). Thank you to all of our customers and fellow captains over the past ten years many of which we now call friends! We have so many great memories on the water with you all that we will never forget! This is definitely bittersweet but we are excited for the future. Who knows you might see Capt. T.C. driving a ferry boat someday! We will be contacting our customers who have already booked for next year. We will do our best to keep you on the date you reserved with another captain. All of our fellow captains at Channel Grove are great and will put you on the fish! We started Daylight in the Swamp as a tribute to our grandpa and as we close this chapter we know he’d be proud of what we did. Tight lines everybody!

Capt. T.C.
Capt. Jeff

This stunning portrait of our boat was done by Katie Browett! She is an amazing artist and we are blown away by how well...
07/30/2024

This stunning portrait of our boat was done by Katie Browett! She is an amazing artist and we are blown away by how well this turned out! I would highly recommend her if anyone wants a portrait of their boat! Thank you so much Katie!

Return customer-DonMartin- brought some “newbies” along for this trip… miss Kendall with her first walleye! A nice grade...
07/29/2024

Return customer-DonMartin- brought some “newbies” along for this trip… miss Kendall with her first walleye! A nice grade of fish- near the islands -30 fish limit - back to the dock before 11! Worms were the ticket! Dipsy Divers were on fire! (As usual) 3’s at 85 back- zero’s at 65 back. Board rods from 90-120! Great day! See you guys again next year!

Super  fun family fishing trip today! Didn’t leave the dock until 930am and wound up with 22 nice walleye! Our Dad, Rod,...
07/28/2024

Super fun family fishing trip today! Didn’t leave the dock until 930am and wound up with 22 nice walleye! Our Dad, Rod, 3 Carmer boys, nephew Bryce, Cousin Jeff Tressel and good friend Tim… super fun day!

We had long time customers today -the John Cawley group- and we Left the dock at 6am … Started in the wrong spot this mo...
07/27/2024

We had long time customers today -the John Cawley group- and we Left the dock at 6am … Started in the wrong spot this morning… didn’t wait long and made a move, didn’t l land our 1st keeper walleye until 830 am… thought we were in big trouble… our guys rocked it out and we manufactured 40 walleye! Another great day!

We had 3 trips this weekend- Fridays trip was long time customers the Foster’s on their 32nd Anniversary trip- lots of f...
07/21/2024

We had 3 trips this weekend- Fridays trip was long time customers the Foster’s on their 32nd Anniversary trip- lots of fun as we made a few moves and wound up with 29 walleye, Saturday’s trip was the Wilson group, plenty of hands on help from these guys helping us put 34 walleye in the cooler! Sundays trip was the Nissel family returning for Sofia’s annual Birthday fishing trip, along with Aria and Logan, these awesome kids helped us get their limit of 24 walleye in the cooler! What a great 3 days! We need to get some sleep!

Another day another limit! Long time corporate customers “Englefield Oil” on the boat today, with a group of newbies tha...
07/14/2024

Another day another limit! Long time corporate customers “Englefield Oil” on the boat today, with a group of newbies that learned the system and did a great job!! 32 nice walleye hit the cooler today ! We also had an unlikely passenger.. a bat! Not sure how he got out there but he was tired and took a rest on the boat while we fished… crazy!! Back at it next weekend …

Metzger group round 3!  Our long time customers got another limit on the Swamp! We got their fish, the mates and a few f...
07/13/2024

Metzger group round 3! Our long time customers got another limit on the Swamp! We got their fish, the mates and a few for the captain.. 34 in the cooler! Done by noon! Dipsy divers with worm harnesses continue to produce for us. Back at it tomorrow!

Charter 3 of 3 this weekend was with Captain TC’s church camp friends Matt and his sons Karter and Kellen, friend Logan ...
07/08/2024

Charter 3 of 3 this weekend was with Captain TC’s church camp friends Matt and his sons Karter and Kellen, friend Logan and father in law Doug. We were able to capture a boat limit of 42 walleye and back to the dock by noon! The boys learned the system right away and were awesome on the deck! Great day on the water with great friends! Back at it next weekend!

Charter 2 of 3 this weekend- we had new Customers the Underwood group with us today This group was new to “big board tro...
07/07/2024

Charter 2 of 3 this weekend- we had new Customers the Underwood group with us today This group was new to “big board trolling” but after a few quick lessons, they caught on quickly. We were back at the dock with the customers limit (and the first mates as well) by noon. Spoons 85-120 back and dipsys 65-80 back with meat. Great job guys! See you next time for perch!!

Finally back at it today after a run of weather cancellations!! 1st of 3 trips this weekend, we had Return customers-the...
07/06/2024

Finally back at it today after a run of weather cancellations!! 1st of 3 trips this weekend, we had Return customers-the Hance group- the guys ran the deck today like pros! We got their limit plus the mate and captain’s as well! Spoons 80-115 back and dipseys at 85 with meat. Great day!!

We had 1st timer Kameron Meeting and friends on the boat today-great group of guys who caught on to the system quickly a...
06/22/2024

We had 1st timer Kameron Meeting and friends on the boat today-great group of guys who caught on to the system quickly and worked the rods putting 28 walleye in the box for their limit +4 bonus fish. Great time today, see you guys next year!

Super fun day on the water today… we had one of Captain T.C’s former students Eddie Kreager (and Mom and Dad) on the boa...
06/22/2024

Super fun day on the water today… we had one of Captain T.C’s former students Eddie Kreager (and Mom and Dad) on the boat with us today… I gotta tell you- we have a future charter captain on our hands! Eddie was a machine on deck today! He learned the system in about 20 minutes and handled rods better than most adults we have on board! This kid is a natural! Super nice family-Super fun day!

Today was the last of the 4 trips this weekend, we had the Guthrie group with us today, We struggled a bit today in the ...
06/17/2024

Today was the last of the 4 trips this weekend, we had the Guthrie group with us today, We struggled a bit today in the heat to get a consistent program going and we ended up a few fish short of their limit. Back at it next weekend!

Well Captain T.C.’s counter said 36 but the fish board said otherwise (Retired guy brain fart lol) but we had a great da...
06/16/2024

Well Captain T.C.’s counter said 36 but the fish board said otherwise (Retired guy brain fart lol) but we had a great day with one of our favorite groups the Metzger family! Great grade of fish today! Captain T.C. will work on his math skills before tomorrow’s trip 😂 Happy Father’s Day to all of our friends, family and fellow captains!

2 days -2 limits- we had return customers-the Josh Wolfe family out with us today- back to Vermillion where the walleye ...
06/15/2024

2 days -2 limits- we had return customers-the Josh Wolfe family out with us today- back to Vermillion where the walleye continue to bite! 32 in the box (with 2 bonus perch)and back before 12! Another fantastic day!

Well today we made the long run  to Vermillion and it paid off nicely! We had the Schwartz group out for their first tim...
06/15/2024

Well today we made the long run to Vermillion and it paid off nicely! We had the Schwartz group out for their first time today (1st two trips were rescheduled- so 3rd time was a charm!) A super nice family with several catching the first fish of their lives as well as their first walleye! The kids caught on very quickly and were even netting the fish! Great day, great weather, awesome time! 38 fish in the box! See you guys next year!

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389 Channel Grove Rd
Lakeside Marblehead, OH
43440

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