Crappie Guides

[champ187xr6]

Can anyone point me in the direction of A or some crappie guides on the Rock. I am aware there are not many and this is not a heavily targeted species on the lake but my brother likes to fish for them and would like to link up with a guide first. Anyway any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Bill Babler]

I know Capt. Don, will take a trip as will Rick LaPoint, but I would check with both of them. Very seasonal.

When they are biting extra well on either Bull Shoals or in Long Creek, Buster and I will take folks. If the bite is not really, really good, we won't go, it is hard to book people in advance and not be sure of the bite.

The crappie on the White River Chain are very unpredictable. You just for the most part cannot go out to a dock, brushpile or cedar tree and catch a mess. Wish you could. By mess, I mean limits.

15 years ago in the Kings or Upper James, I could catch them pretty good from Feb. thru April. Still can sometimes, but it is always hit and miss.

I guess what I am trying to say, is even if we catch them pretty good one day, the next day can be a toughie. You just have to want to go, and if you catch them great, and if you don't, you still had a great day on the water.

Bass on the other-hand, we are going to be on most of the time. Trouble is, we don't eat those.C

Good Luck

Capt. Don House 417-270-7157

Buster Loving 417-335-0357

Rick is at Strikebass.com

Good Luck

[Nitroman]

Can anyone point me in the direction of A or some crappie guides on the Rock. I am aware there are not many and this is not a heavily targeted species on the lake but my brother likes to fish for them and would like to link up with a guide first. Anyway any help would be greatly appreciated!

Contact Bob Juneman @ 1-417-338-2316 ( his Motel & house # ) or 1-417-294-7248 his cell#.

Bob enjoys crappie fishing & can tell you where it's happening at if it's happening.

Tell Bob you got his name & number from me on this forum.

[Phil Lilley]

Don't forget me!!! I'm official now.

Also Vince Elfrink, Vince on the forum. He's a great crappie catching guy.

[Bill Babler]

Sorry, forgot you wanted to go after the crappie. Just remember, the clients get the fish. Might be a problem. I'm sure you would be great in catchin-em but seeing the clients trying to pry them out of your death grip makes me giggle. Check that, Belly Laugh. Love ya, just Kiddin, NOT.

Another tip, Make sure anyone you get has a federal Lic. and Insurance. Can't have the insurance, without the federal Capt. tag. It is the law. Guiding without a lic. is $1,000.00 fine, plus a no lic. moritorium for 5 years. Your guide must also belong to a consordium that is dot drug screened on a revolving basis. We have a chapter here in Branson.

This is very important.

[champ187xr6]

Thanks for the info Bill! I am trying to talk them into going after the bass and if the guide has a crappie bite going on and they can slide over and get on them. Hope to see you all in the water this spring if I can get a few days away form baseball.