Norfork Lake Scuba Report for October 9, 2018 By Scuba Steve from Blackburns resort and Boat rental On Norfork lake Near Mountain Home in the Ozark Mountain region. Fall Foliage.

The lake level is 551.22 and is dropping very slowly with about 2-hours of generation in a 24-hour period. The diving conditions have improved greatly the last week. I went spearfishing yesterday and found the visibility to be about 8-10 feet from 0-30 feet. I went down to 35 feet and found no thermocline. Reports that is is at 40-ft. are probably true or it is gone. I did not go that deep. I found fish either around or in brush at 25-ft. near the bottom. A few walleye but mostly bass. Bait fish were both bass and bluegill about 2-inches long. No baitfish, no fish. There were no fish between brush piles or deeper that 30-feet. I got two nice walleye in the 20-inch range. The surface tem[perature was 79 degrees and the visibility was the same from the surface to 30-feet. It was very enjoyable and the weather was windy with highs about 87 degrees. Glad to see the lake clear up finally.