I have been a professional trout fishing guide on area rivers for 33 years, and started my guiding career in 1978. After many years of guiding for area resorts, in 1993 I opened Capps Guide Service

We do full and half day guided trips on the White River and full day trips on the Buffalo River as well as overnight fishing / camp trips. All trips are fully outfitted including wall tents and cooks. We are a Buffalo National Scenic River (National Park Service) approved fishing and camping outfitter. On Buffalo River trips, we camp on riverbank gravel bars at the rivers edge. For White River camp trips, Cotter Trout Dock owns Smith Island our private 15 acre island at the confluence of the White River and Buffalo River. Our favorite trip is 24 miles down the Buffalo River through two Wilderness Areas; camping one night on the Buffalo River and the second night on our island on the White River, then fish 12 more miles on the White River to Norfork.