United StatesBerry Brothers Guide Service
Details
Location:
Cotter, AR
United States
United StatesContact Name:
John Berry
Address:
408 Combs Avenue
Cotter, AR 72626
Cotter, AR 72626
Description:
White River, Norfork River, Little Red River, and Spring River fly fishing guides. Arkansas fly fishing at its best. Berry Brothers Guide Service specializes in fly fishing for trophy Brown, Cutthroat, Rainbow, and Brook Trout in the crystal clear streams of the Ozark Mountains. Our guides, John Berry and Lori Sloas provide a high level of service to a discriminating clientele.
Our services include the following:
Guided wade fishing trips on the White River, Norfork River, Spring River, Little Red River and Dry Run Creek
Guided float trips to access seldom-fished areas or take advantage of high water
Private fly casting and fly fishing instruction specifically tailored to fit your individual needs and abilities
Instruction designed for the woman angler taught by a woman guide
Guided fishing trips on Dry Run Creek for the younger angler (under 16 years old) Our guided fishing trips and on-stream fishing classes are catch and release and include on-stream lunch, soft drinks and flies.
Amenities:
Bait & Tackle, Instruction, Lunch, Rods, Safety Gear, Snacks & Refreshments, Soft Drinks, Transportation, Water
Experience:
John is a fly fishing guide on Arkansas White, Norfork, Spring, and Little Red Rivers for trout and Crooked Creek for Smallmouth Bass. He has been a fly fishing guide in the Ozarks for the past fifteen years. He is the past president of the Mid South Fly Fishers (two terms).
John served as the Conservation Director for the Southern Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers. He is a life member of the Federation of Fly Fishers and the Mid South Fly Fishers. He is also a member of the North Arkansas Fly Fishers, Federation of Fly Fishers Guide Association, and the Arkansas Outfitters and Guides Association.
He has taught fly fishing and fly casting for Shelby State Community College, Mississippi County Community College, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Mid South Fly Fishers, Casting for Recovery, and Becoming an Outdoors Woman.
He is a member of The Federation of Fly Fishers Speakers Bureau and has been a seminar presenter and fly tier at the Federation of Fly Fishers National Conclave, the Federation of Fly Fishers Southern Conclave, the Sow Bug Round Up, the Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival, and the Home Waters Expo. John served as guide for Hooked On A Cure for the last three years.
John writes a fly fishing column for the Baxter Bulletin in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He has written two chapters for the highly successful fishing guide, Home Waters. He writes for several sporting journals and is also a photographer whose work has been published in several periodicals.
John has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mid South Fly Fishers. In 1996, when he was president of the Mid South Fly Fishers, the club received the McKenzie Cup from the Federation of Fly Fishers as club of the year. In 2004 he received the prestigious Tall Tale Tellers Award from the Southern Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers. Most recently John was awarded the Charles E. Brooks Memorial Lifetime Award by the Federation of Fly Fishers.
What to bring:
A Good Additude, Appropriate Clothing, Beverages, Chest Wader's, Comfortable Shoes, Fishing License, Food Supplies, Hat, Lunch, No glass bottles, Raingear, Sunglasses, Sunscreen, "To go" Coolers, Waterproof boots or shoes, Waterproof Disposable Camera, Zip-lock freezer bags
Boat & Equipment Info
Length:
20 Feet
No. of engines:
1
Manufacturer:
Jon Boat
Crew Members
Name:
DAN BERRY
Title:
Guide
Biography:
DAN BERRY - Dan is the Dean of Fly Casting in the south. During the last twenty years he has taught over five thousand people the cast. You cannot find many people in this region that he has not personally introduced to the sport.He is a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructor and the first person in Tennessee to be so designated.Dan is one of the original members of the Mid South Fly Fishers and has been involved with all aspects of fly fishing education for the last three decades.He has taught fly fishing and fly casting for Shelby State Community College, Mississippi County Community College, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Federation of Fly Fishers National Conclave, the Federation of Fly Fishers Southern Conclave, the Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival, the Ducks Unlimited Expo, and the Home Waters Expo. Dan served as a volunteer guide for Hooked On A Cure, the fly fishing tournament to benefit St Jude Childrens Research Hospital and Casting for Recovery.He is also a photographer whose work was featured in the highly successful fly fishing guide, Home Waters. His photographs have been published in several sporting publications. Dan has been the Man of the Year for the Delta Fly Fishers of Stockton, California, and the Mid South Fly Fishers. In 2005 he won the Teacher of the year Award from the Southern Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers. Most recently he was awarded the Ron Harger Memorial Lifetime Award by the Federation of Fly Fishers.
Name:
LORI SLOAS
Title:
Guide
Biography:
Lori is one of a handful of female fly-fishing guides in the United States.Lori has an extensive background in counseling and corporate training that gives her a unique perspective that she uses in leading her popular ladies fly-fishing classes. Lori is a natural instructor who quickly brings her students to ease. A natural caster, Lori brings intensity to the stream that produces fish for clients in the most adverse conditions.A lifelong angler she now devotes all her efforts to fly-fishing. She is a popular instructor who has presented seminars for the Federation of Fly Fishers, the Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival, the Sowbug Round Up, Becoming an Outdoors Woman, Casting for Recovery, and corporate groups throughout the region. Lori was Outreach Chair at the Federation of Fly Fishers Southern Council Conclave in 2005.She is a member of the North Arkansas Fly Fishers, the Damsel Fly Fishers and is a life member of the Mid South Fly Fishers and the Federation of Fly Fishers.Lori was awarded the Southern Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers Woman of the Year in 2006 and has recently been featured on the television program, Adventure Guides. on the Versus network (formerly OLN).
Fishing Spots
Fishing Reports
North Fork River Fishing Report 07.06.12
During the past week, we have had no rain event, extremely hot temperatures and milder winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell nine tenths of a foot to rest at one and seven tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty two and seven tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake dropped three tenths of a foot to rest at two and nine tenths feet below power pool or eighteen and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell seven t...
North Fork River Fishing Report 06.28.12
During the past week, we have had no rain event, extremely hot temperatures and milder winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell five tenths of a foot to rest at eight tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and eight tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake dropped four tenths of a foot to rest at two and six tenths feet below power pool or eighteen and six tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a fo...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 06.28.12
During the past week, we have had no rain event, extremely hot temperatures and milder winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell five tenths of a foot to rest at eight tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and eight tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake dropped four tenths of a foot to rest at two and six tenths feet below power pool or eighteen and six tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a fo...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 06.21.12
During the past week, we have had no rain event, hot temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell one tenth of a foot to rest at three tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and three tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake dropped five tenths of a foot to rest at two and two tenths feet below power pool or eighteen and two tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a foot to re...
North Fork River Fishing Report 06.21.12
During the past week, we have had no rain event, hot temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell one tenth of a foot to rest at three tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and three tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake dropped five tenths of a foot to rest at two and two tenths feet below power pool or eighteen and two tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a foot to re...
North Fork River Fishing Report 06.14.12
During the past week, we have had a minor rain event, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell one tenth of a foot to rest at two tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and two tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake remained steady at one and seven tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and seven tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a foot to rest at three and...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 06.14.12
During the past week, we have had a minor rain event, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell one tenth of a foot to rest at two tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and two tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake remained steady at one and seven tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and seven tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a foot to rest at three and...
North Fork River Fishing Report 06.07.12
During the past week, we have had a significant rain event (two and a half inches at my house), warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell one tenth of a foot to rest at one and seven tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and seven tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell t...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 06.07.12
During the past week, we have had a significant rain event (two and a half inches at my house), warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell one tenth of a foot to rest at one and seven tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and seven tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell t...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 06.05.12
During the past week, we have had a rain event, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell one tenth of a foot to rest at one and six tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and six tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a foot to rest at two and three tenths...
North Fork River Fishing Report 06.05.12
During the past week, we have had a rain event, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell one tenth of a foot to rest at one and six tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and six tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell six tenths of a foot to rest at two and three tenths...
Beaver Lake Tailwaters Fishing Report 05.24.12
During the past week, we have had no rain events, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell five tenths of a foot to rest at one and five tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and five tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell four tenths of a foot to rest at one and seven...
North Fork River Fishing Report 05.24.12
During the past week, we have had no rain events, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell five tenths of a foot to rest at one and five tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and five tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell four tenths of a foot to rest at one and seven...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 05.24.12
During the past week, we have had no rain events, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell five tenths of a foot to rest at one and five tenths feet below power pool or seventeen and five tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell four tenths of a foot to rest at one and seven...
Ozark Mountains Fly Fishing Arkansas Fishing Report 05.17.12
During the past week, we have had no rain events, warmer temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam rose five tenths of a foot to rest at one tenth of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell six tenths of a foot to rest at one foot below power pool or seventeen feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell two tenths of a foot to rest at one and three tenths of a f...
Ozark Mountains Fly Fishing Arkansas Fishing Report 05.10.12
During the past week, we have had no rain events, warmer then cooler temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell two tenths of a foot to rest at six tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and six tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell one tenth of a foot to rest at four tenths of a foot below power pool or sixteen and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell five tenths of a foo...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 05.03.12
During the past week, we have had two minor rain events, warmer temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam remained steady at four tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell three tenths of a foot to rest at three tenths of a foot below power pool or sixteen and three tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell one tenth of a foot to rest at six t...
Ozark Mountains Fly Fishing Arkansas Fishing Report 04.26.12
During the past week, we have had no measurable rain, warm temperatures and windy conditions (to include lake wind advisories). The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell eight tenths of a foot to rest at four tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell six tenths of a foot to rest at power pool or sixteen feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell nine tenths of a foot to rest at fi...
North Arkansas Waters Fishing Report 04.19.12
During the past week, we have had a significant rain event, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell three tenths of a foot to rest at four tenths of a foot above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty and six tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose five tenths of a foot to rest at six tenths of a foot above power pool or fifteen and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell three and one tenth feet...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 04.12.12
During the past week, we have had no measurable rain, warm temperatures and less windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell three and nine tenths of a foot to rest at seven tenths of a foot above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell five tenths of a foot to rest at one tenth of a foot above power pool or fifteen and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell one and five te...
Beaver Lake Tailwaters Fishing Report 04.12.12
During the past week, we have had no measurable rain, warm temperatures and less windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell three and nine tenths of a foot to rest at seven tenths of a foot above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell five tenths of a foot to rest at one tenth of a foot above power pool or fifteen and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell one and five te...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 04.05.12
During the past week, we have had no measurable rain, warm temperatures and less windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell three and three tenths of a foot to rest at four and six tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty six and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell two and three tenths of a foot to rest at six tenths of a foot above power pool or fifteen and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake re...
Dry Run Creek Fishing Report 04.05.12
During the past week, we have had no measurable rain, warm temperatures and less windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell three and three tenths of a foot to rest at four and six tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty six and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell two and three tenths of a foot to rest at six tenths of a foot above power pool or fifteen and four tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake re...
Beaver Lake Tailwaters Fishing Report 03.29.12
During the past week, we have had no rain, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam rose three and four tenths of a foot to rest at seven and nine tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty three and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose two tenths of a foot to rest at two and nine tenths of a foot above power pool or thirteen and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake rose three and two...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 03.29.12
During the past week, we have had no rain, warm temperatures and windy conditions. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam rose three and four tenths of a foot to rest at seven and nine tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty three and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose two tenths of a foot to rest at two and nine tenths of a foot above power pool or thirteen and one tenth feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake rose three and two...
North Fork River Fishing Report 03.22.12
During the past week, we have had a significant rain event, warm temperatures and very windy conditions (to include lake wind advisories most days). The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam rose four and five tenths of a foot to rest at four and five tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty six and five tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose two and six tenths feet to rest at two and seven tenths of a foot above power pool or thirteen and three t...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 03.22.12
During the past week, we have had a significant rain event, warm temperatures and very windy conditions (to include lake wind advisories most days). The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam rose four and five tenths of a foot to rest at four and five tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty six and five tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose two and six tenths feet to rest at two and seven tenths of a foot above power pool or thirteen and three t...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 03.15.12
During the past week, we have had another rain event, unseasonably warm temperatures and very windy conditions (to include lake wind advisories most days). The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam rose seven tenths of a foot to rest at power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose one tenth of a foot to rest at one tenth of a foot above power pool or fifteen and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake rose two tenths...
Beaver Lake Tailwaters Fishing Report 03.15.12
During the past week, we have had another rain event, unseasonably warm temperatures and very windy conditions (to include lake wind advisories most days). The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam rose seven tenths of a foot to rest at power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose one tenth of a foot to rest at one tenth of a foot above power pool or fifteen and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake rose two tenths...
White River Tailwaters Fishing Report 03.08.12
During the past week, we have had a major rain event, unseasonably warm temperatures and very windy conditions (to include lake wind advisories every day). The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell one tenth of a foot to rest at seven tenths of a foot below power pool of 654.00 feet. This is forty one and seven tenths feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose one tenth of a foot to rest at power pool or sixteen feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell two tenth...
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