JACK'S GUIDE SERVICE
Fishing Guide trips on Lake of the Ozarks
Professional Licensed and Insured Guide Service
573-434-2570
---Piranha Jack---
Welcome to the Jack's Guide Service on Lake of the Ozarks
Would you like to try some fishing on your next vacation to Lake of the Ozarks? Come fishing with Jack’s Guide Service. I offer a fishing guide service for all of Lake of the Ozarks. I am also the head guide for Tan-Tar-A Resort off of Highway KK in Osage Beach. Fishing Lake of the Ozarks with Jack’s Guide Service takes all the work out of fishing. No need to find your old fishing tackle, rods and reels, or tow your boat all the way to the lake. I have all the right equipment ready for you to use. Just call Jack’s Guide Service and let him take care of everything for you. I catch fish period. We don't go out and not catch fish, we almost always catch fish. Even the occasional tough day we still manage to put together a pattern by the end of the day. Most people don't realize the difference a fishing guide makes to your fishing day. I am on the water usually 6 days a week even in the winter I still fish a ton. This is my full time job. Most of the the other fishing guides have other jobs. The result is they don't spend enough time on the water. I live here at the lake in between Osage Beach and Camdenton at the 31mm. Some guides live an hour or more away from the main part of the lake. Listen a lot of fisherman talk big but I have the pictures to prove it. Check out my Proof is in the Pictures page!
Your next Vacation to Lake of the Ozarks is meant to be fun, not frustrating. Lake of the Ozarks is full of fish but without knowing exactly where they are and what they are feeding on, you can spend hours trying to figure these fish out. If you go on one of my Guided Fishing Trips I already know where the fish are. This way you don’t spend hours of your precious vacation time fishing and only catching a few small fish if any. When you go out fishing with Jack, you spend your time actually catching fish instead of trying to catch fish. Do you Bass fish? Would you like to become a better Bass fisherman? Would you like to know how to properly fish the winning patterns for Bass at Lake of the Ozarks? Check out Summer time Bass fishing on Lake of the Ozarks. It is a brief description of the two major Bass Fishing patterns we use when you come fishing with me.
Do you want to learn how to Crappie fish on the Lake of the Ozarks? Or have you recently moved to Lake of the Ozarks and hear everyone talking about Fishing for Crappie? Let Jack’s Guide Service show you the secrets for year round Crappie fishing. Crappies are a very plentiful fish in most coves and of course they are great to eat. I help lots guys who have recently retired or recently moved into the area. I fast forward the learning process so you can catch fish on your own in the future. They are also great for kids to catch! Check out my Crappie Fishing on Lake of the Ozarks summary.
As Appeared On
Monster Quest from the History Channel --"Piranha Invasion"-- of Lake of the Ozarks. Also "On The Trail" a Heartland Tournament Series television show in which I won. Also Central Pro Am television series with Bobby Sullivan and also Jimmy Davis. There was also Feeding Frenzy an infomercial for catfish that was a lot of fun!
Past Client Recommendations
I’ve taken a lot of guided fishing trips
over the years. I think Jack is probably the best one I’ve fished with. He
knows the lake, he knows what techniques are working, and he’s a just a great
guy to spend a day with. I’ve done a lot of bass fishing over the years – but I
never pitched around docks before. He taught me the tricks and was very
patient. If you’re on vacation, go for it. If you are thinking about a
“customer trip” - even better! I know I’m going back next year.
Signed – Matt, South Dakota
Version 2: Hey Jack – thanks for the great day on the lake! I really
enjoyed learning how to fish deep water. I’ve been bass fishing for years and
never really learned this technique until now. Also, thanks for taking some
“time off” from the bass fishing to go get some white bass “for the pan.” They
were excellent! I’m already planning my trip for next year.
Fishing Lake of the Ozarks
April, May and June are the best months to fish. This is when the fish are really biting the best. That being said Lake of the Ozarks is a great fishery no matter what season, we will catch fish regardless. Limits of crappie year round are caught even in the middle of winter. There is no other lake in the Midwest that produces as many 20lb tournament weights like Lake of the Ozarks. Week in week out 7 out of 10 bass tournament winning sacs will be around 20lbs. This is a 4lb per fish average. This lake is visited by thousands of people every year, yet only a portion realizes that they are visiting a fabulous fishing lake. The other misconception is that this lake is wild, and boats are everywhere. This lake certainly does get busy especially on Saturday afternoons in the months of July and August. However that is only for about two months out of the year. The morning is the most productive time to fish anyway. But I also offer evening trips or when ever your schedule allows. If you are planning a fishing trip try to plan it on a weekday, it is much better fishing compared to the weekend. Regardless of the time you have available give me a call, I try to be flexible and am usually able to fit a fishing trip in sometime. It is important to spend the a few minutes now and secure the fishing part of your vacation. I know you like to fish and I'll significantly help you catch more fish.
Bass Fishing on Lake of the Ozarks
The type of fishing we do depends on current conditions, your experience level, the time of year and what you want to get out of the trip. I have had several tournament anglers hire me to help them get onto a good pattern for their upcoming tournament. I also have very much beginners hire me to help them catch their first fish in years. I have many years of experience fishing here and the key to your success is to follow my instructions. I have caught thousands of fish and get more enjoyment out of watching someone else catch a fish than I do catching them myself. If you have a certain goal for the fishing trip let me know and if it is at all possible we will see it through.
There are two major patterns I fish on Lake of the Ozarks in the summer on guide trips. The first and most productive method is fishing docks. Generally speaking we are fishing for suspended fish over deep water using the dock as an ambush location to eat threadfin shad. Fishing the windy side of the dock is going to put your lure in front of the most aggressive bass. Lures that are commonly used are plastic worms, Frenzy crankbaits and Power Tubes. You want to fish these lures fairly fast with an erratic retrieve. Only some docks will produce fish. It is specific docks being hit by the wind and/or current that will have a small school of bass roaming about. Sometimes the right docks are spread out by a mile or more. Generally you know within the first handful of casts if the fish are there. Largemouth and Kentucky (also known as Spotted Bass) use the dock as cover. They use the shade, cables and even foam itself to conceal themselves. This is a great technique for beginner fisherman because many times the bass will hit your lure pretty hard. It is also a fun technique because you will often catch quite a few fish. I have caught numerous fish off of one dock, often cast after cast. What is happening is the school of bass is going into a feeding mode. They see one of the other bass feeding and then believe I must feed also. They can be very competitive. So competitive that you will often see other bass following your bass all the way to the boat.
July 4 trip
The other major pattern for bass is fishing deep water. This pattern produces more quality fish. Many 2-5lb fish with an occasional six pounder, were caught last summer. Lures that I usually use are big 10” Berkley Worms, or Football jigs matched with 3 or 4” Chigger Craws and new Chigger chunks. When using either the big worm or football jig don't use light equipment. I use big 7’ MH Fenwick rods or bigger spooled with Berkley Fluorocarbon. Fluorocarbon line makes fishing deep so much easier than regular monofilament. The sensitivity is increased tremendously, hook sets are much stronger, and the abrasion resistance is also better. Another fish catching lure of choice is the Shaky Head with a plastic worm. We will throw this worm after we have already located a active school of feeding bass, often times after one or two bass have already been caught from a point. It will often catch one or two more fish after the most aggressive ones have already been caught. This pattern peaks in June. It's deep offshore structure fishing at it's best!
Lake of the Ozarks Crappie Fishing
Crappies are one of my absolute favorite fish to fish for. They are just as fun to catch, as they are good to eat. Lake of the Ozarks has a limit of 15 crappie per person and a minimum of nine inches. Most days catching a good mess for dinner is not a problem. This is because Lake of the Ozarks has a huge population of not only crappie, but also docks with brush piles. The equipment I use is light action Fenwick HMX graphite rods, Abu Garcia Spinning reels spooled with 4lb high visibility Berkley Fluorocarbon. Generally for the bait we use 2’’ Berkley crappie tubes, 1/16 oz jig heads, and we tip our bait with a Crappie Nibble. This combination will produce limit after limit of crappie. Berkley Crappie Nibbles often times will literally double your catch! You will catch twice crappie compared to someone else in your boat without a nibble on their jig. My favorite time to crappie fish is in April. The fish spawn then and the action usually is fast and furious. The males will even change color. I would be glad to show you this and many more of my crappie fishing secrets.
Fishing specific docks with brush piles is one of the keys to consistent crappie fishing. Close access to deep water, current (when available), and baitfish in the area are also very important when choosing which dock to fish. During the spring, crappie fishing is great and the fish seem to be everywhere. But as the water warms up it becomes more important to get out early in the morning. Even in the middle of summer we have had numerous 30, 40, even 50 fish days. Generally 50% are keeper crappie being put into the live well to be filleted for dinner. I do not charge extra to clean the days catch as long as time permits. This is included in the day’s fee. However if I have another guide trip immediately following your trip we will see what we can do. If you are planning on keeping a bunch of fish you might want to bring a cooler because most hotel’s freezer space is limited.
Paddlefish/ Spoonbill Snagging
March 15- April 30 every year brings out hundreds of fisherman chasing humongous fish in the 20 to 100lb range. Literally fishing with 100lb test fishing line, up to 1 full pound of weights, and extremely large treble hooks to snag these prehistoric fish. Man vs Beast this is not for the faint of heart. It is not like reeling in a little crappie. This is physically difficult for some people to reel these fish in. We troll below Truman Dam on Lake of the Ozarks setting the hook repeatedly for hours. That is until we hit something that pulls back! Then the fight is on. Big saltwater reels and rods as thick as broomsticks are the weapons that we choose in case we really hit on of the true monsters up to 140 pounds (have been caught recently in Missouri). This is the only type of fishing that is not included in my "no fish no pay policy". The reason is because you have to set the hook for hours and this is a bit much for some people. But if you have heard the stories and want to try some of it for yourself I invite you to come along. Remember there is a short season for snagging. Mullet Haircuts and Chewing Tobacco not included!! ha ha This fishing is really really fun! You have to try it!
Confidence
With all types of fishing confidence is a big key to success. Confidence in fishing is expecting a bite and focusing on what your lure is doing at all times. You will be around fish, and you will be getting bites. However a lot of my past clients have had poor success in the past fishing by themselves. If you go out with me you will have fish biting your lure. Focusing on your bait, feeling for a bite, watching your line, and being ready to set the hook at all times is critical. I spend countless hours on the water pre-fishing for my clients. I find where the fish are and what they are biting on in preparation for you to come fishing with me. Whether you’re an experienced fisherman or a beginner going out in a boat for the first time, I can show you how to become a better crappie angler. To book a trip just give me a call on my cell phone at (573) 434-2570.
FREE GIFT FOR KIDS!
My fishing guide service will pick you up at your hotel or if you are staying at Tan-Tar-A Resort I can simply pick you up at the Marina dock on the water. Jack’s Guide Service will have everything you need for an enjoyable day of fishing. The only thing Jack cannot do for you is get you a Missouri State Fishing License. To order a license for yourself simply go to http://www.wildlifelicense.com/mo/ . Everyone over 16 years old needs one to be legal and one day licenses are available. At the end of the day I will bring you back to the dock, you then can pay by cash or check. Payment by credit card must be prepaid prior to the trip using Pay pal. I will also give you one of my brochures in case you don’t already have one. I will ask for your full name, mailing address, and phone number and then write you a receipt. After I hand you a receipt it is picture time. I’ll tell you how to hold the day’s catch properly for pictures. Then we practice catch and release or catch and keep. Lets go fishing today call me at 573-434-2570 and book that fishing trip that you'll remember!
No Fish--No Pay Policy
If we don’t catch a fish your next trip is 100% FREE.
*excluding paddlefish or spoonbill snagging*
Jack's Guide Service
378 Winter Wood Loop
Linn Creek, MO 65052
573-434-2570
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