2012-10-24 9:51 AM
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Bass are now active - the water temperature is in the upper 60s. The striper bite has been slow but should pick up with the water temperature dropping and the night bite will get going. The walleye bite will get better, too. We caught a few on a grub in 20-25 feet, and a more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-10-01 10:19 AM
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Fish for all species at the thermocline - The water temp is in the mid 70's and the lake level is 544.6. The lake is dowm almost 71/2 ft. There are fish suspended down 40ft. The bite for the stripers has been on and off. Bass are hitting jigs and grubs in 10-20ft. We need some cooler weathe more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-09-12 9:52 AM
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Still a summer pattern - The water temp is in the low 80's and the lake level is 544.8 which is 7.2 feet below normal pool. Look for stripers out off points and in pockets down within a few miles of the dam. They are suspending down 30-40ft. Look for bass in 10-30ft. deep. A more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-08-27 4:36 PM
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The fishing patterns are in transition -
The lake level is 545.2 and the water temp is in the mid 80's. The lake is down almost 7ft. Look for stripers suspended down around 30ft. Look off points and in coves down with in a few miles of the dam. There are some bass coming up e more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-08-14 10:54 AM
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Summer Time pattern exists -
The water temp is in the upper 80's and the lake level is 545.7. Watch for bass busting baitfish early in the morning on points and back in the creeks in channel bends. Throw a zara spook in clear or white. Then look for them in 5-35ft more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-07-24 9:09 AM
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Dawn & Dusk are the two key words -
With the extreme heat and no rain the water temp is in the upper 80's and the lake level is 547.5. There are still a lot of fish down 20ft.-30ft. And deeper. Most of the shallow fish are whites and bass while the deeper fish are usually hybrids an more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-07-16 8:38 AM
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Bass & Hybrids are hitting early in the AM - The lake level is 548.3 and the water temp is in the mid 80's. The stripers are moving around a lot. One day you can find them in an area and then gone the next. You have to keep on the move. Look for them suspended at least 30ft. There are quite a f more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-06-12 10:11 AM
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Summer patterns - Nothing has changed from last week. The lake is still a foot below normal and the water temp is still in the upper 70's. Look for stripers and hybrids down around 30ft. and get your bait down to them. Look in coves,out off points and on flats. Bass a more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |
2012-06-01 9:15 AM
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Summer patterns are here - Guide Steve Olomon said the water temperature is still in the mid-70s. The top-water bite for hybrids and stripers is pretty much over with. There were still a few coming up this week but it didn't last long at all. If you were fortunate enough to be more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |