We have several Lake Okeechobee fishing guides to choose from, the list updates are done continuously. If you have previous when with us and your guide is not listed please call the office for details and contact information. If your looking for specific things, non-smoking, live-bait specialist, artificial only, etc. give us a call we have the right guide for you!
Lake Okeechobee Fishing Guides
* Bell Glade * South Bay * Clewiston * Moore Haven * Lakeport * Buckhead Ridge * Okeechobee City * Taylor Creek * Pahokee *
Captain Mark Shepard is a full-time Okeechobee fishing guides and touring professional. Experience includes BASS Master, FLW Tours, Everstart, BFL tournaments and many others. Mark has a list of accomplishments in the fishing industry a mile long including a Everstart WIN on Lake Eufaula, AL. Mark originally from Florida moved to Ohio to sharpen him northern skills and moved back from Ohio years ago to master guiding on world famous Lake Okeechobee. Mark enjoys watching trophy largemouth bass crush the giant wild shiners, but can also teach you many artificial techniques. Site fishing and has become a master skill of Marks, as well as using small crankbaits!
Mark is sponsored by: Jolly Roger Marina, Bass Assassin Lures, Abu Garcia, Colmic Rods, Mercury Marine, Power Pole and Bass OnLine.com
Mark’s our lead guide on the “Big O” Lake Okeechobee, he has also become a master of the Everglades and his home base is in Clewiston, Florida.
So come fish with Captain Mark a true professional in every sense of the word.
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Capt. Mark Rogers is a full time Okeechobee fishing guides, specializing on Lake Okeechobee and largemouth bass in the Everglades and is known to be vary versatile, Captain Mark Rogers has over 30 years of fishing experience. He grew up in southern California where his dad introduced him to fishing. He knows deep water, clear-water reservoirs and started tournament fishing at age of 14 years old. Shortly after that, his family moved to Naples Florida. He learned about Florida fishing, by going all over the state’s major lakes and now has over 22 years experience fishing Florida. He fished his way up the tournament ranks to fishing the Professional levels of FLW and the Bassmaster Elite Series. He’s competed at the highest level and most prestigious in bass fishing.
In between tournaments, he began guiding on a Professional level and have been doing it now for over 10 years. More recently, I am thrilled to be able to enjoy guiding on a full-time basis in the Southwest Florida region. I cover waters on Lake Okeechobee, in the Everglades, from Naples to Tampa, and all areas in-between. He is a very adaptable angler and enjoys saltwater fishing as well. He specialize in artificial lures, but is also well-versed in shiner fishing. He continues to enjoy fishing local tournaments when the guiding schedule permits. He is always ready to take people out on the water to catch fish and have a good time. Let’s go fishing!
Audio Florida fishing reports every week giving his latest fishing report for the Southeast Region of Florida. Hey, it may be you he’s going to talk about!
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Captain Ray Malafarina is a full time Okeechobee Fishing guides on the Lake Okeechobee, specializing in large-mouth bass. Ray is a very experienced freshwater angler. Ray competes in the statewide BFL (FLW tour). Ray is originally from Italy and been in competitive freshwater fishing since age of 14. He also was a team member of an USA Freshwater team participating in the world championship 2000. Ray”s the U.S. distributor of COLMIC fishing rods in the United States.
Ray is fun, very versatile angler specializing in artificial and live bait. Currently sponsored by COLMIC USA; Bass Assassin Lures, Gary Yamamoto baits; Vastar braid; Idroflat crankbaits; and BassOnline.
And additionally he is fluent in Italian and Spanish. Ask Ray to be your next guide for an exciting bass fishing adventure. Ray can be found on facebook where you can read more about his current fishing experiences.
You can read more about Capt Ray on our sister websites at Sarasota Fishing Guide or Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing
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Capt. Brett Isackson is a full time Okeechobee fishing guides, specializing on Florida Peacock bass and largemouth bass in the Everglades and on Lake Okeechobee and has been known to be vary versatile, livebait or artificial he can catch them with best of guides. No trip is to long and there’s always more fish to be caught, that’s his motto.
Brett’s been written up in many publications over the years and several times in Florida Sportsman Magazine for his fly fishing talent for peacock bass as well with large-mouth bass.
Brett’s energetic voice and can be heard on our Audio fishing reports every week giving his latest fishing report for the Southeast Region of Florida. Hey, it may be you he’s going to talk about!
You can read more about Capt Brett, his picture and see a complete bio with list of fishing abilities and accomplishments at Bass Fishing Florida Everglades.
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Capt. Boo Woods professional angler & Okeechobee fishing guides and serving Jesus Christ are all his passions.
Boo’s main goal is to spread the gospel and help the weekend angler or outdoors-man with the basic fishing information needed to take his family on a self deserving vacation to Lake Okeechobee one of the best bass lakes in the country.
As a professional angler I know how tough and overwhelming it is when you get to a lake and don’t know what or where to begin.
Accomplishments; Two FLW Tour Top Tens, Top 20 in points in the Everstart, High School basketball coach in Kentucky, Top 20 in career 3 pointers made in Kentucky High school. Types of fishing; Sight fishing is my favorite, throwing top water and punching or flipping grass mats. He was born in Clermont, Florida. Moved to Kentucky when he was 7 years old, grew up fishing small farm ponds and back water lakes.
Specializes on: Lake Okeechobee, fishes out of the Okeechobee City, but fishes the entire lake along with Stick Marsh, Walk on Water and Lake Istokpoka.
Boo is one of those guides that will become your friend all at the same time and he catches trophy bass, so people just keep coming back!
You can read more about Capt Boo, his picture and see a complete bio with list of fishing abilities and accomplishments at Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing.
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Capt. Kelby Waldrip is a full time Okeechobee Fishing guides, specializing in fishing for large-mouth bass and teaching techniques on Lake Okeechobee and has been known to be vary versatile, livebait or artificial he can catch them all different ways.
Some of his accomplishment are below;
2 time USA BASSIN Divisional Champion
2007 USA BASSIN National Points Champion
Multiple top 40 FLW/BASS finishes
Participate in the Warriors on the Water Events “3 times”
Participate in State youth federation programs as a guide/boat driver
Fished competitively since age 14
Competed in events from Indiana to Texas to Florida to Washington DC
Hoosier Bassmaster’s angler of the year
MBA from American University in Washington DC
If your looking for a guide that lives the outdoors, hunting, fishing, etc…Kelby your guy!
In the summer months, owns and operates his own deer processing shop, KW Custom Deer Processing.
You can read more about Capt Kelby, by visiting our Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing Reports.
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Capt. David Lauer guides full-time on Lake Okeechobee in Florida. With a long list of tournament experiences, including the FLW, Everstart, BFL and many other local and state tournaments. When David not fishing famous Lake Okeechobee he guides on Lake Osborne also.
Home: Loxahatchee, FL
Career tournament earnings: $ 172,027
Number of Top-10 tournament finishes: 17
Largest bass weighed to win Big Bass award: 8 lbs, 5 oz, (1/28/2009, FLW Series, Eastern, Lake Okeechobee, FL)
Weight of largest day’s catch: 20 lbs, 1 oz, (1999, EverStart Series, Southeast , LAKE SANTEE COOPER)
Number of events fished: 184 since 1995
David is slowly becoming one of Lake Okeechobee’s top rated guides, written up in FLW Outdoors Magazine among others.
Looking for a hard worker, with good techniques a guide that you will surely leave the lake a smarter about bass fishing.
Capt David sponsored by: FLW Outdoors, Bass Assassin Lures, Colmic Rods and Bass Online.com
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Capt. Todd Kersey has been a full-time Okeechobee fishing guides for over 15 years
in Florida. With a long list of tournament experiences, including the FLW, Everstart, BFL and many other local and state tournaments. With over 10 top ten finishes by his clients he has become a commodity on the big lakes during FLW/BASS tournament season.
Becoming one of Florida’s top rated guides, written up in FLW Outdoors Magazine, Private Clubs Magazine and twice in Forbes. He also was featured in Field and Stream, pronounced as the “The Bass Artist.” Captain Todd competes and runs several celebrity tournaments for NASCAR, NFL, MLB and others.
Todd’s the founder of BASSonline and is very well versed in all of the bodies of water in Florida. His conviction for freshwater recreational fishing has lead him to be very involved in many aspects of conservation and law making procedures throughout Florida.
Todd sponsored by: Jolly Roger Marina, Bass Assassin Lures, Colmic Rods and Bass Online.com
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Capt. Juan Ruiz is a licensed U.S.C.G. guide and a professional fisherman specializing on Lake Okeechobee and has won numerous tournaments on lakes all over South Florida. Captain Juan competes in Wal-Mart BFL, B.A.S.S. Federation, Headturners Outdoors and numerous other tournament trails.
Captain Juan is a former B.A.S.S. Federation Tournament winner and has had several Top 5 finishes in the BFL’s. In 2005 Captain Juan and his team partner won the Okeetantie Team Trail Anglers of the Year title, which is considered to be the toughest team trail on Lake Okeechobee. Captain Juan works full-time as a Recreation Supervisor for the City of Greenacres and enjoys introducing troubled youth to the sport of fishing. If you want to learn how to flip heavy cover for lunker bass, Captain Juan is your guide
Captain Juan is sponsored by Ranger Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Shimano, Reaction Innovations and Airrus Rods.
You can read more about Capt Juan at Juan Ruiz Fishing
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Capt Bob Miley started bass fishing in 1969, in the Everglades. The very first trip out he caught a 10lb 0/8 o/z largemouth bass, and has been fishing for bass ever since. His largest bass to date is 15 lbs. He caught it in the everg lades on a musky jitter bug.
Robert started the fishing club called the Homestead Ambassadors in 1974, which was B.A.S.S. affiliated at the time. He won numerous club tournaments and was Fisherman of the Year twice. He also belongs to Trail Glades Bassmasters, of Miami, where he am still a current member.
Robert also belongs to S.A.F.E.R., South Florida Anglers for Everglades Restoration. We are working with the Corps of Engineers, so as passionate bass fisherman, we don’t lose our access to the canal system in the Everglades.
Fishing the Florida Everglades and Lake Okeechobee is Robert Miley’s passion, although the urban South Florida Peacock bass have become one of his main target species. South Florida is a sportsman’s paradise with year round beautiful weather and access to the best bass fishing waters in the Untied States. A morning sunrise will take the stress out of anyone’s life. This is nature at it’s finest and Robert works very hard in trying to preserve this environment and way of life.
Robert Miley has been fishing professionally on the B.A.S.S. Eastern Division, for the past 7 years. He also has been working with several Rep Groups over the past 6 years, and travels to most all of the Bass Pro Shops on East Coast working with rep groups and sponsors and their product lines.
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Capt. Donny Biggs is a full-time Okeechobee fishing guides and professional fishermen. Experience includes local and national tournaments. Donny sharpen his skills from fishing lakes through out Florida. Guides on Lake Okeechobee often, but specializes on Walk in Water, Stick Marsh and Lake Kissimmee. Donny enjoys watching trophy largemouth bass crush the giant wild shiners, but can also teach you about Spinner baits, Zara Spooks and rattle traps which are some of his favorites.
You also can listen to Donny on our Fishing radio talk show every Saturday morning giving his latest fishing report. Donny fishes for big fish, so be prepared!
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Capt. Larry Crossman is a full-time Okeechobee fishing guides and professional fishermen. Experience includes several local and national tournaments. Larry is a past Florida State Champion and past owner of the Wanta Linga hotel in Okeechobee city. Larry fishes the lake a lot and has good knowledge of the Kissimmee River system. Weather it is shiner fishing or artificial lures Capt. Larry can make your day a very enjoyable and successful one. He guides on Walk in Water and Stick Marsh, but his home lake is Lake Okeechobee.
Okeechobee Fishing Guides
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Several other guides available, updates done continuously. If you have went with someone before and he is not listed please call the office for details and contact information!
