Arkansas, United States

The White River Inn

FreshwaterSeason not confirmedCotter — White River below Bull Shoals Dam and the North Fork River

Five suites in a cedar-log building on a 300-foot bluff make up this family-run, Orvis-endorsed inn above the White River at Cotter, Arkansas. Stays are all-inclusive packages, and the guides take two anglers each onto the tailwater below Bull Shoals Dam and the North Fork River all year for brown, rainbow, brook and cutthroat trout, with fly or spinning tackle.

Season not confirmed

The lodge's own website shows no 2026 or 2027 season, rates or booking calendar. Ask the lodge whether it is taking guests before you plan around it.

Published price
US$2,485 per angler · 3 nights
Season
Year-round
Main fish
Brown trout
and 3 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Guest numbers not published

Season

Year-round

Open all year: the White River tailwater has no closed season and holds near 52°F, so nymphs imitating midges, sowbugs and scuds work in every month, as do streamers. Fishing over spawning trout is discouraged.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Skiff, Wading
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Fly and spin
Gear
Rods, reels and flies provided

Price and what it covers

US$2,485 per angler · 3 nights

Per angler for 3 nights and 2 guided days, sharing a room and a guide. Packages run from 2 nights and 1 day at US$1,590 to 6 nights and 5 days at US$5,050; a non-fishing companion is US$1,200 to US$3,600, a single room adds US$150 a night and a guide to yourself US$150 a day.

The year this rate applies to is not published.

Included

  • Lodging
  • Guided fishing, 8 hours a day, fly or spin
  • Breakfast and dinner at the lodge
  • Packed or shore lunch on the river
  • Snacks, soft drinks and mixers
  • Orvis fly rods and reels, flies, lines, leaders and tippet
  • Spinning gear for spin anglers

Not included

  • Local sales tax
  • 4% fee for paying by credit card
  • Fishing licence

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
Not published
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
3 nights, 2 fishing days
For non-anglers
No
Wi-Fi
Not published
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Springfield (SGF), Springfield Branson National Airport
From there
Drive to the inn at 918 County Road 174 in Cotter. The closest airline airports are Springfield, Missouri, 2 hours away, Northwest Arkansas at 2.5 hours and Little Rock at 3 hours.
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The pin marks the nearest village or settlement, not the lodge building. Location from OpenStreetMap.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: thewhiteriverinn.com

Lodge website

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