I’m looking for a fishing guide for a crappie trip to Lake Fork and another trip to Texoma for some striper fishing. Does anyone have any first hand experience that can recommend a solid guide? Our last trip to Fork was a dud and the guy was pretty much an idiot

If we need to go to another lake I’m ok with that to, I take my pops and customers on 15 plus trips a year so if it’s a good set up they have a solid customer here. Feel free to PM me if needed.

I would forget fork for crappie and go to Cedar Creek.

https://www.bigcrappie.com/

Chuck Rollins will put you on some nice fish.


Texoma
JD Lyle Striper Guide
(903) 647-0386
https://texomaguide.com/

Both awesome guides.

I second the Texoma recommendation

I can do it

Nathan at fork might be able to help ,assuming his hands are free .

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a Lady at Fork named Moon, is world famous there, Walley Marshall too, if these two cant put you on crappie, no one can

Don't know if you can beat JD Lyle on Texoma, may equal some others, but he is good people

Thus right here. BigCrappie.com are the guys.

What do you tip the guide?

At Texoma, you need to check with the guide on how you will fish and make sure it is what you want. Some are live bait, some are chunk and wind artificial baits, and then there are the trollers. JD Lyle is top notch on Live Bait, and so is Steve Barnes. Chris Carey at Striper Express is very good at using artificials. The ones that have to troll to catch fish, well just flip a coin.

At Fork, Gary Paris or Mark Standridge are solid bets.

At Texoma he nailed it. I know nothing about fork.

Texoma go with mark banister. This was last weekend. We had a blast.




Eight fish short of a limit and we caught more big ones than we could keep

world record crappy right there.

Nice !

Thanks gentlemen, I’ll be contacting a few of these guys today to set up some trips..

Yes JD Lyle for Texoma Strippers.

I would also look at Tawokani

My last couple trips to Texoma the fish were small and boring


Jackie Kennedy at cedar creek for Catfish is always strong

If considering Tawakoni I use Matt Cartwright. Striper, Hybrid, and Sand Bass. You’re going to catch fish. A lot of fish.

214-415-0166

Matt is one of the best fishermen I have been on a boat with. Andrew Taylor is great as well.

Terry Moon. She's great been out with her several times.

not sure can help in
But we had some crappie 🎣ing weather last night...

They like the cold temps...


Not a guide but Lake Fork has some awesome crappie 🎣ing under the bridge forget what road,
Early mornings ...

Ive got a buddy that guides Whitney, Aquilla, Waco, Richland Chambers and all small lakes in between if you ever wanted to get over that way. Trophy catfish, striper and crappie are his main targets.

Houston Guide Service on Facebook.

He is on here and TFF as well. Mike9582 is his username

Crappie Guide on Fork: Cameron Burnett or Gary Paris or Jacky Wiggins

Texoma Guides : JD Lyle or Dan Barnett. I think the March / April funk is about gone from Texoma, but usually anytime you go you can catch all you want if you have a experienced guide. Lake is full of striper, You don't catch the 16 to 20 lbs on topwater like you used to back in the 80's , but you can easily fill a box with keepers.

Has anyone used Mike Beeson on Texoma for striper? I’m looking at booking in May and someone recommended him to my wife.