Guide Services Available
5-Hour Crappie Guide
A+ Service and accommodations, incredible crappie guide service experience. 5 stars. Trip can be for 1 person, 2 person, or 3 person. Just bring a sandwich and drink and we will provide the rest. $350, $400, $500
Live Scope Setup
Your Boat
If you just got a live scope system and want to ensure you are seeing the best screen possible this is your guide trip. This is a 2 hour trip and for 1 person. $200
5-Hour Crappie Guide
Your Boat
On this 5-hour trip we will utilize your boat and make sure everything is working correctly and we will fish and discuss the finer points of live scope fishing. Complete setup will be discuss .
This is a 1 or 2 person trip $350, $400
Captain Matt Mavigliano
Owner and Captain Matt Mavigliano and his wife are native to Southern Illinois. Living on Lake of Egypt gives Captain Matt great access to everything crappie fishing on the lake. This means efficient crappie fishing and notable success on guide trips. All equipment on the 2022 Bass Ccaat Lynx is tournament quality. Captain Matt has won numerous crappie tournaments including qualifying for national championships for the past 12 years. 3 Pound Fishing Guide service prides itself on be professional and A+ service since 2016. The focus is on catching crappie the full guide trip and knowing you are with a professional guide that takes safety and quality of your experience seriously. Check captain mat on Your Tube or FB for daily and weekly videos on Crappie Fishing
Lakes we Crappie fish on
Lake of Egypt
Lake of Egypt is a reservoir in the Little Egypt region of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located six miles south of Marion, Illinois and covers 2,300 acres with 90 miles of shoreline. The lake has an average depth of 18 feet with a maximum depth of 52 feet. This is 3 Pound Fishing Guide Service Home base. We fish this lake for large crappie. Very seldomly do we catch small crappie here. Convenience, A+service, and lots of fish in the boat are easy on the lake that I live.
Rend Lake
Rend Lake was completed in 1971 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The lake was formed by constructing a 2-mile-long dam across the Big Muddy River floodplain. At normal pool, Rend Lake has a surface area of 20,633 acres, a maximum depth of 35 feet, and a mean depth of 10 feet. The lake is thirteen miles long and three miles wide and has 162 miles of shoreline. It is the second largest impoundment in Illinois. Fall 2024 sampling indicated that the portion of the crappie population comprised of fish over 10” in length is 17%. Another 19% of the crappie collected were between 9-10 inches. The number of crappie over 12” in length remains stable and relatively low. Two percent of the crappie collected in the 2024 survey were over 12 inches. Site Regulation: White, Black or Hybrid Crappie: 25 daily limit, not more than 10 exceeding 10".
Kinkaid Lake
Kinkaid Lake is located in Jackson County three miles northwest of Murphysboro off of State Route 149. There are 3 public boat launching facilities around the Lake. Kinkaid Lake is 2750 acres in size, has a shoreline length of 82 miles, and a maximum depth of 80 feet. The NW portion of the Lake consists of a 3 mile no wake zone.
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What We Supply
1. 2022 Bass Cat Lynx
2. All Tackle
3. All Fishing Gear
4. All live and artificial baits
5. All life jackets and safety gear
What to Bring
1. Fishing License
2. Appropriate clothing for a cool or hot day on the water
3. Sunscreen if needed
4. Sunglasses
5. Food and drink
Fees
1. Single $350
2. Double $400
3. Triple $500
4. Livescope training $200 (2 hrs)
Where
1. Lake of Egypt
2. Rend Lake
3. Kinkaid lake
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