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Welcome to CrappieNOW’s Guides Page

Crappie fishing in lakes and rivers is a great experience, particularly if you’re looking for a fishing trip with family and friends.
Below is a list of guides that we have assembled to make your search easier on you to find one in your area.

ALABAMA

Alabama Elite Fishing Guide

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Lake Guntersville
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 3
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Guntersville, Scottsboro, Huntsville, AL
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Capt. Jason Whitehead
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Yes
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Largemouth, Spotted and Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill/Bream, White bass (Stripe)
  • Phone: 256-530-3306
  • E-mail: alabamaelitefishingguide@gmail.com
  • Website: www.alelitefishingguide.com
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/jasonwhiteheadfishing

Hog Wild Crappie Guide

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Coosa River lakes (Logan Martin, Neely, Mitchell, Lay)
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 3
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Pell City, Sylacauga
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Ryan Willis
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 334-718-0194
  • E-mail: Ryno1944@yahoo.com
  • Website: https://www.facebook.com/Hogwildcrappieguide

Southern Scales Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Lake Mitchell, Lay Lake and Logan Martin.
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 2
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Pell City Al, Clanton Al, Birmingham Al
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Jeff Jowers
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 205-294-9202
  • E-mail: jjowers65@gmail.com
  • Website: Southern Scales Guide Service

ARKANSAS

Greg’s Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Beaver Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 4
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Springdale, Fayetteville
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Greg Robinson
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 479-601-1683
  • E-mail: robinson6420@gmail.com
  • Website: None

Lance Hughey Crappie Guide Service, LLC

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Beaver Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 2
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, and Rogers, AR
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Lance Hughey
  • Other Guides (if any): No other guides
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Just Crappie
  • Phone: 479-236-4105
  • E-mail: lhcrappieguide@gmail.com
  • Website: https://lhcrappieguide.com/

FLORIDA

Sunset Glow Guide Service 

The Crankin Cracker Fishing Guide Service, LLC

ILLINOIS

Buck Brush Fishing Guides

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Rend Lake, Carlyle Lake, Kincaid Lake, Lake of Egypt
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 2 anglers
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Mt. Vernon, IL and Benton, IL
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Jason Dudley
  • Other Guides (if any): Lucas White, Stacey Cooper
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 618-231-2007
  • E-mail: jiggincrappie@yahoo.com
  • Website: buckbrushfishingguides.com

Full Moon Fishing Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Rend, Egypt, Carlyle, Kincaid
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 3
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Benton and Mt Vernon are the closest cities
    but there are accommodations around the lake (see website)
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Fred Mooney
  • Other Guides: Chad Hamson
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: (618)731-1601
  • Email: Fullmoonfishing@icloud.com
  • Website: Fullmoonfishing.com

Illinois Hotspots Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Lake Shelbyville, Mattoon Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 3 people max per boat, additional boats available
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Mattoon, IL or Shelbyville, IL
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Todd Laughhunn
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Walleye, White bass
  • Phone: 217-259-7621
  • E-mail: Laughhunns@consolidated.net
  • Website: www.lakeshelbyvilleguideservice.com

Rambling Rose Guide Service

Reag’s Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Clinton Lake, Lake Springfield and others
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 5
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Springfield Illinois, Clinton Illinois
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Reagan Smith
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: White Bass, yellow bass, bluegill,
  • Phone:309-642-8106
  • Email: Reagsguideservice@gmail.com
  • Website: https://centralilcrappieguide.com/

IOWA

Iowa Great Lakes Outdoors. Inc.

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: West Okoboji, East Okoboji and Big Spirit Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 5
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Spirit Lake, Iowa
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Capt. Chad Loreth
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Yes
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Walleyes, Northern Pike,
    Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Bluegills, Perch, Yellow Bass
  • Phone: 712-330-9678
  • E-mail: chad@igloutdoors.com
  • Website: https://igloutdoors.com/

KANSAS

Crappie Kirby

KENTUCKY

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  • Lakes/rivers you guide on: Kentucky and Barkley Lakes
  • Maximum number of anglers: 5
  • Nearest City/ accommodations; Murray, KY or Benton, KY
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Doug Wynn
  • Coast Guard licensed: Yes
  • Other species besides crappie: Bluegill/redears, catfish, white bass
  • Phone: 270-703-7600
  • E-mail: doug@5riversdux.com
  • Website: Crappie-gills-n-more.com

Green River Lake Guide Service

Oakmulgee Outfitters LLC

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Nolin River Lake, Rough River Lake, Green River
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 2
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Leitchfield, KY or Cave City, KY
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Jason Yeager
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Hybrid Bass, White Bass, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass,
    and Bluegill. Kayak fishing trips available for all species.
  • Phone: (270)287-2580
  • E-mail: jasonalex84@gmail.com
  • Website: www.oakmulgeeoutfitters.com

Tim’s Catching Crappie

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Green River Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 3
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Columbia, KY
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Tim Marple
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 606 706 8869
  • E-mail: Marpletim@yahoo.com
  • Website: Timscatchingcrappie.com

MINNESOTA

Thalmann’s Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: We guide all over Otter Tail County, which has 1,048 lakes
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 4 in Summer. No max in winter.
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Perham or Ottertail, MN
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Jesse Thalmann
  • Other Guides (if any): Mike Stein, Scott Mackner, Nick Miller, Jayden Petersen, Nick Torgerson, Chad Engels, Andrew Kraft
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Bluegills, Walleyes, Bass
  • Phone: 320-290-2035
  • E-mail: thalmannsguideservice@gmail.com
  • Website: http://www.thalmannsguideservice.com

Sunset Glow Guide Service 

MISSISSIPPI

Barton Outfitters

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Sardis, Enid, Grenada, Arkabutla
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: Up to 6 per boat, (parties of 20+ with notice)
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Oxford, MS
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Aaron Barton
  • Other Guides (if any): Dennis Barfield, Joshua Quong, Brannon Kirby, Shayne McGivney
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: White Bass, Largemouth, Catfish, (Trout, Bowfishing seasonally)
  • Phone: 469-763-1885
  • E-mail: huntfish@bartonoutfitters.com
  • Website: bartonoutfitters.com

Enid Lake Charters

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Sardis Lake, Enid Lake, Grenada Lake, Arkabutla Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 4 Anglers (Special accommodations can be made for groups larger than four anglers)
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Oxford, MS; Batesville, MS; Grenada, MS
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Dennis Barfield, aka Rusty
  • Other Guides (if any): Aaron Barton, Josh Quong
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: White Bass
  • Phone: 662-719-0601 (Leave voice mail or send text message)
  • E-mail: enidlakecharters@gmail.com
  • Website: enidlakecharters.com

Grenada Lake Crappie Guides

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Sardis Lake, Enid Lake, Grenada Lake, Arkabutla Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 15
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Grenada. We also offer lodging
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Brandon Fulgham & Alex Hall
  • Other Guides (if any): Cassidy Box
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 662-414-1891
  • E-mail: alex_hall54@yahoo.com
  • Website: http://www.grenadalakecrappieguides.com

Longbranch Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Sardis Lake, Enid Lake, Grenada Lake, Arkabutla Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 3 Anglers
    (Special accommodations can be made for groups larger than three anglers)
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Oxford, MS; Batesville, MS; Grenada, MS
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Tim Howell
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: (662) 251-5625 (Leave voice mail or send text message)
  • E-mail: longbranchguide10@gmail.com
  • Website: https://longbranchguides.com/

MISSOURI

Catch Em Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Truman Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 4 per boat (2 boats available)
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Clinton, MO
  • Primary Guide/Owners: Justin & Johnny Porter
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Catfish
  • Phone: 417-699-6203 or 870-634-6661
  • E-mail: catchemguideservice@gmail.com
  • Website: www.catchemguideservice.com

Champion Guide Service

Freedom Fishing Guide Service

OHIO

Hookem Up Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Mosquito Lake, Berlin, West Branch
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 2
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Warren or Youngstown, Ohio
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Jeffrey Lee
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 234-207-9583
  • E-mail: Fearlessforce10@netscape.net
  • Website: N/A

PENNSYLVANIA

Keystone Connection Guide Service

SOUTH CAROLINA

Gators Outdoor Adventure & Guide Service

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Santee Cooper Lake Marion/Moultrie, Murray and  All Pee Dee Rivers, Lynches ,Santee and Cooper
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 1 to 6 depending what were targeting
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Santee ,Manning ,Florence
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Captain Brandon Freeman
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Yes, Have a Masters 100 gross ton USCG Licensed & Insured
  • Other species you guide for besides Crappie, Bream, ShellCrackers/ RedEars, Catfish and Stripers/ Rockfish
  • Phone: 843-409-9162
  • E-mail: gatoroutdooradventure@gmail.com
  • Website Address: www.santeecoopercatfishing.com

TENNESSEE

Blue Bank Resort

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Reelfoot Lake
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 4
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Blue Bank Resort/Samburg, TN
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Billy Blakley
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not Required on Reelfoot
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Bluegill, Bass, Catfish
  • Phone: 731-676-9841
  • E-mail: billy@bluebankresort.com
  • Website: www.BlueBankResort.com

TEXAS

Crappie Guide Services

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Lake Fork, Lake Lavon
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: 5
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Emory TX, Wylie TX
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Greg Nechamkin
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not required where we fish
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 903-530-7008
  • E-mail: greg@crappieguideservices.com
  • Website: https://crappieguideservices.com

River Bottom Boys Guide Service, LLC

SKS Crappie Catching Adventures

  • Lakes/Rivers you guide on: Lake HoustonLake Conroe
  • Maximum number of anglers your boat(s) accommodate: Up to 2
  • Nearest City/Accommodations: Houston – Conroe, TX
  • Primary Guide/Owner: Fred Daniels
  • Other Guides (if any): n/a
  • Are guide(s) U.S. Coast Guard licensed?: Not Required
  • Other species you guide for besides crappie: Crappie only
  • Phone: 281-301-9316
  • E-mail: skscrappiecatchingadventures@gmail.com
  • Website: Facebook Page

WISCONSIN

Green Water Walleyes Guide Service

Sunset Glow Guide Service 

If you are a licensed crappie guide and would like to be included in this listing, please e-mail CrappieNOW Editor Richard Simms at Richard@ScenicCityFishing.com.

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