Norfork lake Arkansas near Mountain Home in the Ozarks Mountains Region Fishing Report and Lake Condition by Scuba Steve from Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental.

The lake level is 558.27 and has dropped 3-inches in the last 24-hours with 1-1/2 generator running for about 2/3rds the time and 1/3 generator the rest. We are 2-1/2 feet over the top of the power pool and about 8-feet higher than in a normal year whatever that is. It is taking a long time to drop the lake and now the summer is over. The surface water temperature is 82-degrees near Blackburns and cooler back in the creeks west of us. The water remains staind from the surface to the thermocline that starts at 27-feet and is cold at 30. It is not very pronounced. The holiday boat traffic churned up the lake and did not help visibility. The Striper kill down by the dam has slowed way down but a lot died already. No telling how many have sunk. The White River at Newport is 12.06 feet and steady. What you see is what you get until we reach the top of the power pool and the Electric Company takes over control of the generation. When that happens they usually slow way down or stop and hold the lake up too high like they are waiting for a big rain to flood us out again. Government. You got to love em otherwise all of them should be fired. Tomorrow is the day that Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental goes on their off-season rates and you can get a 1-bedroom cabin for 69?day and it comes with a free stall for your boat at our big dock. 2-bedrooms are $89/day and 3&4 bedrooms are priced accordingly. Give Debbie a call at 870-402-5115 for a reservation and Scuba Steve will tell you where his brush piles are located. They are holding fish already. Our big pool is still open. Come on down We will not charge you too much and it is nice here. Compare prices.