This is what it's all about!!!   

 My fishing buddies, Eli and Will with a 5 lb. Lake Erie smallmouth

Lake Erie Captain and Niagara River Guide bass guide since 1978 

Fish and Ride on Lake Erie in the comfort of my brand new 22 foot Crestliner 2150, powered by a 200 HP Mercury Verado. Its 22 feet long and 9 feet wide and fishes like a dream!!! 

$300 for 1 person, $350.00 for 2, $425.00 for 3, $500.00 for 4, $575.00 for 5 and $650.00 for 6.

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2010 Nominee to the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame

 Lake Erie Smallmouth bass, walleye and musky fishing, Niagara River, Buffalo, New York. No one knows more about or has been fishing as a fishing guide longer on the Eastern End of Lake Erie then Sport Fishing Charter Captain and Guide Jim Hanley. Keep that in mind when you plan your next smallmouth bass, walleye or musky fishing trip to the waters off the Eastern End of Lake Erie and the Upper Niagara River near Buffalo, New York, USA.

Captain-Fishing Guide Jim Hanley's experience has been acquired from 55 years of fishing and 32 years guiding on Lake Erie off Buffalo New York. Jim was the first ever to put his shingle out for guiding in 1978 and has not stopped since. The Buffalo NY end of Lake Erie boasts the best deep water smallmouth bass, walleye and musky fishing anywhere in North America. You can expect to find all smallmouth bass in massive numbers as well as trophy sizes, too. Early season creel limits are on smallmouth bass over 20 inches and all season limits require that a musky must be 54 inches in length. This should give you an idea of the outstanding growth rate for Lake Erie bass and musky off Buffalo, New York. Walleye fishing is the best anywhere and we catch them with the rod and reel in your hand. Our Lake Erie walleye are caught with spinning rods and light bait casting tackle, no handing off a rod and reel combination big enough to bring in a shark.

I am a full time Charter Captain. I make my living by fishing, speaking at seminars about fishing and shooting video about fishing on Lake Erie. I don't fish with you in the morning and then go to another job in the afternoon, or take you fishing just on weekends. I am on Lake Erie everyday, weather permitting, from Late April to the end of November   

"Lake Erie's smallmouth fishing is fantastic and when you fish with Jim Hanley, its even  better than that!  Jim knows Erie like an otter knows water.  Believe me!"    

Bill Dance, Host of Bill Dance Outdoors

  "Lake Erie off Buffalo, New York is, by far, the most incredible trophy smallmouth bass fishing in the world right now, but knowing where to fish is another story. Hands Down- Captain Jim Hanley knows these waters better than anyone! Trust Me!!!"

Mark Zona
ESPN Outdoors

The Eastern end of Lake Erie, near Buffalo New York, is the best smallmouth bass fishery anywhere in the Country and my friend Jim Hanley is the man to take you to the big ones!!!

Davy Hite, 1999 BassMaster Classic Champ and 2001-02 BASS Angler of the Year

Guiding - Chartering the Eastern End of Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Buffalo New York where you will find the best small mouth bass, walleye and fall musky fishing in the world!!!

As former Coach of the Buffalo Bills Marv Levy used to say " where would you rather be then right here right now!!! 

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