Fishing Guides In Kansas

Hire a guide to take you fishing in KS

Fishing guides teach fishing skills Hire a fishing guide to fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, redear sunfish, warmouth, white bass, yellow perch, stripers, longnose gar, northern pike, paddlefish, sauger, saugeye and spotted gar in local lakes.

Kansas Fishing Guides

For the ultimate fishing experience, hire a professional guide. They know the KS fishery inside out and have determined the best techniques for catching fish at various times of the year.

Stillwaters Fly Fishing - 620 778-1966
Bobby Rash
Focus Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Panfish. Guiding in southeast Kansas, Big Hill Lake, small city lakes (hidden Jewels), stocked spring fed strip pit.

Flatslander Guide Service - 785 456-5654
Capt. Paul "Sodie" Sodamann - sodies@wamego.net
Focus Species: Carp and other warm water game species. Fly fishing for carp is much the same as fly fishing for bonefish in the saltwater. We use Mitzi Skiffs flats boats and pole the shallows for the "golden bones" as well as other species.

Fishtech Guide Service - 785 539-8408
Vic Oertle - voertle@cox.net
Focus Species: White bass/wipers. 1/2 day and all day trips. Fishing Milford, Tuttle Creek, Perry Lure fishing only. Fishing Milford for hire since 1969. Lures furnished--equipment furnished on request. References

Madd Jack Striper Guide - 620-727-3383
Focus Species: Stripers and Wipers. Fishing Lake Wilson for Stripers and Milford in June for Wipers.

Fishing Guide Services

In addition to putting you on fish, professional guides provide hands-on instruction that can shape the way you fish for the rest of your life. A day on the water becomes a master class in selecting the right rods for specific techniques, such as graphite casting rods for jigs or composite rods for crankbaits, along with matching gear ratios in modern low-profile baitcasting reels and high-capacity spinning reels. Guides often explain the advantages of today’s braided superlines, fluorocarbon leaders, and advanced monofilaments, and demonstrate reliable knots like the Palomar, FG, and improved clinch for different applications. You’ll gain insight into hook styles, from extra-wide-gap worm hooks to drop-shot and circle hooks, as well as when to choose tungsten weights, finesse jig heads, or bladed jigs.

Beyond terminal tackle, many guides introduce clients to the latest marine electronics and boat control systems. You may learn how to interpret high-definition sonar, side-imaging, and forward-facing sonar to identify bait schools, brush piles, and individual fish in real time. GPS-enabled chartplotters and custom contour mapping reveal subtle depth changes and offshore structure that once went unnoticed, while shallow-water anchors and advanced trolling motors with spot-lock features allow precise boat positioning in wind or current. By spending the day in the boat with a knowledgeable local guide, you not only catch fish but also build confidence using cutting-edge equipment and refined techniques that dramatically improve fishing skills for years to come.

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