Lake Norfork Fishing Report by Blackburn's Resort

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Lake Norfork Arkansas Fishing Report
written by
Steve Street, Blackburn's Resort with Darrel Binks, Bink's Guide Service, and Harvey Hall from Hard Times Crappie Guide Service

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Norfork Lake fishing

Norfork Lake Fishing Articles by Steve Street

Prime Time Fishing
As water temperatures change bass patterns change - see this chart for year around guidance.

Spearfishing in Norfork Lake
Add a whole new dimension to your fishing experience!

Brush Piles
Blackburn's Resort owner Steve Street has installed brushpiles around his boat dock to attract fish. There is a map on the gameroom wall showing the brushpile locations. Blackburn's help their guests find fish and select the proper tackle for fishing Norfork Lake. They help set up guided fishing trips too!

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Fishing Report Is For: August 16, 2010
Report is updated about every two weeks, or as fishing conditions change
Please note! If fishing conditions don't change, we don't change the report!

For Additional Current Norfork Lake Fishing Conditions Visit Steve's Blog.

Steve reports Norfork Lake surface water temperature is in the low 90's. The lake level is dropping slowly and water is clearing. The thermocline is about 27ft. and pushing down. Norfork Lake is in general very good condition at normal or just above normal levels. There are a lot of fish on brush from 26-40 ft. with the big ones being the deepest. The rest of the fish are suspended and chasing shad. Keep a top-water lure handy when they push the shad to the top. This can be at any time. Some Blackburn guests are trolling grubs in 70-ft. of water 35-ft. down with good results with the rest using a Bink's Spoon vertical jigging. Catfish are hitting on trotlines with small live sunfish and Bass are biting salt craws with black light after dark. Small bass are shallow at 23-27 ft. with the larger ones 30-42 ft. near the bottom.

Bink reports stripers being caught almost at will in about a 2-mile area around the dam on Bink spoon. The Manyshad 1-ounce is the best. Look for the shad on Mainlake points and channel swings just on the dropoff at 70-ft. suspended 35-45 ft. and drop the spoon on their heads. He is guaranteeing large fish or you do not pay. That is how good it is.

Harvey reports that crappie fishing is slow with a few being caught on brush about 26-28ft. in the Pigeon Creek and Red Bank areas. He has switched to using live nightcrawlers straight down around brush and catching bass, bluegill, white bass and a few crappie about 2-ft. off bottom. He says the crappie will move in when the water temperature gets to the low 80's. Harvey will be the first to know.

Steve Street

For Additional Current Norfork Lake Fishing Conditions Visit Steve's Blog.

E-mail Steve Street at Blackburns Resort blackburnsresort@centurytel.net or visit his web site blackburnsresort.com. If you are not staying at Blackburn's Resort on Norfork Lake you are paying too much.

The Blackburn's Resort Fishing Report has taken on a new consultant. Harvey Hall from Hard Times Crappie Guide Service is joining Bink's Guide Service in compiling our fishing report. Harvey is a very knowledgeable crappie guide on Norfork Lake. Darrell Binks does not guide for crappie but he does catch several big ones. By having Harvey and Darrell contribute to my report, I can give you the best Norfork Lake fishing report possible. These two experienced guides, along with myself "Scuba Steve", are among the best fishermen on Norfork Lake. All three of us go fishing nearly every day all year and catch fish. So thanks Darrell and welcome Harvey!
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