About Your Captains
Captain Park Schafer
Park is a full time Captain and fisherman. He knows where the fish eat, sleep, and hide and he assures you that your trip aboard the “Megacatch” will be a fun filled day with memories that will last a lifetime.
Park is a retired educator and as long as he can remember, he has been on the water fishing. He has been a sportsman and a fisherman his whole life. His father started him fishing inland lakes and Lake Erie at a very young age as Park has done with his son and grandsons. Park owned and operated Captain Park’s Charters and Kelleys Island Charters for the past 42 years and has handed over the helm to Captain Nate Riker so he can slow down and enjoy a little more fun fishing with family or friends.
Captain Park Shafer
Captain Nate Riker
Captain Nate Riker
Nate’s love for the outdoors started at a young age fishing with his Dad. He was instantly hooked and since then has traveled across the U.S. and Canada in pursuit of hunting and fishing adventures. Nate decided to take his love of fishing to the next level and become a Charter Captain.
In addition to fishing he is an avid hunter and has Brittany Spaniels that he enjoys hunting with. Nate and his dogs have frequently volunteered with Pheasants Forever, where he served as a guide and dog handler for local chapter bird hunts.
Being out in nature, whether on the water or in the fields, is where Nate feels most at home.
