Big Muddy Guide Service
Independent · Bismarck, North Dakota
Big Muddy Guide Service is an independent fishing guide based in Bismarck, North Dakota, running stillwater and jet boat trips for walleye, salmon, smallmouth bass, northern pike, white bass, crappie, and catfish on Lake Sakakawea, Missouri River, Lake Audubon, and Lake Oahe. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.
Kent Yancey runs guided walleye and salmon charters on Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River out of Bismarck. Trips also find smallmouth bass, northern pike, catfish, and white bass, from ice out in spring into December.

What waters does Big Muddy Guide Service fish?
Big Muddy Guide Service guides Lake Sakakawea, Missouri River, Lake Audubon, and Lake Oahe, out of Bismarck, North Dakota. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.
What fish can you catch with Big Muddy Guide Service?
On Big Muddy Guide Service's trips you're targeting walleye, salmon, smallmouth bass, northern pike, white bass, crappie, and catfish. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.
What kind of trips does Big Muddy Guide Service run?
Big Muddy Guide Service runs stillwater and jet boat trips on Lake Sakakawea, Missouri River, Lake Audubon, and Lake Oahe. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.
Do I need a fishing license to fish in North Dakota?
Yes: everyone fishing North Dakota waters needs a valid North Dakota fishing license. You buy your own; get it from North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Big Muddy Guide Service can point you to the right one for your trip.
How do I book a trip with Big Muddy Guide Service?
You book directly with Big Muddy Guide Service: through their website at bigmuddyguide.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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