I have been to Norfork in July and August, you will need to fish early AM and fish docks, not just resort docks, the crappie will be in the shade. what resort are you staying at?? There is a little bait shop on the highway past the Cranfield Junction turnoff about 5 miles, it is in a little trailer park, you willsee the sign on the right, the man that runs it is also a guide, and I hear a good crappie guide, he gives a lot of tips on summer crappie fishing at lake Norfork.