Caught fishing with Bink yesterday.
The lake level is 555.76 and has dropped one inch in the last 24-hours with 1-1/3 generator running about 8-hours in the afternoon and evening. They are trying hard to keep it above the power pool of 555.75 and it has now taken nine days to drop the last foot but it looks like they may have to let it happen. They dropped the White River at Newport to 5-ft. earlier and now it is at 10. It should be at a minimum of 12 but that is a rule only when they want it to be. They are missing a good chance to get it to the high 540's by spring and give us a little surge capacity for the spring rains. There is to be a master plan revision workshop for Norfork Lake on September 30th and October 1st. at the college and it is important for everyone to attend. Go to https://go.usa.gov/x7b9v for current information and comments. They need to know how we feel before implementing more government regulations on us. Some are good and some not so much. I found more walleye yesterday and they were suspended in 39-ft. of water just outside of brush on main lake points. They were at 32. I am still getting crappie and Kentucky bass in 32-ft. brush. Bink has moved out into deeper water near 40-ft. and is now catching some temperate bass and walleye. The hybrids are pretty good but the stripers are mostly small with the largest 7-8 pounds. Catfish are with the crappie but on the bottom. Not much has changed since yesterday and the surface water temperature is still 82-degrees and the lake is clear both main lake and creeks and in excellent condition for about everything.
