Planning Your Henderson Harbor (Eastern Lake Ontario) Fishing Charter

Haven’t experienced a Henderson Harbor Lake Ontario fishing charter before?  Call John at Henchen’s (315-938-5313) and he will help set up your lodging AND charter!

Henchen Marina is the main customer pick up and drop off location for many of the local Lake Ontario fishing charter captains, making us a convenient place to stay during your visit to Henderson Harbor. We  are renown for our trophy freshwater fish–walleye, northern pike, lake and brown trout, smallmouth bass, pickerel and salmon.

If you have never gone on a fishing charter out of Henderson Harbor, here are some tips to make your experience as enjoyable as possible:

• Because charters leave early and come back after check-out time, booking your lodging for at least two nights will make for a comfortable and stress-free experience for you and your friends/family.

• Full day Lake Ontario fishing charters (which most trips are) leave the dock at 5:30 – 6:30 AM, so you’ll want to bring breakfast with you, or grab a breakfast sandwich (which you can microwave) or danish in our store before you leave. (Most of our accommodations have kitchens with coffee makers, toasters, etc. so you can bring your own breakfast foods as well).

• Everyone on the boat age 16 and over needs a valid New York State fishing license for the day that you fish.  You can purchase these online or at our store any day/time prior to your charter. Kids under age 16 do not need a fishing license.

• Unless your charter captain provides a shore lunch as part of the package, you’ll want to bring food, snacks and beverages in non-breakable containers. Yes, we do carry soda, beer and munchies in the marina store if you forget to bring some with you.

• Bringing rain gear is a good idea just in case, as is dressing in layers, as the open water temperatures can be much cooler than on land.  Forget to pack something? We have rain ponchos, jackets and sweatshirts for kids and adults in the store.

• Also be sure to bring sunglasses, hats, sunscreen and cameras.  Wear soft soled shoes or sneakers.

• If you’ve never been on a Lake Ontario fishing charter before, or tend to get motion sickness, take Dramamine® as directed before you leave. Yep, we have that in the store, too.

• Our fish cleaners will filet any fish you catch on your excursion. Bring a cooler to transport your catch home. We sell Styrofoam® coolers in the store as well, and ice to pack around your fish.

Below is a list of charter guides who belong to the Henderson Harbor Guides Association, along with links to their websites when applicable. Haven’t experienced a Henderson Harbor fishing charter before?  Call John at Henchen’s (315-938-5313) and he will help set up your lodging AND charter!

Charter Name	Captain(s)	Phone
‘CR’ Charters	Ron Stein	315-639-3632
Drag’n A Line Charters	Dave Lyman	315-335-6635
Ewing Charters	Tom Ewing	315-376-6921
Excursion Charters	Dave Lee	518-229-5499
Fish Lure Charters	Dave Huebner	609-462-6661
First Strike Charters	George Pound Greg Pound	315-938-9282
Foster Child Charters	Sharon Foster Kim Foster	315-493-3329
Gone Fishin Charters	Scott Grandjean	315-783-5009
Hobo Charters	Jim McGowan	315-938-5617
How Sweet It Is Charters	Pete Barnes	315-408-4040
Jessie Mae Sportfishing	Bob Savage	315-639-6574
Jolly Roger Fishing Charters	Walt Chapman Gerry Tanner	315-415-3659 315-405-6547
Lots A Limits	Tim Meador	315-212-4412
McCrea Fishing Charters	Dave McCrea	315-938-5069
Mega-Bite Charters	Briggs Williamson	315-955-4895
Milky Way Charters	Scott Durant	315-938-5420
Mit-She Charters	Mitch Franz	315-938-5865
Moby Dick Charters	Bob Dick Shawn Dick	315-938-5871
Pole Position Charters	Scott Lennox	315-846-5868
Pro 1 Charters	George Kogut	315-778-8986
River Valley Charters	Ben Roggie	315-783-6679
Robin’s Rest Charters	Bob Weaver	814-435-2693
Ron Ditch & Sons Charters	Dave Ditch Drew Ditch Ron Ditch	315-938-7045239-225-5651315-938-5234
Ruffin-it II	Don Peters	336-339-4749
Saiff Charters	Bill Saiff II Bill Saiff III	315-778-2297 315-771-3514
Gray Sea Charters	Dave Zangari	315-546-5953
New York Fishing Adventures	Burnie Haney	315-408-7622
Shady Lady Charters	Fred Kucik	315-646-1733
Smith’s Charters	Barry Smith	315-846-5684
Sunken Treasures Charters	Gene Bolton	315-486-8463
Triple A-Tug Hill Charters	Bob Jordan	315-938-5577
Trophy Angler Charters	Bob Gregory	315-778-4177
Waters Charters	Tom Waters	315-938-5855
Well Deserved Charters	Jeff Butcher	315-778-4376