Fishing Guides In Missouri
Hire a guide to take you fishing in MO
Hire a fishing guide to fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, redear sunfish, rock bass, warmouth, white bass, yellow perch, stripers, bowfin, chain pickerel, longnose gar, muskie, northern pike, paddlefish, sauger, spotted gar and tiger muskie in local lakes.
Missouri Fishing Guides
Stone's Guide Service, Branson - 870-715-2764
Phillip Stone - pgstone200@yahoo.com
Bass, crappie, white bass and trout. Your trip will be tailored to your skills and desires, whether a beginner or seasoned professional. Phillip will share his experiences and teach you techniques for catching trophy fish. Your comfort, satisfaction and safety is the highest priority.
Other Local Guides
For the ultimate fishing experience, hire a professional guide. They know the MO fishery inside out and have determined the best techniques for catching fish at various times of the year.
Trophy Blue Catfish
ultimatecatfishing@yahoo.com
Jeff Williams provides clients from all over the country with the opportunity to catch the catfish of a lifetime on beautiful Lake of the Ozarks in central Mo.
Missouri Trout Hunter - 573-578-2222
Walt Fulps - walter@missouritrouthunter.com
Focus Species: Rainbow and Brown Trout. Guaranteed catch guided trout fishing expeditions with focus on wild trout in Little Piney Creek and trophy trout in Meramec River.
Stream Side Adventures - 913-645-1994
Norm Crisp - Georgiana Baer - streamsideff@yahoo.com
Focus Species: Brown and Rainbow. Stream Side Adventures is a fly fishing company offering personalized guiding and instruction on Missouri's trout streams. In addition to guided trip, we offer unique On-Stream Strategy fly fishing classes on various topics.
Semper Fly Fishing Adventures - 417 331 1775
John Moran - john@semperfly.com
Focus Species: Trout, largemouth and smallmouth bass.
Fly fish or light action spin fishing on Lake Taneycomo, Table Rock Lake or one of the many nearby creeks or streams. 13 year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Thompson Fishing Guide Service - 417 424-BASS
Marty Thompson - marty@fishstockton.com
Focus Species: Bass and Walleye. Professional guided fishing trips on Stockton lake, Missouri's premiere Walleye fishery. Stockton lake is also blessed with and abundance of Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass. Contact guide Marty Thompson for an enjoy and affordable fishing adventure.
Midwest Guide Service/Taxidermy - 816-585-8281
Kent Heuser - tammie.heuser@sbcglobal.net
Focus Species: Bass, crappie, walleye, catfish and spoonbill. 20 years experience guiding on Truman Lake and Lake of the Ozarks. Fish out of a 19 foot Fisher tournament bass boat with 8 foot casting decks, GPS navigation and 3 graphs. We are a first-class guide service and you will not be disappointed.
Catfishsafari - 660 438-3135
Steve Brown. Focus Species: Blue catfish.
Guide service / bed and breakfast.
Murphy Outdoors - 816 863-6079
Larry Murphy - lmurphy@murphyoutdoors.com
Focus Species: Bass and Musky. Professional Fishing Guide Services in Missouri on Smithville Lake, Truman Lake, Pomme de Terre Lake, and the Lake of the Ozarks
Branson Fishing Guide Service - 417 270-7157
Capt Don House - don@bransonfishingguideservice.com
Focus Species: Bass, crappie, spoonbill and trout. Fishing guide service on Table Rock Lake, USCG professional licensed and insured, full-day, half-day trips, map marking service, deep-water instructional trips, large family trips. We guide for bass, white bass, crappie, spoonbill, brown and rainbow trout on Taneycomo Lake in Branson Missouri.
Branson Lakes Guide Service - 417 234-6097
Eric Olliverson - eric1guide@yahoo.com
Focus Species: Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, white bass, crappie, rainbow and brown trout. Professional guide service on Table Rock lake and lake Taneycomo in Branson Missouri.
Pete's Professional Guide Service - 888 214-1767
Pete Wenners - petewenners@centurytel.net
Focus Species: Largemouth, Smallmouth & Kentucky bass. Specializing in providing Professional Bass Fishing Guide Services to amateurs and professionals alike on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri. Pete is considered one of the top fishing guides on the lake. He has been fishing the lake since the '80's and has been a bass fishing guide since 1993.
Anglers Midwest Guides & Gear - 417 276-3683
J R Oldham - anglersmidwest@windstream.net
Focus Species: Walleye and crappie. 40 years fishing Stockton Lake, single & multi day packages with or without lodging. Top quality tackle available from pro shop!
Fishing Guide Services
In addition to putting you on fish, professional guides provide hands-on instruction that can shape the way you fish for the rest of your life. A day on the water becomes a master class in selecting the right rods for specific techniques, such as graphite casting rods for jigs or composite rods for crankbaits, along with matching gear ratios in modern low-profile baitcasting reels and high-capacity spinning reels. Guides often explain the advantages of today’s braided superlines, fluorocarbon leaders, and advanced monofilaments, and demonstrate reliable knots like the Palomar, FG, and improved clinch for different applications. You’ll gain insight into hook styles, from extra-wide-gap worm hooks to drop-shot and circle hooks, as well as when to choose tungsten weights, finesse jig heads, or bladed jigs.
Beyond terminal tackle, many guides introduce clients to the latest marine electronics and boat control systems. You may learn how to interpret high-definition sonar, side-imaging, and forward-facing sonar to identify bait schools, brush piles, and individual fish in real time. GPS-enabled chartplotters and custom contour mapping reveal subtle depth changes and offshore structure that once went unnoticed, while shallow-water anchors and advanced trolling motors with spot-lock features allow precise boat positioning in wind or current. By spending the day in the boat with a knowledgeable local guide, you not only catch fish but also build confidence using cutting-edge equipment and refined techniques that dramatically improve fishing skills for years to come.
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