Papa Bill’s White River Trout Guide Service

Papa Bill’s guides trout trips on the White River below Bull Shoals Dam in north central Arkansas, concentrating on the first eleven miles under the dam where the operation says the biggest brown trout hold, and also running down to where the Norfork meets the White. Trips go out from Bull Shoals, Arkansas, and the river is fished year round. Three lengths are published for 2026: a half day of four hours at $350 for two people, a three-quarter day of six hours at $450, and a full day of eight hours at $550, each adding $100 per additional angler. All bait, tackle, rods and reels are covered in those rates with no added fees. Brown trout are the headline fish, with rainbow, cutthroat, brook and tiger trout also in the river.