Discover The Many Unique Advantages Of Ozark Diving
The water never freezes over in Bull Shoals Lake so you can dive
year round. Average winter water temperature is in the 50's, in the spring its in the
70's, and in the summer its in the 80's. Visibility is excellent and is typically 20 to 40
feet minimum. There's a nine month spearfishing season for walleye, crappie, and catfish,
with year round spearfishing for gar, carp, and drum. Exciting dive sites, like 200' rock
walls pockmarked with caverns, huge underwater forests of oak and hickory, long gravel
points scattered with fish, hundreds of man-made brush piles holding a wide variety of
fish, and sunken farm implements make diving in Bull Shoals Lake a true adventure.
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Special Events & Instruction
Every Friday night during the summer we run a pontoon boat for night
diving conducted by "Johnnie the Armadillo, our dive instructor (who's real name is
Johnnie Arellano). It cost $15 per person and departure times vary. Call us for
information. We rent masks, fins, snorkels, tanks, regulators, compensators, belts, and
wet suits. And we refill tanks. We conduct a wide range of dive courses including 4 day
open water, rescue diver, 2 day advanced open water, dive master, advanced plus, and a
four-hour introductory course. We conduct several guided day and night tours on Bull
Shoals Lake. If you are with a law enforcement group, search & rescue group, or other
professional organization that needs training and certification on a regular basis, we
offer contract and group rates. We can provide boats, diving gear, lodging, meals, and
shuttle services for your organization. We also offer houseboat rental packages for
divers. Please request our current brochure for details. In the photo above is Dive Shop
manager Ricky Eastwold with customers along the bluffs of Bull Shoals Lake.
 About Johnnie "Armadillo" Arellano, Master
Scuba Instructor
When it comes to scuba diving, there's little Johnnie has not done. A graduate of the
P.A.D.I. College, he is certified to instruct the following P.A.D.I. courses: Advanced
Open Water Program; Advanced Plus; Medic First Aid; Rescue Diver; Divemaster; Master Scuba
Diver; Altitude Diver; Boat Diver; Drift Diver; Dry Suit Diver; Equipment Specialist;
Multilevel Diver; Night Diver; Research Diver; Underwater Hunter; Underwater Naturalists;
Underwater Navigator; Underwater Photographer; Peak Performance Buoyancy; Underwater
Videographer; Deep Diver; Search & Recovery Diver; and Wreck Diver. Johnnie has over
twenty years of scuba experience combining ocean, inland, deep dive, and swift water
dives. He has the unique ability to teach a very serious topic with a delightful
tongue-in-cheek approach.
Search & Recovery Specialty Training
We offer special rates to law enforcement teams and other groups
seeking search and recovery training. We tailor the programs to your group's special
training requirements, such as blackwater, deep water, etc. Our prices are very
competitive, the training is excellent, and the conditions in Bull Shoals Lake are near
perfect for year around training. Call or email Johnnie for details.
Course and Package Plans |
4 Day Open water |
$350 |
2 Day Advanced
Open Water |
$350 |
| Adventure in Diving - Training
Dives - per dive |
$75 |
Rescue Diver |
$350 |
| Dive Master |
call |
| 4 Hour Intro |
$69 |
| 2 Dive Day/Night Guided - Our Boat |
$69 |
| 3 Dive Day/Night Guided - Our Boat |
$89 |
All courses and packages are
based on 2 diver minimum per trip |
| Scuba Rental Prices |
Per Day |
| A. Tank |
$10 |
| B. Regulator (Gauges - octo.) |
$10 |
| C. Buoyance compensator |
$10 |
| D. Weight Belt (16 lbs.) |
$2.50 |
| E. Wet Suit |
$10 |
| Option 1 - Tank-reg, B,C |
$23 |
Equipment Rentals On Per Day Basis |
| Air Fills - Any Tank Size |
$6 |
| Visual Tank Inspection |
$7 |
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Scuba On Bull Shoals Lake
