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Missouri Fishing Guides and Charters

Guide services and charters on Missouri lakes and trout water, by county, with phones and websites.

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On file

Missouri fishing guides and charter services listed

This page lists 32 Missouri businesses, broken down as 20 charters, 11 fishing guides and 1 fly fishing guide. They cluster around the big Ozark reservoirs and the trout water near Branson. Each shows its town, phone and website; street addresses are left off because many are homes.

Yellow Pages guide and charter listings, read October 27, 2026.

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Towns

Missouri towns where guide services are based

Branson10 listings

Kimberling City3 listings

Osage Beach2 listings

Reeds Spring2 listings

Lake Ozark2 listings

Warsaw2 listings

Liberal1 listings

Hollister1 listings

Marquand1 listings

Greenfield1 listings

Rocky Mount1 listings

Arcola1 listings

Barton County

Guides and charters based in Barton County, Missouri

Angler's Paradisecharter, Liberal, (417) 639-4111

Benton County

Guides and charters based in Benton County, Missouri

Catfish Safarifishing guide, Warsaw, (660) 723-2701
Truman Lake Fishing Guide Servicefishing guide, Truman Lake, Warsaw, (816) 506-7722

Camden County

Guides and charters based in Camden County, Missouri

Hawg Stump Guide Servicecharter, Osage Beach, (573) 216-6567
Jack’s Guide Servicefishing guide, Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, (573) 434-2570

Dade County

Guides and charters based in Dade County, Missouri

Lake Stockton Guide Servicecharter, Stockton Lake, Greenfield, (417) 637-2277
Thompson Fishing Guidescharter, Arcola, (417) 424-2277

Laclede County

Guides and charters based in Laclede County, Missouri

EZ Fishin Guide Servicefishing guide, Lebanon, (417) 718-1108

Madison County

Guides and charters based in Madison County, Missouri

Kill-M-Dead Bowfishingcharter, Marquand, (573) 783-4778

Miller County

Guides and charters based in Miller County, Missouri

Big Ed’s Guide Servicefishing guide, Lake of the Ozarks, Lake Ozark, (573) 692-6710
Lake Ozark Fishing Guide Servicefishing guide, Lake of the Ozarks, Lake Ozark, (573) 465-3810

Morgan County

Guides and charters based in Morgan County, Missouri

Shelton fishing Guide Ozarkcharter, Rocky Mount, (816) 520-6703

Stone County

Guides and charters based in Stone County, Missouri

Capt Rick's Fishing Guidescharter, Branson, (417) 861-3899
Fishin' With Skeetercharter, Kimberling City, (417) 739-9030
Focused Fishing Guide Svccharter, Kimberling City, (417) 860-4743
Hook's Table Rock Fishingcharter, Table Rock Lake, Reeds Spring, (417) 338-2277
Mid-Lakes Guide Servicecharter, Reeds Spring, (417) 239-7374
Table Rock Guide Servicecharter, Table Rock Lake, Kimberling City, (417) 335-1867

Taney County

Guides and charters based in Taney County, Missouri

Anglers Advantagecharter, Branson, (417) 619-9377
Anglers Obsession Guide Servicecharter, Branson, (636) 866-4741
Bob's Fishing Guide Servicecharter, Branson, (417) 338-2316
Branson Guided Fishing Tripscharter, Branson, (417) 224-5108
Captain B's Fishing Guide Servicecharter, Branson, (417) 224-7645
CastAway Charters – Taneycomo Trout Guide in Branson, MOcharter, Lake Taneycomo, Branson, (573) 864-0544
Chartered Waters Trout Shopcharter, Hollister, (417) 335-0489
John Sappington's Branson Fishing Guide Servicecharter, Branson, (417) 460-5747
Branson Fishing Guide Servicefishing guide, Ridgedale, (417) 270-7157
Table Rock Lake Guide Servicefishing guide, Table Rock Lake, Branson, (417) 434-2823
Flys and Guidesfly fishing guide, Branson, (417) 294-0759

No county

Missouri guide listings with no county on file

Elite Ozark Guide Servicefishing guide, Lake of the Ozarks, (913) 449-3176
Expert Angling Guide Servicefishing guide, Lake of the Ozarks, (314) 996-9963
Tier 1 Elite Guide Servicefishing guide, Lake of the Ozarks, (314) 226-3701

Photos

Ozark and prairie water beside Missouri Fishing Guides and Charters

Bull Shoals Lake, Missouri — Bull Shoals Lake
Photo: Semipaw, CC BY 3.0

Eleven Point River, Missouri — Eleven Point River
Photo: jeff brown, CC BY 2.0

Jacks Fork, Missouri — Jacks Fork
Photo: 16porkchops, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pigeon Creek, Missouri — Pigeon Creek
Photo: mostateparks, Public domain

Answers

Hiring a Missouri fishing guide, the usual questions

How many Missouri guides are listed?

This page holds 32, split as 20 charter, 11 fishing guide and 1 fly fishing guide.

Which town has the most listings?

Branson, with 10.

Which county leads?

Taney County, with 11.

Do guided anglers need a Missouri permit?

Missouri anglers 16 through 64 carry a fishing permit: $14 a year for residents, $57 for nonresidents, or $9 for a daily permit. Trout also need a trout permit.

What do Missouri guides fish for?

Mostly black bass, crappie and walleye on the Ozark reservoirs and trout on Lake Taneycomo and the ribbon streams; ask each guide.

Does Missouri license fishing guides?

MDC prints no separate guide license in the 2026 summary; guides on Corps lakes may need a Corps permit.

Why are street addresses missing?

Many guide listings use a home address, so only town, phone and website are shown.

Can I add a guide?

Yes: send the business name, home water and phone through the contact page.