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Lake
Norfork Fishing Report
The conditions have changed so I will write a report.
The weather has finally warmed up and the water is in the mid 60's. Bass are in full spawn
and the water is clearing but not good enough for sight fishermen to see the nests at the
middle of the lake where Blackburn's Resort is located. The lake is clearing rapidly down
by the dam where you can see down several feet. Some creeks are clear and others are
cloudy. I prefer some stain to the water for best fishing. Some people look for cloudy
water when the lake is low and clear water when it is high. I guess you wish for what you
do not have. In the spring I look for the warmest water no matter what color it is. I have
been catching fish all year long. Cold weather and colder nights have been the reason the
fishing was slow not high water. The water is right now and the fishing has taken off.
Stripers are biting on stickbaits in the evenings on the main lake on plastics with a 5/0
red weighted Bink's nose hook. Top-water bite has just started and will continue to get
better. Panther Creek and Fall Creek will be very good soon. Clear Zara Spooks are the
bait of choice on Norfork for top-water bass and stripes. Some very large hybrids are
being taken both mornings and evenings. These are the best fighting fish I have ever
caught pound for pound. White bass are also biting and are with the stripes and hybrids.
The night bite for stripers has not started and I believe it probably won't. Stripers do
not spawn but simulate one in the last of March and first of April. They ingest their eggs
as the season progresses. Maybe they are mixed up. Bass are in the creeks either spawning
or guarding and are biting on floating worms in clear water and swim baits and plastics in
cloudy water. Catfish are biting very well on limb-lines and trot-lines with live shiners.
Flatheads will not bite on dead bait and channels prefer live bait. Bluecats will eat
anything. Sunfish work well but I cannot find any. Crappie are starting to school in the
Pigeon creek area in their normal areas just further in the brush casting tubejigs tipped
with minnows. This is the time to come to Norfork and stay at Blackburn's Resort. We have
no diminished services and will help you catch fish. Darrel caught 12 fish this morning.
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