Norfork Lake Fishing Report

For those heat and sun worshippers, summer has arrived to Hummingbird Hideaway Resort on Norfork Lake, Arkansas. The weather has been just gorgeous, evenings in the 70's and daytime temps in the 90's with little to no wind and bluebird skies. We have a great group of guests this week, many are with a large family reunion and others are repeat guests that visit often. Tonight will be our first "dive-in" movie of the season. Spiderwich Chronicles will be playing poolside on a large screen.

This young lady out fished me. In a few weeks she and her family will be back for another visit. I think she will be able to show her grandpa a thing or two about fishing. I had a tough day yesterday morning and just caught a few white bass and several largemouth bass. The top water bite early and late seems to be slowing quickly, but it is still there if you're in the right spot at the right time. I'm not sure what level the thermocline is at, but with this heat it won't be long until it settles at 40 ft. When this happens spooning becomes my choice of fishing techniques. The striped bass, white bass, walleye and crappie will all be close to the thermocline level. The bluegill still can be caught at all depths.

My fishing excursions will slow some in the summer months since I have more day to day work at the resort, but hopefully I will still be able to get out several times a week.

The Norfork Lake level is holding steady at 562.7. The lake water temp is from the low 80's early to upper 80's late. The lake is getting back to gin clear with a green tint in the coves and creeks, but still good visibility.

Until next time happy fishing and boating.