I am Captain Jason Schneiderhahn. I’m a fully insured USCG certified captain. My speciality is targeting trophy blue catfish on the Mississippi River near St. Louis, and Spoonbill at the Lake of the Ozarks. I fish from Grafton, Illinois to Chester, Illinois and the Lake of the Ozarks in search of trophy blue catfish and Spoonbill.
We spoonbill fish from March 15th through April 30th at the Lake of the Ozarks. We catfish from May 1st through mid October conditions permitting. My main style of fishing consists of controlled drifting and back bouncing. These fishing styles put blue catfish and spoonbill on the boat. The three main species of catfish we catch are blues, channels, and flat head catfish. Our goal is to land trophy blues and spoonbill but we occasionally hook up on multiple catfish species.
Not until about 2005 did my addiction for catfish take hold and now I can’t get enough! Once I felt the fight of a blue catfish I was hooked. There is no other fish in the area that puts up a fight like the Mississippi River blue catfish.