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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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Bink with a good walleye catch

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!

Current Fishing Report: June 7, 2013

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!

The Norfork lake level is 560.48 and has been about the same for a few days with just a few hours of generation in the afternoon to let out what the river is bringing in. The area rainfall was below normal for May and just a couple of inches above normal for the year. Weather has been sunny and near 80 for highs and near 60 for lows. Norfork has avoided excesses in both rain and wind and we count our blessings. We are starting to get a little dry. The surface water temperature is 75 has been there for quite a while. They have started the night bass fishing tournament for the summer so watch for boats parked with black lights on. Bass are feeding on crawdads at night on the banks so salt craws after dark and flukes before dark part way back in the creeks near brush. Fish shadowy banks part way back in the creeks from 7-PM to dark and then switch to long medium steep main lake banks after dark. Spooning is the bait of choice for stripers now with some top water fish showing up just when the sun comes over the hill. Walleye are showing up about everywhere but all main lake points with brush are holding some good fish. Some are being caught on the flats on the bottom dragging nightcrawlers. Smaller fish are back in the creeks in shallower warmer water. I am not finding big schools of crappie but just a few on each brush pile in 22-29 feet. The water is clear down to about 22 feet and there is a mud line from there to about 29 feet where there is a thermocline and not many fish below that in the cold water. This is normal for the time of year. Catfishing is excellent on trot lines with live bluegill but some gar are showing up indicating the catfish may be diminishing a little soon. Flatheads are pre-spawn feeding at night on all live bait. The lake in general is in excellent condition for fishing, boating and swimming. It does not need to get much higher.

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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Rick Delaney with a 20-lb. bluecat

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Tom Kelly with A 30-lb. striper

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@gmail.com or visit his web site blackburnsresort.com.

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