Booked this tour a month ago and it was the highlight of our trip! Rich was so easy to communicate with! Arrived at Shady glade cafe and he was waiting for us! Breathtaking lake and stunning views! He was so informative . I could have gone another hour on the lake because it was just so fun and peaceful! Definitely wanna come back for a trip during the fall to see how special the lake is then! Thank you for this core memory with my mama

Captain Rick was full of knowledge and interesting facts. We really enjoyed our boat tour. Thanks for a great time on the lake this morning. Carl and Amy Lee

Capt. Ron was very friendly, personable, knowledgeable and strove to make sure my group was able to get the best possible shots of the surreal environment during sunrise and sunset tours. His rates were very reasonable. Thanks for great tours!!

I recently used the services of Rich McFarland, owner of Caddo Lake Bayou Tours to get out on Caddo Lake for some photography. He was very courteous and easy to deal with, I live in Houston and our photo club wanted to come up to Caddo to see the cypress trees. Rich was very accommodating and made booking the trip easy. We met him about a half hour before sunrise and headed out in his pontoon boat. He positioned us in several spots to catch sunrise and as the sun got higher we toured a lot of the canals that snake through the cypress groves. Once back on shore we had the day to ourselves until about 4:30 in the afternoon when we went back out to take more photos and catch the sunset. In all we did 2 sunrise tours and 1 sunset which was more than enough to get some great pictures. I was a bit worried about being on a pontoon boat as to whether it would be stable for photography but it was perfect. There were 6 of us so 3 on each side of the boat and Rich maneuvered the boat so we could all get a chance for photos. I know there are a lot of lake guides on Caddo and I'm sure the are all good but I can highly recommend Rich based on our 3 tours this fall with him.

Excellent tours. Can't take a bad picture when Rich is your guide!Very comfortable trip. We were offered blankets for the morning chill and given many excellent tips on what to shoot. Everyone in our party was very happy.