Thread: Lake Norfork

It has been years since I fished Norfork, but there was this one guide, older man, who was really good. I can't remember for the life of me what his name is or the name of his guide business. His rodholders were very unique, a turnbuckle cut in half and you just balanced the rod in them. When the tip drops snatch it up and set the hook. He always had breakfast at the cafe there on the left as you are going in to Mountain Home. I wished I could be more specific but without doubt if you can find him, he'll put you on the crappie.

I'd like to try and find the guy you mentioned. Do you remember what highway the cafe is on. I would think maybe 5S or 62E. We moved here from the Eufaula OK area a few months ago and heven't beem able to fish yet. The water here is so clear I'm sure the same tactics won't work.
Could the guys business have Crappies Only? I've seen an ad for a gude by that name.

Originally Posted by Doodlesock

I'd like to try and find the guy you mentioned. Do you remember what highway the cafe is on. I would think maybe 5S or 62E. We moved here from the Eufaula OK area a few months ago and heven't beem able to fish yet. The water here is so clear I'm sure the same tactics won't work.
Could the guys business have Crappies Only? I've seen an ad for a gude by that name.

The cafe was on 412/62 on the left as you are driving west into town from the lake. His guide service was something like Old or Ole Timers Crappie Guide (maybe). I ran a boat for a camera while we were shooting a TV show with him. That was 6-7 years ago. If you can't find him I would still recommend hiring any other guide that does do crappie trips on the lake. They should be able to get you started. Tell him up front the reason you want the trip is to learn how and where to crappie fish on Norfork. You'll be able to tell if he's going to be helpful or not.

If you can't find anyone there to help you, book a trip with me on Lake Greeson and I'll show you how we fish this deep, clear water reservoir. You can use the same techniques there. Here's a start too. If you use a GPS, email me, [email protected], and I will send you my OLD Norfork waypoint file, 75 spots from Robinson Point to Red Bank north. If you don't use one yet, you really need to. Here's another tip. One of the two best places I used to do well was the the Teal Point cove and under the Three Oaks dock (north bank half way between the 101 Bridge and Cranfield Island). There should still be some good stuff behind Bidwell Point as you go north. One last thing, don't discount Bull Shoals. It's a good crappie lake too.