Lake Norfork

Anybody fishin it? Im thinking of heading up that way next month when Im on vacation.
Best Place to put in at? Spots to try?
Any information would be great.
Tom

Hey man, Your my hero, that's a big lake. I haven't tried it yet. but will
after the 1st of the year.... I hope.
I think you may need to get with slickcreek here on the forum [Nice guy] and see if he might give you some pointers on were to go, heck he might just go with ya?

Please keep us informed on how you do.....thanks... crappie cowboy

Here is a link to one of the "local" fishing reports

Lake Norfork Fishing Report by Blackburn's Resort

I hope to be on the lake this weekend. If I find enought jackets to stay warm.

thanks for the link WE16

Have fun reading that fishing report, I used to work at that resort while going to High School. I dont know if I would follow that fishing report!!

I have not been to Norfork in a couple of years but when I did I always fished the lower end because it was the closest to Batesville. I would launch at Jordon and fish the brush piles that the Corp had placed in there. Buy a map of the lake with the brush piles marked because the locals have pulled down the markers on most of the productive piles. Sorry I could not be more help.

Here's a link to a map onlineTom. The link will start an online download of a .pdf file so don't panic. It is a clean link from the corp of engineers.

http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/...Norforkmap.pdf


You been fishing?

thanks RCC. I havent been to poinsett in a while. The last time I went fishing, went to portia bay. Caught 13 keepers and missed many more.
Just thought of trying some differnent water.

Thanks RCC.
Last time I went fishin went to portia bay, ended up with 13 keepers, lost many more. Havent been to poinsett in a while.

You will find some good fishing report information at
Lake Norfork Lake Fishing Report and Conditions

THis site has quite a bit of good information about Norfork Lake and surrounding facilities.

Most of the brush piles in Lake Norfork and Bull Shoals were put in by the AGFC. You can get a map at the Mtn Home office. You can call them at 877-425-7577 and they can mail you one. i believe they also have the GPS coordintaes on them too.

Thanks mojorig, I appreciate it
Tom

Here is another map (big download)

http://www.fishinghotspots.com/p1/file/nf/nfrm.pdf

It has depth contours, Some GPS stuff

Cool night tonight here in Mountain Home, I am not sure I am going to get my wife out early in the morning to feed the fish or not.

I just got a new boat, I am going to put it in the water if I have to crop a hole in the ice!:D

What kind of a boat did you get? We need details. That is like one of the best christmas presents a person could get! :)

It is a Lund 1725 rebel
75 HP mercury
Dual console,
Not a lot of Lund boats this far south.
It is Christmas, birthday, anniversary. father;s day, ground hog day for the next 10 years.

Wife and I think we would like to retire in this area in a decade so we are trying to get the boat paid for before we retire.

New boat is a lot different then the 16 foot war eagle stick steer we had.
We came back a lot dryer in the Lund then we did in the war eagle out on Norfork in the wind. Not that War Eagle is a bad boat, just our fishing has changed.

We headed for the Missouri line this morning and where the lake turns north we hit the 15-20 MPH cold wind. Ended up finding a cove out of the wind and fishing there for awhile.

Came in for a hot lunch and then this evening I took the boat out and played for awhile. It was 30 when I came back to the dock. I do not have fish finder or trolling motor on the boat yet so this is a "unplugged" fishing trip