4 Hour Trip
Morning or afternoon
$400
- 4 hours on the water
- One or two anglers
- Bass & crappie, wherever they're biting
Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
I find ’em,
you catch ’em.
Guided bass & crappie trips on Lake of the Ozarks. Rods, tackle and everything else provided — you just show up.
Trips & Rates
Pick your half of the day
Flat $100 an hour, every trip. Same boat, same water, same guide — the only question is how long you want to be out there.
6 Hour Trip
Half the day on the water
$600
- 6 hours on the water
- One or two anglers
- Time to move and follow the pattern
8 Hour Trip
Full day, lunch usually included
$800
- 8 hours on the water
- One or two anglers
- The whole lake, morning bite to evening
Rates cover one or two anglers. A third can be arranged for $75. No deposit — you pay at the end of the trip. Every angler needs their own Missouri fishing license.
Payment & full detailsWhat are we after?
Crappie
Mike's specialty. Brush piles, docks and standing timber — and the seasonal pattern that tells you which one to fish today.
Crappie fishing trips
Bass
Largemouth and spotted bass across the lake's endless coves, points and bluff walls, from the spring spawn through the fall bite.
Bass fishing trips
About Mike
Captain Mike
Mike is a U.S. Coast Guard certified and insured guide, and Mike's Guide Service is one man and one boat. When you call, he answers. When you book, he is the one taking you out.
He was twelve, on a family trip to the lake, when he found a Zebco 33 somebody had left behind with a Firetiger Rebel still tied on. He made about a thousand casts that day and did not catch a thing. Nobody in his family fished, and he has never been able to explain it since — but he has been at it ever since.
- 1998
- First bass boat
- 2005
- Tournament circuit
- 2017
- Licensed guide
More about MikeTen thousand hours on this lake. He is still out there most days.
Latest fishing report
August on the water
A hot month that fished early. Most of the good work happened before eight in the morning.
Who it's for
First timers to lifers
Whoever you put in the boat, Mike has run that trip before. These are Google reviews, left by people who booked one and wrote about it afterward — not testimonials we wrote.
Never fished before
“Mike was an excellent guide. He was friendly and worked hard to ensure we caught fish.”
Families with kids
“We had a group of 3, including my 12-year-old daughter and 80-year-old father, and we all caught fish… My daughter catching several big mouth bass was the highlight of our week in the Ozarks.”
Experienced anglers
“He got us in some fish right away and we had a blast! He's extremely knowledgeable with what lures to fish with and where to cast.”
Book a trip
Let's find you a date
Most people just call. Mike will tell you straight what the fish are doing and what a day out there actually looks like.
How booking works
- Reach outCall, text, or pick a date from the calendar.
- Your date is heldNo deposit. Tell Mike early if your plans change.
- Show upMeet Mike at the ramp. Rods and tackle are on board.
- Go catch ’emMike puts you on fish. You catch ’em. He’ll clean ’em.