







HOTDAWG
GUIDE SERVICE
is a premier fishing
service on Bull Shoals Lake and White River. If
first class fishing is what
you want in North Arkansas Ozarks then book a float trip for
Trout; Rainbow,
German Browns, Cutthroat and Brook. If Bass;
Smallmouth, Kentucky, Largemouth, White, Striped or if Catfish or
Walleye is your preferred catch then
HOTDAWG
GUIDE SERVICE
is your one-stop fish-catching service.
Fly-fishing is available upon request. Located near the Bull
Shoals Dam, Crooked Creek, Buffalo River, Bull Shoals Caverns, Mountain
Village, Ozarks Tower, and golf courses. So bring your rods,
reels, clubs, swim suits, boats
and come enjoy the Midwest's finest fishing and boating.
---Tim "HOTDAWG"
Curtis
Tim "HOTDAWG" Curtis has guided on the White River, Bull Shoals Lake, and Crooked Creek since 1974. He has been featured in numerous fishing magazines and newspapers such as Outdoor Life, The In-Fisherman, Twin Lakes Outdoors, Outdoor World, Fishing Facts, Dakota Country Magazine, Tulsa World, Fox Valley News and the Diversion Magazine, to mention a few.
Entrance to the angling world
occurred rather early in his life. Those earliest years in the
sport were invested on the right end of the rods, open faced
reels loaded with 6 lb. monofilament lines and rigs consisting
of bobbers, sinkers, snap swivels and snelled hooks loaded with
night crawlers or red worms. Ol'
"HOTDAWG"
has guided on the White since he was 16 years old, which is a
long time considering he graduated from college two years ahead
of Moses. All kidding aside, Tim has been at the game since 1974
with over forty years experience and knows every inch of the river
and how to
fish for her trophy rainbows and browns in every sort of water
and weather conditions.
There are maybe a dozen guides left on the
White River with that much experience with the
White River. I
started at the age of 16, on my birthday as a matter of fact. That
customer still comes to fish every Spring with me. There are no weather or water conditions
from 9 degrees below 0 to 117 degrees,
rain, sleet, snow, cold or
heat that I haven't fished and I still love it. From dead low water
conditions to 8 generators with 17 flood gates open up 2 foot each,
I have fished it all! I have been on 14 day camp trips or just 2
hour sight seeing trips even fishing at night, I know the first 60
miles of the river like the back of my hand. I can fish any weather
or water condition that mother nature or the corps of engineers
throw at me.
We go
catching
not fishing. So if you want to go with one of the best, most
experienced, most knowledgeable guide on the white river book
a trip with us! We can handle 1 to 40 people. If you choose our
deluxe trip I will pull up on to the shore and cook your lunch which
consists of trout you have caught, french-fries, baked beans,
hushpuppies and cookies for desert.
I have been guiding on Bull Shoals Lake
since 1974. My specialties are Bass, White, Smallmouth, Largemouth,
Kentucky, Striped, Walleye, Catfish and Bream. I fish out of a bass
boat and use both artificial and live bait. Whatever is working the
best unless you just want to use one or the other. Unlike other
guides I fish 8 hours or more on the water and if the bite is better
in the morning or late afternoon I will adjust my fishing to get you
into the most and best fishing. That can even include split days of
3 to 4 hours early in the morning, come in and then 3 to 4 hours in
the evening to after dark. Come fish with the
"HOTDAWG" and you won't be disappointed! We can handle from 1 to
40 people.
As any fisherman or guide will tell you... big
fish don't get big by being DUMB. Big fish are wary, cagey, shy, and
tend to be loners. You have to be patient, patient, patient just to
get a chance to catch a big one. But with that and an experienced
guide like myself it happens a lot more often than just the average.
It helps if you can give me at least 2 days fishing to get you into
a 2-6 pound fish. Every year I manage to catch at least 1-5 fish
over 30 inches long out of the river and several 4-10 pound bass,
walleye, and catfish out of the lake. Timing is key for each
species. Monday through Thursday is the least crowded on the lake
and river. Friday through Sunday is the busiest and harder to catch
trophy fish but it can still be done. The lake is best in spring and
fall. So come catching
with me. Tim "HOTDAWG" Curtis!!
Tim is a member
of
Arkansas Outfitters and Guides Association.
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