It rained the last two evenings on Norfork Lake, but currently the rain has slowed and the lake is calm. The air temperature is in the 50's at night and 60's to 70's during the day. It looks like there is another cold front on the way, but that doesn't stop the fishing. I fished for about an hour last evening in our cove. I caught a 15" largemouth and a 16" inch walleye. Both were caught on a rogue jerk bait. I have used this bait for the last few days and have caught several nice bass along with some undersized ones. The bass are hitting the rogue in about 10-15 feet of water and the walleye I caught hit next to the boat which was in 25feet of water. It appears that the lake is turning over that the turn may be almost complete since I am catching these fish on a rogue which only goes down 1 - 3 feet. Once the lake complets its turn, the water temperature is the same down deep and the oxygen levels go back up. The fish should really start feeding heavily for the winter months. Crappie have stayed in the same depths 20 - 30 feet over brush and the black bass and white bass are coming up at sunrise and sunset. To be ready for the topwater bite, have your favorite top water bait tied on and be ready to go at a moments notice. Striped bass should start coming up soon, early morning and late in the evening. During the day they will be in 40 - 70 feet of water close to deep water or suspended in deep water channels. I marked a nice school of stripers in the the Robinson Point area on Friday, but it was so windy I couldn't get my spoon down to them.
The lake level is rising and is currently at 563.08. The Corps is generating one generator a portion of the day. The Norfork Lake water temperature is between 64 - 65 and falling slowly. The main lake is clear with the creeks and coves stained.
Have a great fishing day and see you on the lake.
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