Norfork Lake Fishing Report

Hummingbird Hideaway's dock on Norfork Lake had a lot of action yesterday. We had several fisher people catching fish at the dock all day long. Bluegills and sunfish were being caught by kids of all ages with the nice panfish pictured above caught in 4 feet of water on a nightcrawler. A 3.5 - 4 pound largemouth was caught, as well as a 25 pound carp and a 4 foot long gar. Yes, the two gentlemen are brothers. One of them caught the big catfish that I blogged awhile back.

Another group of guests have been fishing the early morning hours for stripers. Yesterday morning they caught their first striper along with many largemouth and white bass. They were vertical jigging in 30 - 50 ft of water in the Cranfield area. They had successful mornings on both Thursday and Friday in the same general area.

The fish are still holding at the thermocline in 30 - 35 feet of water. Vertical jigging is working well once you find the schooling fish or the bait fish. Walleye are on the bottom and the whites, largemouth, and stripers are either on the bottom or in 50 - 70 foot depths suspended at 30 - 35 feet. Bluegill and sunfish are being caught at all depths. Crappie are hanging around brush piles in 30 - 35 feet of water.

The surface water temperature on Norfork Lake is in the mid to low 80's with some high 70's being marked early in the morning. The water temp. should rise with the upcoming warmer temperatures. The lake level is 555.22 with generators being run for half of the day. The main lake is clear and the creeks and coves are off color.

Well until next time happy fishing and see you on the lake.