You are dead on for the time of year. You better hurry and get reservations (if there are any openings still) for the spring. Most of the guides will be booked by now. Visit the Mississippi board. There is a sticky at the top of the page that has different guides listed. You might also PM Rees Guide. He might be able to help you out then. Keep in mind that there are several crappie tournaments around then as well so information will be kind of hard to come by.