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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


Fully licensed and insured, John offers his customers the benefits of his 35 years of fishing experience on Northwoods and Canadian waters, a track record that includes three Outstanding Angler Achievement awards and two World records documented at the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame . . .

 
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