Crappie fishing with the guide who finds them.
Kevin has fished his whole life and fills the livewell nearly every trip. Spend five hours on Oologah Lake and go home with fish and the know-how to find them yourself.
Limits aren't luck when you know the lake.
Some guides show you a good day from last spring. Kevin's photo roll looks like this all year, because he's spent years learning to read this water. He knows where Oologah's crappie stage in March, where they spawn in April, which brush piles they stack up on in July, and where they suspend in December.
He has the touch — and more importantly, he can teach it. Bring the kids, bring a friend, or come solo and talk sonar for five hours straight.
A guided trip that's also a fishing education.
The goal isn't just a cooler of fillets today — it's making you dangerous on your own boat tomorrow. Every trip covers:
Understanding live sonar
Watch fish react to your jig in real time on modern forward-facing sonar, and learn what all those marks actually mean.
Crappie patterns
Where crappie hold season by season — depth, structure, water temperature, and how Oologah's water level moves the fish.
Methods of catching
Jigging, minnows, and more — the right technique for the day, and the small details that out-fish everyone else.
You'll see the fish before they bite.
The boat runs current Lowrance electronics with forward-facing live sonar. That school lighting up the screen? That's what Kevin hunts with — and by the end of the trip you'll be reading it too: telling crappie from shad, judging size, and watching your jig drop right onto their noses.
Rods, reels, jigs, minnows, life jackets — everything is provided. Just bring your Oklahoma fishing license, drinks, and snacks.
Oologah Lake: 29,500 acres of crappie country.
Half an hour northeast of Tulsa, Oologah Lake stretches across roughly 29,500 acres of the Verdigris River valley with over 200 miles of shoreline — creek arms, standing timber, brush piles, and riprap that grow some of the best crappie in Oklahoma, plus blue cats, sand bass, and more.
We put together a full local's guide to the lake: boat ramps, parks, maps, and what swims in it.
The livewell doesn't lie.
Quick answers
Do I need my own equipment?
No — rods, reels, tackle, and bait are all provided. Bring a valid Oklahoma fishing license, sunscreen, and whatever you want to eat and drink.
How much does a trip cost?
$150 for a one-on-one trip, $200 for two people, for a full five hours on the water. Fish cleaning is available for an extra $50. Groups of three or more: call Kevin to work out the details. See trips & pricing.
When can I book?
Any day except Saturday. Crappie bite year-round on Oologah — every season just takes a different pattern, which is half of what you'll learn on the trip.