The lake level is 572.70 and has dropped 1.3 feet from it's high of 574. They have been generating continuously for several days. The surface temperature is about 87 degrees and the thermocline is at about 20-feet and the visibility is about 10-feet on a sunny day. There is still a top water bite for mostly bass early and then they move to the old shoreline about 16-20-ft. suspended about 5-6 feet and are biting plastic worms. The stripers and hybrids are in their normal places for this time of year but are not as deep as usual. They are now about 60-feet near the bottom and the best lure is a jigging spoon. I use a 1-ounce Bink's Many Shad. Big Bluegill are biting well on worms and crickets under docks and around sunken willows. Catfish are moving again part way back in the creeks and are biting live perch on jugs drop shotted with hooks set at different levels. I am finding a few walleye on main lake banks right at the thermocline. Not very many but the ones that I am getting are good ones in the 3-4 lb. range. Crappie are scarce and most of them are on shad on the main lake but a few are under docks especially after dark under lights. The lake in general is in good condition but there are still a few logs floating on the main lake. The creeks are most free from them. The people fishing the night tournaments are doing well for bass on salt craws. Come on down to Blackburns. We will not charge you too much.
July 8,2019 Norfork Lake fishing and lake conditions by Scuba Steve from Blackburns Resort and Boat rental (click here for comments)
7/8/2019
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