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Norfork Lake Fishing Report
Norfork Lake in the Ozark Mountains near Mountain Home, Arkansas
A cooperative sponsorship written and photographed by these 3 fish-crazy men:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Scuba Steve with some 14-inch crappie

Steve Street - Blackburn's Resort - fishing Norfork Lake since 1995
Darrell Binkley - Bink's Guide Service - fishing Norfork Lake since 1960
Harvey Hall - Hard Times Crappie Guide Service - fishing Norfork Lake  since 1955

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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!

Click for Barometric Pressure, Current Weather Conditions, & Lake Level
Updated every two to four hours from the local NOAA weather feed

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Current Fishing Report: January 22, 2011

by Scuba Steve Street - Updated about every two weeks, or as fishing conditions change.

Please note! If fishing conditions don't change, I don't change the report!

Steve reports the lake level is 551.49 and dropping with several hours of generation a day. Surface temperature is 49 degrees and main lake is clear with some stain in the creeks. The lake in general is in very good condition with good numbers of both small and big fish. I am catching good fish everyday and am really enjoying the mild winter. This may be the most crappie I have ever caught but they are not quite as big as normal for the winter. The last few years crappie in the 16-17 inch range were not uncommon but this year my biggest has been 15-1/2 inches with a lot of 13-14 inchers with very few throwbacks. Bass are biting well too with a lot of fish in the 3-4 lb. range.

Bink reports he fished today and caught a mixed bag of fish part way back in the creeks on the bottom at 40-ft. The best bait is a 1/2 ounce white spoon. Again, the fish are in their winter pattern so there is not much that is going to change in the next 4-6 weeks. The biggest thing you can do is to watch the weather and go when the day high temperature is in the 50's. He is catching good fish everyday too.

Harvey took out David Wells this week and had fun. They caught 19 crappie mostly on jigs in the Pigeon Creek area. Harvey is getting around much better but cannot take rough water yet. He will be ready for the spring season. Their biggest crappie was 15-1/2 inches caught 16-ft. down on 25-ft. brush on a pink jig straight down.

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

Blackburns Resort is open all year and has a boat just ready for you to rent.

Caught During This Reporting Period

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Scuba Steve with a nice stringer of Norfork Lake crappie

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Bink with two 3-lb. bass

Thanks for reading. Until next time here's wishing you tight lines and broken rods!
Scuba Steve Street

About This Report
My Norfork Lake fishing report is a combination of current fishing action experienced by Harvey Hall from Hard Times Crappie Guide Service, myself, and Darrel Binkley from Bink's Guide Service. Harvey is a very knowledgeable crappie guide on Norfork Lake. Darrell Binkley 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 how we catch fish is shared in this report.

About Steve Street
From 1977 to 1995 Steve fished Norfork Lake on vacation trips. In 1995 he purchased Blackburn's Resort, and from then on he has fished Norfork almost daily. But Steve's fishing activity is not limited to the surface. He is also an avid scuba diver and spearfisherman. For several months each year Steve spends as much time fishing underwater as he does fishing from the lake surface. Steve does not conduct guided fishing trips, but he does give fishing tips to his resort guests.

About Darrell Binks
Darrell has been a professional guide on Norfork Lake since 1992. He is famous for a spoon lure he developed, the "Bink's Spoon", which is one of the most effective baits for fishing Norfork. Articles about Darrell and his fishing abilities have appeared in many issues of America's best known fishing magazines. Darrell has also appeared on several TV fishing shows featuring Norfork Lake's famous striper fishing.
Phone Darrell at Bink's Guide Service 870-499-7384 - bink@binksguideservice.com

About Harvey Hall
Locals and visiting fishermen alike agree that few people catch as many big crappie as Harvey Hall, who has been a pro guide on Norfork Lake since 1992. If crappie are biting, Harvey will catch them in just about any water condition. In fact Harvey has made such a good reputation for himself as a crappie fisherman he named his business after it - "Hard Times Crappie Guide". Phone Harvey at 870-481-5630.

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

For Great Norfork Lake Family Vacations & Norfork Fishing Trips Visit
Blackburnsresort.Com

" If You Are Not Staying At Blackburn's Resort You Are Paying Too Much! "

E-mail Steve Street at Blackburns Resort blackburnsresort@centurytel.net or visit his web site blackburnsresort.com.

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