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Arkansas Fishing - Overnight Camping and Fishing Trips
Cotter
Trout Dock
owns a 15 acre island in the middle of the White River in Arkansas.
Your privacy
and solitude is guaranteed! We maintain two grassy, shaded
camp
sites on our island so that we do not need to combine groups. The
two camps are about one half mile apart. Your
campsite is for your fishing group alone and you usually have the whole
island to yourself. The private campgrounds are
for our
overnight fishing trip guests only. We keep all equipment in
clean,
tip-top shape. Our tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping cots are all new
in 2004.
On overnight
fishing
trips you'll be
accompanied by an advance commissary boat
operated by one of our
excellent cooks. This craft carries all provisions and gear, and
travels ahead to the camp site. Everything is set up and meals ready
when you arrive. One commissary boat supplies up to 6 fishermen. For
larger groups we provide additional boats and cooks. You'll eat
heartily at noon and at the end of the fishing day! Delicious
camp meals prepared by
skilled outdoor chefs and the invigorating air sharpens your appetite.
You'll sleep soundly on comfortable cots, awaken refreshed, have a great camp breakfast
and
discover a zest for living with new found energy. Most of our
guests come back every year, year after year, with their family
group, groups of friends or corporate groups to enjoy our great
Arkansas fishing vacations.
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This is the large campground on our private island. We
have a second private campground like this on the island 1/2 mile away.
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We recently built decks (wood floors) for the wall tents
on the lower
campground. We have six twin bed mattresses (yes, real mattresses
just like at home) on folding-leg spring frames.
Groups larger than six people use the six beds plus nylon military cots
purchased in 2004. Draw straws (or pull rank) to decide who gets
the
beds.
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Overnight trips are from 2 to 6 days. Depending on the
length of your trip and water conditions, you might elect to float both
the Buffalo National River and the White River; or float the North Fork
and White Rivers. All trips are tailored to your individual
requirements.
You need bring only your fishing tackle and personal
effects, including a coat for chilly nights. Everything else is
supplied: Tents, sleeping bags, cots, linens, pillows, food, drinking
water, gas, lanterns, tables, nets, paddles, ice, ice chests, cushions,
swivel chairs, anchor, cooking and dinner ware- even our version of the
kitchen sink! We have available all commonly fished lures and
baits -
purchase only the ones you use. Rods and reels are available
too. Any fish you wish to keep will be cleaned and iced.
Our
standard tents are 14 foot by 16 foot white canvas "wall tents"
(purchased new in 2004) from Davis Tent Inc. in Denver. We
also have smaller wall tents (purchased new in 2004) from Cabelas for
groups of 2 to 3 people. Guests sleep on twin beds (6 only) or
folding aluminum military
cots (purchased in 2004) in sleeping bags (purchased in 2004 from
Cabelas) lined with sheets. Pillows (purchased new in 2004) are
provided.
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Our "outhouse" (pit toilet) with fiberglass pedestal and
regular toilet seat.
As you can see, this is an outhouse with no "house"; guess it could be
called an "outtent"
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