Norfork Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Find super shallow cover. Less than 1ft, fishing second week of October
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12/9/23
Species
CrappieSeason
Fall
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Points
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
52°
High winds points off of channels
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Points
Bass weighed at 5.7 lbs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Wake
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
83°
Early morning, prob last bite if the day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Crawfish
Was able to win a club derby on Saturday by fishing main and secondary points leading to spawning areas. The majority of my bigger bass came out of 6-8 ft. of water by throwing a Spro RkCrawler around the points. To cull up a very small keeper I found some fish out on Livescope and first drop with a damiki rigged ned bomb and caught my second biggest of the day. If y’all are fishing a lake similar to Norfork, a great way to approaching these lakes are fishing channel swing banks and long tapering points. Medium diving crankbaits and jigs are a must have when fishing highland reservoirs. Hopefully these tips will help you out on y’all’s next trip out on the water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Points
Caught multiple Bass with PB&J football jig
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
51°
Only got out for a couple of hours. Managed to get on some fish. The kentuckies bit good. Caught one first cast throwing a firetail(wart) in the mouth of a creek arm on a dock. Made a move and started catching them good on a tube in 12 foot off of docks on the good ol tube with a 1/4 Oz jig head.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
We had most success side scanning small schools of shad. Almost verticaly dropping a Neko rig on them. Almost never marked the fish we caught. almost always got the bite on the fall. no need to fish the bait on the bottom very long.
