Backwoods Catfishing Guide Service
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Caught my fish of a lifetime this week weighing 100.2 lbs. I have had multiple trips and on each trip PBs were broken. Josh knows his stuff and does best... read more he can to put you on fish and makes every effort for you to be successful. Sometimes weather and just plain bad luck dictates results but it’s not due to lack of effort. Highly recommend him to anybody wanting that thrill of a lifetime and bring those “Little Debbie “ honey buns for that little bit of extra luck !!👍
it's an experience of a life time. josh is an excellent captain and definitely knows what he's doing when it comes to catching big cats. I highly recommend him.
Had a great day on the water with Capt Brown, caught several great fish. Extremely knowledgeable and friendly, highly recommend him.
Great guy to be in the boat with has a lot of experience of the water he fishes
Great time super professional!!
My son and I had a great trip. JR is an awesome guide and was very helpful with everything. We will definitely be back. 
highly recommend backwoods catfishing guide service captain jr hall was awesome. put us on fish early and kept catching first 2 fish were 50 plus some 30s 20s teens had... read more a blast and will do it again next time we come back. thanks again jr hall
Had an amazing time fishing with JR and Bsckwoods Catfishing Guide Service! JR worked extra hard to put us on post spawn fish and tried several spots until we... read more found active fish. I shattered my personal best landing a 71 pound blue cat. If you want to have a shot at the fish of a lifetime this is the guide service for you! Your bucket list is not complete without a true trophy cat fishing trip with Josh or JR! I highly recommend Backwoods Catfishing Guide Service.
Had a blast! Much needed time away. Capt Josh showed me and my friend a Extraordinary Time. We experienced something never done by either me or my friend in the... read more way of catching Cats! We’ll be back and back again. Do yourself a favor book a trip ASAP!
Captain Josh is the best at what he does a real profession make sure that you have a great time you will catch the fish of a lifetime would recommend... read more him for anyone of all ages
Both Josh and JR are excellent and hardworking guides. Both are extremely knowledgeable and very willing to teach and answer questions if your trying to learn. I cant recommended these... read more guys more highly. Thanks
I am 63 years old and been fishing for 58 years. Had the best experience of my lifetime. Josh was professional and very good at what he does. Fished for... read more 2 days and could not ask for a better experience. Set some lofty goals before leaving home and successfully reached more than I could imagine. Personal best blue that weighed 78# on the first morning. 15 minutes before second day ended landed a 60# blue. There were many fish caught. Around 700# with 3 anglers in the boat in 2 days. I highly recommend his services. Planning my next trip now. Will be taking the wife and grandson next time. Thanks Josh and will be in contact soon. Five Star experience
Josh is a great guy and guide Even on a tough bite he still put us on fish. very polite and professional I'd recommend him to everyone and I'll be... read more back for sure
captain j.r. hall knows exactly how to make you feel welcomed on his boat and hes a class act i would highly recomened him or josh they know there stuff... read more and will do there best to put you on some monsters
Captain Josh and Captain JR are two of the best guides I know. They both have a lot of knowledge and will answer any of your questions. Our goal was... read more to learn how to use planer boards and we got plenty of information and caught several large fish on them. We will be making this an annual trip.
I would like to thank Captain John , thank you for putting us on fish today we had a blast! Folks Yall need to call ,and get set up it’s... read more a blast ! Thanks we will be back again ! Thanks !
Have had a great time each time I have been with Captain Josh. You won't find a better guide service on the river. Thanks again!
Wonderful time thanks jr hall you are the best
Awesome time Great guide. Great equipment. Great learning experience can't wait to go back!!
Great time. Great guide. Great equipment. If you're looking for a Guide that goes above and beyond give Backwoods Catfishing a call. I can't wait to go back!!
We had an amazing trip with Backwoods Catfishing Guide Service! So. Many. Catfish. Y'all, I broke my personal best, which was a 33 pounder... and not by a few pounds... read more either! The fish I nabbed this weekend was 50 1/2 pounds! Our Captain was great - super friendly and informative, too... but we made him work for it. First setup of the day was 3 cats hitting within minutes of each other! We no sooner had one to the boat before another rod bent... I'd totally do this again... and again...
June 30 , we caught a pb 58# , also a 46#, 39# 35#, 33# and about eight more with ... read more 3 going to the hot grease. had a great time thanks Josh. Richie Clayborn from south west Arkansas .
Josh took my two kids out for a day of catching blue cats and they have not stopped talking about how much fun they had. They caught there biggest... read more fish ever and we can’t wait to go back with him. Super nice and professional captain/guide and is super knowledgeable of his craft and willing to share what he’s doing and why he is doing it that way. Thanks Josh!
josh was able to get my brother in law and me on our first blue cats. he kept fresh baits on and we moved a few times till we got... read more into a few
Josh was great we had an awesome day fishing
I caught my pb blue cat and my only flathead
My husband and I had a successful day with Josh a few months ago. He worked really hard to get us two personal best catches on some big ol’ catfish!... read more We had a great time
Went out with Josh last year. Learned a lot about what to look for on the sonar. What kind of structure to look for. Also managed to completely smoke my old... read more PB Blue of 20 lb. with a 67 lber. Overall well worth the money and definitely wanna try to make it back down there again soon!
Josh genuinely has a passion for fishing and helping others learn as much as possible during their trip. He thoroughly answered any questions we had and was very personable. He... read more was eager to make our trip one we will never forget and he did just that. We will recommend him to all of our friends and can't wait until we book our next one! THANK YOU! -The 2 Okies
Josh is a very knowledgeable guy. He will put you on the big catfish. Book a trip with him and you will not be disappointed!
Josh is a top notch guide. He’s got the best equipment and will put you on fish. Highly recommend booking a trip.
We had the time of our lives fishing with Josh!! I can’t say enough great things! He is so knowledgeable and patient and knew exactly what he was doing. He... read more knew how to put us on fish in every kind of weather and I ended up with a new PB flathead at 63 lbs!! Thank you for an amazing weekend!!! I can’t wait for our next trip!!!
One of the most versatile professional guys I’ve ever had the pleasure of fishing with. We fished with josh for 3 days , 3 days of different weather fronts pushing... read more through and everyday the fish were doing something else and everyday josh put us on personal best fish. We broke our personal best blue cat records mine being 53lb and my girlfriends being 47 lb and then the grand finally was my girlfriend reeling in a 63 lb flathead we caught on a planerboard. You want to talk about a blast I can’t wait to get back on the boat with Backwoods. Thanks for the experience of a lifetime Josh B.
Josh Brown is a very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly fisherman. He provides everything you would ask for on a guided fishing trip and is always on top of his game.... read more He puts me on fish every time I go out with him. His boat is decked out and safe. I didn’t have to do a thing. He baited my hooks, took me to his known fishing spot, and I caught over 30 fish. Well worth the money. I would recommend him to anyone. Incredible experience!
My profile picture says it all! I have been blessed to have fished with Josh several times and every time its a new experience. He is very knowledgeable and makes... read more the extra effort to teach you the little things in order to make you a better cat fisherman! Five Star rating for sure! First Class Guide Service!!
I have been fishing with backwoods catfishing guide service for years. Always an awesome experience even on trips where we didn’t catch a lot of fish i always learn something... read more new (new tricks and techniques) Josh is very knowledgeable and has a true love for the sport and it shows with the amount of hours he puts in to honing his skills. 10 out of 10
If you want to catch plenty of fish and some giants this is your man! He is extremely professional and knows what he is doing. I highly recommend anyone wanting... read more to catch monster catfish to hire this guide! You will not be disappointed!
them Boyz can fish good guy
went on a marathon trip and would do it again in a heartbeat. great guys, always keep things interesting. they put me on my personal best Flathead of 50 lbs... read more and some good size blues. definitely recommend them
When I went fishing with Josh, I had a wonderful time, Josh worked hard to put us on fish. I asked him a lot of questions pertaining to his fish... read more finder and the knowledge he shared with me was worth the price of the trip. I would recommend him to anyone who is interested in catching big catfish.