Here are some nice Norfork Lake Black Crappies. These keepers ranged from 12 - 16 inches and are very healthy fish. He caught over seventeen crappie and released the majority. We released these fish after taking the picture at the Hummingbird Hideaway Resort dock. Blue gills were hitting as good as the crappie. Ed, our guest from Wisconsin has caught many fish with many more to come. He was using a 1/16 ounce hair jig in a white and chartreuse color. Artificial baits were working much better than live bait today. He caught the fish in 15 - 25 feet of water over sunken timber. He casted out, counted down to the depth he wanted then start to retrieve slowly. Many times the fish would hit while the jig was sinking and he would see his line start moving. In addition to the crappie and blue gill he caught several nice bass. Ed has also hooked into two nice size fish over the last couple of days, more than likely stripers, but lost them before he could land them. He has been fishing the Cranfield to Red Bank area in coves with running water. The shad seem to be in the back of creeks and coves and he has seen big fish feeding on the shad. Ed's catch corroborates the crappie guides' reports that I received yesterday.
We had around an inch of rain yesterday and the lake is on the rise. Current level of Norfork Lake is 553.7. The surface water temperature today was 48.7 degrees. The creeks and coves have changed from chocolate milk to a green haze with limited visibility. The main lake is much clearer.
Happy fishing and see you all on the lake.
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