Norfork Lake Fishing Report

Happy Easter.

I took one our guests (Jackie) out on Norfork Lake last evening and he was excited to catch his first striped bass ever. They were not big, but keeper size, a lot of fun to catch, and good eating. His biggest surprise was the light tackle that I use. Only 8 pound test on medium weight rods. We ended up catching 3 stripers and one and a half walleye. The half walleye was lost at the boat. Actually one of the striper (the biggest one, of course) also broke off in the trolling motor. Night fishing is a challenge and I am still learning. We fished off of a point in Diamond Bay and caught the striper after 9PM, the walleye were caught after 10PM. We actually moved to a different point for the walleye.

The lake was calm last evening and the temperature in the main lake was a little above 50, back in Diamond it was above 55. The water is clear with a slight cloud back in the bay. The lake level is rising slightly at 552.07 but more than likely will rise more with our forecast of over an inch of rain today. They are generating one unit at the moment.

We had a couple staying with us last week who were crappie fishing and they ended up doing fairly good. Caught many big slabs back by point 8. They were amazed at the size of the crappie as they are used to fishing in lakes up in IL. This was their first time fishing on Norfork Lake and are planning to return.

We have current openings so book your trip soon. I will do everything possible to help you catch fish on Norfork Lake.

See you on the lake and happy fishing.