When I booked the trip, the forecast said we were looking at a high of 93 degrees. But, Mother Nature had other ideas and a cold front moved in. When we launched at 7 a.m., it was a crisp 48 degrees! Winds kicked up pretty quickly and only got stronger as the day went on. Originally I was hoping to get on a good frog bite, but, when the conditions change, you have to adapt.
Mark understood this as well and took care of us. My GF really hasn’t fished before, so he patiently gave her some instruction and soon after that, she got her first fish cranking over a shallow grass flat. Once the winds got really bad, he took us into some sloughs, coves and canals where I caught a bunch of fish flipping into shallow cover.
Mark was bummed that my PB wasn’t tucked back into the weeds where we were flipping, but I told him that I understood with the wind and cold temperatures, they aren’t as predictable as we’d like. It’s just the nature of the game.
Mark is a great guy. We traded tips, tricks and countless fish stories. He’s patient, willing to teach, knows the lake like the back of his hand and most of all, he kept us safe when conditions got rough. Can’t wait to schedule our next trip with him.

A friend of mine and I went out with Mark on a cool blustery day, early season, in March. The first thing Mark wants to do is make sure you have a good experience and catch what you want. Myself had never fished for largemouth before, many other species, but not this. Mark was very good at instruction on technique and baits. This guy never slowed down making sure we were rigged, baited and on spot. We were having a hard time getting fish to react, and Mark never quit, we kept checking holes till we struck gold. Found some good average size then hit a nice 7.5 lb bass. And things turned around. Back at the dock we talked to several others who had been out, either nothing or 1 or 2. If you want a great experience, a lot of fun, and good fish Mark is your man. Also the guy is great with kids! Thank you Mark we will be back!

Captain Mark knew several hot spots on Clear Lake and we caught bass at all of them.  My largest catch was a 7-8 pounder. I caught a few more in the 3-5 pound range and many (10?) smaller bass.  My wife also caught multiple bass.  Mark was patient, helping with keeping lures on our lines and was brilliant at getting us off snags.  He was very personable and a lot of fun.  I would gladly book him again!

I booked my trip with Mark due to his solid reviews on the app. My best friend and I are making some big life changing moves and knew that another fishing trip like this wouldn’t come for a long time and wanted to have a “one last” one before it happened. Mark was a great guide and very easygoing. It was much relaxing as it was fun. We caught more numbers in the morning and in the afternoon we were able to get on a frog bite and I caught a nice 4lb14oz bass. We overall had a great experience with Mark!

Mark was a perfect guide. He was easy going, enthusiastic, and we caught over 100 lbs of bass!! He would suggest throwing his lure into a rock pile!! Many lures were lost but caught so many fish in rocks!!!  A true Pro.  We plan on flying across the country again to fish with Mark!! Thanks for a memorable trip!!