Fishing guides on the Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River is fished by 11 guides in the Driftline directory, across Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

11 guides · Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin

The Mississippi River is fished by 11 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Motley, MN, Vicksburg, MS, and Buras, LA, plus 7 other towns. Trips run as jet boat, drift boat, walk and wade, and nearshore for smallmouth bass, blue catfish, flathead catfish, redfish, and speckled trout. The guided season on the Mississippi River runs year round. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Mississippi River, photographed by 2 Rivers Fly Fishing2 Rivers, MN
On the Mississippi River
11 guides on the Mississippi River
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Which guides fish the Mississippi River?

2 Rivers Fly Fishing, Blue Cat Guide Service, Cajun Fishing Adventures, Dixie Outfitters, Ecker's Backwater Adventures, and Fish Memphis Guide Service, and 5 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Mississippi River?

Guides here run trips for smallmouth bass, blue catfish, flathead catfish, redfish, speckled trout, flounder, black drum, and walleye. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Mississippi River?

jet boat, drift boat, walk and wade, and nearshore trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Mississippi River with a guide?

The guided season on the Mississippi River runs year round.

Where is the Mississippi River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Motley, MN, Vicksburg, MS, Buras, LA, Venice, LA, Buffalo City, WI, and Memphis, TN, plus 4 other towns.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Mississippi River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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