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 554.00 and has dropped 1/2 inch in the last 24-hours with one generator running from 3-11 PM. The White River at Newport is 3.83 feet and very low. The surface water temperature is 87-degrees and the weather is hot and dry with a burn ban on. No campfires this weekend anywhere. The thermocline starts at 31-feet but is gradual and very cold at 40-feet. There will not be much of a lake turnover this October. The visibility remains good for scuba diving. A lot of nice fish of various varieties are at the very end of long main lake points in the big rocks at 30-32 feet Drop a spoon on their heads. Some Crappie are chasing bait between brush piles at 30-feet and they are roaming. There are three ways to catch fish now in this hot weather: One: check out main lake brush at 30+ feet and drop a spoon. Two: Check the mouths of creeks where they enter the main lake at 40-50 ft. of water for shad. There will be some Walleye and Smaller Stripers there with the larger Bass. You have to get down there to them and a spoon is the best. Third: Go out at dark with flourescent line, blacklight and a saltcraw and beat the steeper banks with sharp drop-offs. They will typically hit as the lure drops on the first ledge. Another way is to fish off Scuba Steve's Big Dock after dark. Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental continues to have the best resort with the best prices on both cabins and boat rentals in the Ozarks. If you are in the area for the holiday.and paying too much or do not like where you are staying stop by Blackburns and check us out for future references. It is nice here and the price is right. You can get a 1-bedroom cabin for $69/day with 2,3,4 bedrooms priced accordingly. We are closest to Mountain Home, dining and shopping. No sense staying out in the boonies. We have 26-acres of beautiful woods and green valley. Call Debbie at 870-492-5115 for a reservation. You can watch the wildlife off your big covered porch with no mosquitoes. The largest pool in the area is open.