... read more Great time super professional!!

... read more My son and I had a great trip. JR is an awesome guide and was very helpful with everything. We will definitely be back. 

... read more 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 a blast and will do it again next time we come back. thanks again jr hall

... read more 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 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.

... read more 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 way of catching Cats! We’ll be back and back again. Do yourself a favor book a trip ASAP!

... read more 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 him for anyone of all ages

... read more 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 guys more highly. Thanks

... read more 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 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

... read more 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 back for sure

... read more 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 and will do there best to put you on some monsters

... read more 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 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.

... read more 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 a blast ! Thanks we will be back again ! Thanks !

... read more 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!

... read more Wonderful time thanks jr hall you are the best

... read more Awesome time Great guide. Great equipment. Great learning experience can't wait to go back!!

... read more 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!!

... read more 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 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...

... read more June 30 , we caught a pb 58# , also a 46#, 39# 35#, 33# and about eight more with 3 going to the hot grease. had a great time thanks Josh. Richie Clayborn from south west Arkansas .

... read more 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 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!

... read more 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 into a few

... read more Josh was great we had an awesome day fishing

... read more I caught my pb blue cat and my only flathead

... read more 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! We had a great time

... read more 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 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!

... read more 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 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

... read more 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!

... read more Josh is a top notch guide. He’s got the best equipment and will put you on fish. Highly recommend booking a trip.

... read more 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 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!!!

... read more 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 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.

... read more 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. 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!

... read more 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 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!!

... read more 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 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

... read more 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 to catch monster catfish to hire this guide! You will not be disappointed!

... read more them Boyz can fish good guy

... read more 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 and some good size blues. definitely recommend them

... read more 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 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.