Testimonials About The Anglers Choice Guide Service

This is Jason Kasper I was with Tim and on Tuesday you very generously taught us ice fishing strategy and gave tremendous advise. I wanted to thank you again helping fix a door knob was not nearly enough for all of the information you gave. I want you to know your name will be passed around down here for anyone looking for a guide for fishing. I have a lot of friends who fish, most of all of them fish musky and I will be giving all of them you name and number. Not to mention Tim and I plan on hiring you every year from now on for open water fishing musky this year and perhaps walleye in the future. I could go on and on about how grateful Tim and I were for your time and knowledge we talked about it the whole way back to Chicago, but I will make this short. I am not sure where your quote about not listening to negative people came from but it really spoke to me. As I told you I am going through a divorce and my ex has had me stuck in a negative rut for years. Now that I am free from her and am back to my old self I realize how negative she was and how that affected me. Reading your quote reinforced my confidence and reminded me to not be influenced by the negative which is easy to get sucked into, but go with my gut feelings which are positive. I don't know what this quote means to you but I just wanted you to know I meant a lot to me. Anyway I hope you have a great winter, successful fishing and guiding and look forward to picking brain on the musky trip Tim and I are going to book for Nov. Thanks again and I wish you good health and great fishing.

Thanks Again
Jason Kasper
7310 W Summerdale
Chicago Il 60656
(773)544-6934

I want to share a of day fishing with John Andrew with you.  We picked one of the worst days for walleye fishing you could imagine.  It was the third Monday of August.  The water temperature at 6:00 AM was 72 degrees.  The day would heat up to 83 with hardly a breeze.  The lake vegetation was beginning to brown out for the season.  Add to that a blue sky all the time we were on the water.  My 12 years old nephew, a buddy and I put 29 walleyes in the boat along with some nice fat perch.  The shore lunch was outstanding.  What John taught us about catching soft bite walleyes will increase our catch many times over. 

Eric Ryberg, Crystal Lake,IL 815-354-1725

Hello John

I just had to write and thank you for all the positive things you bring to the lake-link web site
I bought a place in the sugar camp area last year and have been remodeling it this past summer and again next year. I have always loved the north woods area, been going up there for about 40 years, I look forward to reading and seeing the great success your customers have fishing with you, please keep up the positivity you bring and the best fishing report and the great pictures you post.
I have hired a guide every year for the past 15 years and would love to fish with you some day, I will definitely be looking into contacting you when I get the cottage done.

If you can could you please send me any information you might have about a guide trip with you.

Again thanks
Dave Allen
3036 Glassgo Dr
Hartford WI 53027

John,

It's been a few weeks since we had a once-in-a-lifetime perching experience with you and we are still telling people about it!! We had an absolute ball and the shore lunch is one that we will remember the remainder of our days here on God's precious earth.

You worked your tail off that day. All guides should have a work ethic like yours. It was a pleasure and we look forward to using your expertise again. Keep it up, you certainly earned your keep with us..and then some! You are the real deal!

Blessings,

Curt, Tracy and John Yorkey

PS. We stopped into the COC to let them know that they have have one of the greatest guides ever in the Minocqua area.

Hi John,

Boy did we have a great time fishing with you on Trout lake! Thank you again for showing Joe, Tom, and myself a better way to rig a minnow and jig with that stinger hook! I don't think any of us will go back to the "old style rig" ever again! It worked every day after that fun day with had with you! My wife loved the pictures, and she commented about setting up a date for our two grand daughters 9 and 11 years old to fish with us and you being our guide. I'll keep you posted as the details become clearer. Have fun, be safe, and have a great fishing season.

Sincerely,
Rick

Rick Owens
Customer Service & Internal Auditor ISO/TS 16949
Shale-Inland Stamping & Fabricating, LLC
Tel: 847.678.7573 ext. 529

Hello John,

I want to thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable day of fishing and for teaching me how to jig for walleyes. It is easy when you know the right technique! You are a great teacher. And I can't forget the bonus instruction--How to land a big Muskie! As we started the day you mentioned the lake had a large muskie population and that occasionally they grab your walleye as you are reeling it in, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that happening to me! What a treat. I will never forget that day. Again, thank you.

Grace Unto You,

Kalvin Dahl

Captain John,

I just wanted to thank you for our 2 fantastic fishing trips this past year. My sons(Nick and Joe) and I are heading back up in a few weeks and can't wait for our 2 ice fishing trips we already have scheduled. It's going to be difficult to top last January's ice fishing trip where we caught about 15-20 large northern pike and pan fish all day long, but I have complete confidence that you will put us on the hot spots once again!

Our summer walleye trip was equally amazing! Never in a million years would I think it would be possible to catch over 100 walleye in the middle of a warm, July summer day? That was incredible!!!

Your expertise and patience with kids is truly a gift and you have definitely found your calling in life! My sons tell everyone about Captain John and the big northerns that we caught up north. They will never forget their first ice fishing experience, which was priceless, and I thank you for that! See you in a few weeks!

Sincerely,
Nick, Joe & Vince Santoro
630-330-4686
12/09/2009

I would like to tell everyone out there we fishied with John Andrew on September 13th, we hired John to take us walleye fishing I didn't think that there were that many walleyes left in Wisconsin we caught over 50 walleyes. We fished till mid afternoon while we were catching all those walleyes we started to talk about different ways to catch walleyes John told us about throwing crank bait. John Andrew after a great shore lunch eating walleyes and all the fixings he took the time to teach us about crank bait fishing, we caught a 25 inch walleye and a 22 inch small mouth. I have fished with other guides in the past and no one put in the time like John did he probably fished with us about 10 plus hours. We took what we learned and had one of the best weeks of fishing for walleyes I ever had in the Minocqua area. When we hire a guide again there is no question it will be John Andrew. I and my fishing buddy Dave would like to thank John for a great fishing trip and a great memory.

Ron Strohman
Channahon Illinois
815-482-4892

Just a quick note to thank you for the great day of fishing on Thursday 9/10/09. My wife and I really enjoyed spending the day with you. When we set up our trip I said that I wanted a lot of rod bending action for my wife. Well you came thru BIG TIME. I'm not quite sure how many walleye's we caught, I lost count after we hit the 30's, but it had to be in the 50's. The action was non stop all day. I was quite impressed with the new technique that you showed us, and I can't wait to try it out for myself again.

I want to also thank you for all the time you spent working with my wife. Your guidance sure payed off as I think she actually out fished me. I know her arm was sore the next day from fighting all of the fish.

Excellent job on the shore lunch, or should I say shore dinner. The fresh walleye was out of this world good. I think I ate 4 or 5 fillet's. Potato's, onions, corn, and beans rounded out a fantastic meal. Not only a master angler but a master of wood fire cooking. My wife has your breading recipe written down, Thanks.

Don't be surprised if you hear from me this winter for an ice fishing trip with my boys. I mentioned it to them and they seemed very interested.


Thanks again:
Howard Schafer
Franklin, WI.
414-380-1384

John:

Thank you for the outstanding guide trips in the Manitowish Waters area on August 30 and September 3, 2009! My brother from California and I had a wonderful time fishing many lakes and catching smallmouth bass, crappie, and walleye. I have fished the midwest for over 13 years and learned a lot about bass, northern, and crappie fishing, but I never really learned the "fine techniques" for walleye until our recent guide trips with The Anglers Choice. We were really impressed to catch more than 55 walleye in one day! The nine walleye we kept made a fabulous "shore dinner" along with fried potatoes and onions, beans, and corn all cooked by gourmet chef John Andrew.

I look forward to going back up north again next year and learning more from the "Master of Fishing"!

Best Regards,

Dr. Robert Schumacher
Carmel, Indiana
317-828-0217

John:
Just wanted to drop a line thanking you again for a great two days of fishing. The three boys had a perfect day, especially considering the huge pike and the trophy walleye. The girls, all four of them, couldn’t stop talking about the day they spent with you either. All of them, from the novice ( who now says she understands what we’ve all been talking about when we wax ecstatic about fishing) to the more experienced fisherwomen said the fishing and your service were memorable.

Haven’t seen the pictures on your website yet, but a great time was had by all.
Thanks again and see you next year.

Bob Jones

Hi John,

Thanks for providing me and Bob with a great fishing experience. I’ll call you later on this summer to schedule an outing with my 25 year old son, probably in September or October.

Very truly yours,
Craig A. Tomassi
312-658-1311

Hi John:

My two daughters and their husbands gave me a birthday present of your guide services for walleye fishing on 6/24/09. It was a wonderful day for myself and my son-in-laws.

It is always rewarding to be able to participate in a sport with a true professional such as yourself. Your passion for fishing is evident after a few minutes in your boat. With your patient guidance, we really started to "reel em in." Your story telling is right on. And, folks such as myself don't often share space with world record holders.

It was a real pleasure meeting you. Hope we can do it again sometime.

Best regards,

Ned Currie
Sinking Spring, PA

This is a recommendation for fishing guide John Andrew. On 4 different occasions, fishing walleye with 2 friends, John showed professionalism at the highest standard. He explained and demonstrated his walleye technique with well understood instructions. He stayed with his watchfull eye to insure we were fully utilizing his techniques for catching walleye.

On these 4 occasions we caught 35-55 walleye, releasing all but our limit each day.

Fishing with John Andrew it a treat for all anglers and I highly recommend John Andrew as your fishing guide.

Harley Klagos
608-334-2999

I wish to recommend Mr. John Andrew as an excellent walleye fishing guide. John has a unique fishing system that catches many walleyes.

John Andrew is a very pleasant and interesting guide. He studies the fine art of fishing intensely to gain an advantage of fishing success over other guides in the Wisconsin North woods.

Flexibility is a key characteristic of John as he can guide different age customers as well as many types of fish.

I had a great time recently with John and caught our fish limits for two days. I am a retired college Marketing teacher for thirty years plus, with a lot of marketing work experience in the business world.

Thank You John.

Greg Chermak
803 West Dean Ave., Monona, WI 53716
608-222-6622

Dear John,

I wanted to drop you a note of thanks for your services on Sunday. The family had a great time catching their limit of walleyes, enjoying your homemade shorelunch, and catching smallmouth bass after lunch. We certainly appreciated your willingness to split the day up for us; the limits of walleye and the children's catching smallmouth bass and bluegill. Keeping two 13-year olds entertained isn't easy, but you did it remarkably well. One even happily complained of his arm being tired from catching so many fish. Thanks again for your patience. Hope to see you soon.

Timothy S. MCConville D.D.S.
Madison, Wisconsin

Dear John Andrew:

We are writing you this letter to express how happy we and our children were with their first serious fishing experience, while using your guide service. Both of our nine year old twins, Nathan and Lydia, have been so excited to tell family and friends about their day of fishing. Nathan has checked out several fishing books from the library and even recently purchased a very detailed book on freshwater fishing--he is excited to learn more. Lydia enjoys showing her friends the pictures you took of her and some of the fish she caught.

We were very impressed on how well you worked with our children. Explaining how the day was to proceed, before setting off in the boat, gave the kids a clear understanding of what to expect. The children's skill level and confidence increased strongly as the day went on. Getting them to understand how to properly use the fishing equipment while fishing for panfish worked excellent. I, as well as the kids, appreciated your descriptions on where, when and how to fish different types of fish. Catching the larger northern pikes and walleyes at the end of the day was truly an exciting time for all of us.

Thanks again for the great experience. We will see you in the future on our next trip to the area.

Lyle and Judy Waniorek

John,

Wanted to let you know what a good time we had fishing on Sat. 11/1, and we most definitely will be contacting you next summer when we are up in the northwoods. What I was wondering is what is your website address, so I can bring it to the attention of our writers at The Wisconsin State Journal, so they can get in touch with you to do a story on your services.

Again, thank you for teaching us the art of fishing.

Dave Presser
Lisa Presser
and
Michael Presser

John, just a line to say thanks for the great day. I've used guides before, but never caught the amount of fish like this. I think we caught 90+! My son was overwhelmed and will never forget the day. Not only do you know what it takes to catch fish, but more importantly where to catch fish. We had fish in the boat in the first few minutes. We'll be up again next year and I'd like to arrange an early morning fishing trip with a shore lunch. Thanks again, see you next year.

Ron Foster
Vice President
Southern Wine & Spirits of Illinois

This letter is to serve as a recommendation for John Andrew. On Tuesday of this week we had the pleasure of having John as our fishing guide for the day.

John is not only warm and generous, but also extremely patient and knowledgeable. He spent quite a bit of time teaching our family how to fish, as well as a general lesson in biology and nature.

Our two boys, ages 12 and 14, were quite impressed with John as they were both able to catch bass, walleye, perch and northern pike. Their experience was extremely positive and they would both love the opportunity to fish with John again in the near future.

John took care of us from early morning and through the evening, from baiting our lines to cleaning and cutting up the fish we kept. We are still enjoying "our catch" today at lunch!

We highly recommend John Andrew as a local fishing guide for this northwoods area. Not only are we looking forward to our next fishing expedition, we will remember our experience with him for many years.

Please feel free to contact us for any additional information you might like to have.

Warm regards,
The Baele Family
Robin, Roger, Dan, Kevin
Phoenix, Arizona
602-510-3534