Meet Our Guides
Our Guides
Clayton Eliasen (Red)
Being a fourth-generation native of Northwest Arkansas, I was born with a love for the outdoors that runs through my blood. I grew up learning to hunt with my dad and two brothers and started fishing in 2005 when I caught my first largemouth bass. I will never forget sitting on a dock using a Zebco 33 and a 6” finesse worm on a shaky head when I saw a 13 or 14-inch bass dart out of a brush pile, pick up my worm, and swim right back to that brush pile. After what felt like forever, I finally got him out of the brush pile and onto the dock. From that moment forward, all I have thought about was fishing.
At the age of 12, I started riding my bike down to the creek and taught myself how to smallmouth fish. At 16, I began guiding to pay for gas so I could drive to new waters and fish in my free time. At 19, I bought my first boat and have fished at least 200 days a year every year since. Now, I live for teaching others about the native fish we have here in the Ozarks, like Walleye and Smallmouth.
Doyle Ferguson
Born and raised in the Ozarks, the outdoors has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Fishing, hiking, hunting, I love it all! At 8 years old, I caught my first “big” fish. A crappie weighing nearly 3 pounds that earned a Walmart gift certificate…and I was hooked.
I bass fished at a competitive level for about 10 years when family priorities changed and fishing returned to a hobby, but certainly no less of a passion. My wife, Lisa, and I now live on Table Rock Lake allowing me to fish most days and to feed my total fascination with all things fishing. In 2014 I was introduced to walleye fishing in South Dakota. Since then, I simply cannot chase that golden fish hard enough.
As a guide, one of the highest privileges I have is to be a part of a “first ever”. First ever walleye, first ever bass, first ever guide trip, I absolutely love being a part of that experience.
When a client steps into my boat I will work relentlessly to achieve their vision for the day. My goal is to use my knowledge and skill to create a memory that lasts a lifetime.
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