Thomas Guide Service

Thomas Guide Service is owned and operated by Rocky Thomas Jr. from a base in Grove, Oklahoma, next to Grand Lake. It is a deliberately family-oriented guide business and its range is far wider than most: seventeen lakes and rivers across the state, including Grand, Tenkiller, the Illinois River, Spavinaw, Oologah, Hudson, Eucha, Greenleaf, Fort Gibson, Skiatook, Kaw, Eufaula, Broken Bow, McGee Creek, Texoma, Murray and Lawtonka. It also runs shore lunch trips on the Lower Illinois River, Lake Tenkiller and Broken Bow, where the day includes a cooked meal on the bank. The business is licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, takes card payment and gift cards, and claims clients from all fifty states.