Here are my open dates for 2026 Ice Out Crappie on Shelbyville (weather dependent) March 1,3,4,5,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,18 Spring Kentucky Lake. (Prefer to fill backwards to forwards) Two Anglers Only March 20,22,23,24,25,26 April 1,2,5,6 Pre-spawn and Spawn crappie trips on Shelbyville (Will allow third angler now until fall extra $100.00) April 19,20,24,27,29 May 10,11,13 Walleye, White Bass, Crappie combo trip. Pulling Spinners, Casting Blade Baits June 12 Post-Spawn Crappie Trips (Some of my favorite crappie put on feed bag) June 14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30 Summer Combo Trips (Crappie-White Bass) July 1-23,25,27,28,29,30,31 August 1,2,4-30 Fall Crappie on Kentucky Lake (Prefer to fill backwards to forwards) Two [...]

All my open dates for 2025 are filled. We will start filling 2026 dates in early December of 2025. I will be in attendance at the following shows. I should have seminars at all of them. Collinsville January 2,3,4 Schaumburg January 22,23,24,25 Quad Cities February 12,13,14,15 Rockford February 20,21,22

Rockford Il. Boat, Vacation and Fishing Show February 2,3,4 Booth and Seminars Tinley Park Il. Tinley Travel & Outdoor Expo February 16,17,18 Sullivan Il. VFW Crappiefest March 9

I am full for the remainder of 2023 unless December is warm enough to get in a couple of trips. I will be on Kentucky Lake most of November. Give me a call at 217-840-1221. These are my plans for 2024 since I am back guiding full-time. I will be in attendance at the Collinsville Show, Schaumburg Show, Tinley Park Show but I would nail these down beforehand as I book a bunch of trips with these shows. Ice-Out Deep Crappie Shelbyville March 17-29 Kentucky Lake Pre=spawn-spawn crappie April 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11 Shelbyille Lake Pre-spawn-spawn crappie April 18-30, May 1,2,4,6-14 Shelbyville walleye/white [...]