Das Boat | Lake Michigan Lake Trout | S2E01
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In the first episode of Season 2, Steve introduces you to the new Das Boat—Dos Boat. After a bumpy start, Steve gets to South Haven, MI, where he recruits the help of local charter captain Grant Gully. Steve, Grant, and a local fabricator put in 10 hours of work getting the boat ready to fish for lake trout in 100 feet of water. With good reason, Grant is somewhat skeptical about the 14 foot, 50-year-old boat’s ability to handle the big water of Lake Michigan. Luckily, the conditions are perfect allowing them to deep water troll for the native char better known as lake trout. Along the way, they discuss Jon Gary—Steve’s fishing mentor and the original captain of Dos Boat—the young anglers Jon influenced, the decline (and comeback) of the lake trout, and a whole lot more. They might even catch some fish.
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I love it, glad y’all are back at it!
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Das Boat | Lake Michigan Lake Trout | S2E01
MeatEater
1,687,862 views
In the first episode of Season 2, Steve introduces you to the new Das Boat—Dos Boat. After a bumpy start, Steve gets to South Haven, MI, where he recruits the help of local charter captain Grant Gully. Steve, Grant, and a local fabricator put in 10 hours of work getting the boat ready to fish for lake trout in 100 feet of water. With good reason, Grant is somewhat skeptical about the 14 foot, 50-year-old boat’s ability to handle the big water of Lake Michigan. Luckily, the conditions are perfect allowing them to deep water troll for the native char better known as lake trout. Along the way, they discuss Jon Gary—Steve’s fishing mentor and the original captain of Dos Boat—the young anglers Jon influenced, the decline (and comeback) of the lake trout, and a whole lot more. They might even catch some fish.
New episodes every Sunday at 11am MT, subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss out!
#fueledbynature #MeatEater
To dive into more MeatEater Fishing content, check out our new fishing podcast Bent, available here or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://www.themeateater.com/listen/bent
Win over $23K in premium gear from top brands across the hunting industry, including a guided whitetail hunt with Mark Kenyon.
The more you spend at firstlite.com, the more entries you earn.
Enter now — ends Monday, October 12 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT.
https://store.themeateater.com/pages/...
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