There will be a lot of spinner baits and cranks baits bounced off the shore next week. If you are staying somewhere where you are nearly the only customer you are paying too much. The walleye fishing has been good for a couple of months with some nice ones taken but most are under 18-inches. The surface temperature is in the low 70's and the main lake is clear and the creeks are stained just right for fishing. The lake level is 553.54 and is dropping slowly with very little generation. The lake level is 555.39 and has risen just a bit in the last 24-hours with very little generation. Otherwise it makes for a short day of catching. Kenny Priest operates Fishing the North Coast, a fishing guide service out of Humboldt specializing in salmon and steelhead. NF CDA - North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 11 hour ago; Hatches. Look first on banks where the wind is blowing into. I am not much on trolling a half dozen rods with live bait on them until I run out of gas. Let lures sink slowly and count down until you know what is going on. The lake level is 554.01 and has dropped 1-1/2 inches in the last 24-hours and the surface temperature is 61 degrees. i am catching 4-lbers everyday along with giant crappie up to over 17 inches and thick across the back. Midges. Everytime I think it is clearing a bit it stains again. Peep leaves, fish and dive all in the same day. It is good to just be out there. There were a lot of them there in November in the past. The lake is about to start turnover and may be already. Blackburns resort and Boat Rental has some openings for this week and would appreciate your business. The females are full of eggs with bloodlines and are wanting to spawn bad. The North Fork Meadows is broken down to three different sections that provide anglers of all skill and experience levels to enjoy outstanding fly fishing thanks to a combination of fast riffles, long runs, deep holes, and pocket water. Many fish have left their beds, crappie are moving to the brush piles and walleye are starting to go to mainlake points. If you know where there is brush at less than 40-feet crappie will be there. The white bass are biting in the creeks but are small. White Bass numbers are low and most hybrids are also small. Blackburns has been very busy this fall with people taking advantage of the best prices on both boats and cabins and getting their first boat stall free. I am fishing brush piles and 25-ft. seems to be the best depth. The main lake is cloudy and the creeks are stained. April 27,2016 Norfork Lake Fishing Report By Scuba Steve From Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental On Norfork Lake Arkansas Near Mountain Home In the Ozark Mountains (Click Here for Comments) Well the water has warmed up, the spawn is almost over and the spring top-water action has begun. Open water fish are hitting the spoon in 50-70 ft. of water with some suspended and some on the bottom. This reservoir has two boat ramps, boat moorage, 50 campsites, picnic areas, boat rentals, grocery story, fueling station, and ADA-accessible fishing … Blackburns group put in some shallower brush piles last winter anticipating having high water again this summer due to lake managemenet and they are paying off now with crappie, bass, bluegill and walleye being the best bite. They will after the spawn. It should be 553.75 and the top of the flood pool is 580. There are not nearly as many as usual. North fork Clearwater Subscribe to Receive Fishing Report Updates Rating - Good Some of the roads leading into the North Fork will be very icy, but if you are able to fish it, streamers and nymphs are your best bet in the cold water. It will get better and better as we get deeper in April and start tapering off the end of May. They are catching mostly small stripers, hybrids and white bass. Crankbaits are working sometimes mainly when it is windy and we have been having our share of that. If you are planning on fishing in Colorado this year, RIGS “Reel Time” fishing report includes up to date information on conditions, flows, flies, a hatch guide, weather, maps and more. Find out where the action is, what the water conditions are and everything you need for a successful day on the water! Spoons, jigs, grubs and worms are the best bait. The thermocline has dropped to about 27 feet with pretty clear water to there and a mud line from there to about 31feet. The old saying " find the bait fish and you find the striper is not true. You will be surprised what you get. I started catching  black bass on brush near the bottom yesterday and some nice smallmouth on the steep banks on the north side on a grub from 6-12 feet down around Cow Point. I wish more people were helping to put in brush piles rather than fishing other people's. Spooning is the best technique now for walleye and crappie but some bass are caught on the shelves on wind blown steep banks beating the shore. 1-800-635-0526. Some are trolling swim baits with a little success. The shad follow the plankton and the open water fish follow the shad. They are very healthy and have blood lines in their eggs. It has been the same for weeks. This is a good way to help fishing and the habitat. What I use depends on the wind. Some big crappie are being caught but most are about 11-inches long. The Blue Quill Angler has guides on the South Platte, Blue, Colorado, William's Fork and North Fork of the South Platte several times a week. The weekly fishing report, compiled by Western Outdoor News, highlights the best angling opportunities in the north state. One time they are next to the shore on the main lake and next they are in 25-ft. of water in the creeks on brush. Male crappie are moving up in the creeks and the females are still pre-spawn feeding but are scattered and roaming. There are a lot of shad and finding them does not necessarily mean fish are under them. I am catching several shallower in the creeks on brush in 20-25 feet of water on the spoon. Go to www.blackburnsresort.com and click on scuba Steve's blog for a daily report. Blackburns is open all year and has the best prices on both cabins and boat rentals. The lake level is 556.44 and dropping 4-inches a day with heavy continuous generation. It is about time for catfish to start coming into the creeks as soon as the small bluegill move in under the docks. Caught this reporting period. Most of the fish will hit on the drop or after you pull the lure off the brush. There may be some open water on the lower end, but in all honesty if we have a few moments to fish we will be on the Spokane River or Snake River instead. Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental has the best prices on Both cabins and boat rental and do not charge you for boat stalls and are open all year. Blackfish activity slowed down for both party boat and private boaters. I like glow in the dark saltcraws for after dark bass fishing. We need rain very badly. Many crappie have moved in from open water and are schooled on brush at 30-feet. People are catching them by trolling umbrellas. That is what I am after. The big ones are near the bank at dark on a grub but not very many. Big schools of large bluegill are showing up on shad in deep water for some reason. After that switch to a swim bait.Sunny days are the best for top water. It was very warm yesterday and approached 80 degrees and the main lake surface temperature is in the low 50's with the creeks being warmer. In the morning before the hatch look for nymphing to be the most productive. This does not always happen in the fall but always happens in the spring. Use of bait allowed April 22 – Oct 31, but beginning Nov. 1 anglers may only use lures and artificial flies. This 110 mile river starts near Mountain Grove, Missouri, and flows south through Mark Twain National Forest, but the most exciting section is the last five miles before it empties into the White. The weather is to remain warm for the next several days. Some fish are coming up at dark but mostly bass. They will go to cover in the 16-18 ft. range on the bottom when the thermocline forms in May. Brook Trout with a adams dry fly 22. Some places close for the winter but Blackburns is open all year. I am using a Bobby Garland blue ice jig for crappie. Norfork Lake fishing report by Blackburn's Resort. That is good and it should not have been implimented in the first place. You have to get below the small bass which are very shallow to get the crappie. I am catching some good fish everyday but it is not easy. White bass are the easiest to catch now and are in 45-ft. of water 25-ft. down are are biting on spoons and anything with a spinner. Norfork lake does not turn over violently with debris coming to the surface off the bottom like shallow northern lakes. Blackburns has it's parking lot by the dock back now and you can walk or drive to it and step right on and cabins are still $53/day with a free boat stall. We are open all year. Trout fishing in streams and rivers is now closed until next spring Last updated 12/2/20. Go back in the creeks and fish the old shoreline. First the lake is dropping rapidly and is at 562.84 and dropping about 3-1/2 inches a day with continous generation. Use a weighted nose hook and keep that head dropping as much as possible. Surface termperature is 48 degrees. Catfish are biting on jugs and limb lines and bluegill are biting on crickets off docks. Caught this reporting period. Things are changing now so stay tuned to Scuba Steve's Blog. The other fish will also move shallower to cover and stay there. I am surprised at the low number of fish on brush that is not on main lake points. All species are together. I went to one of the above mentioned brush piles in 27 feet of water which is just above the thermocline about 3:30 PM and the fish started biting immediately. For up-to-date fishing reports and North Coast river information, email kenny@fishingthenorthcoast.com. Catfish are biting on limb lines baited with perch near the surface in the brush. Virginia Fishing Report for the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding areas. There are many very small shad and bass that have recently hatched in this area. Walleye are getting a little more difficult to catch. No recent fishing reports. The lake level is 571.60 and dropping about one inch per day with just a few hours of generation. Blackburns guests Brett and Beau Govreau from St. Louis won the Toyota Bass Master team championship and received a boat, trolling motor, trailer and motor totaling $42,000. Why pay more? I have no luck with spoons after dark. I like the white and red ones this time of year. The ones that are not on shad have moved off the deep brush so find several brush piles at 20-25 feet deep and work them. 12/11/20. I love winter bass fishing and it looks like it is starting despite the water temperature. are way down. They are about 10-feet down over brush. The lake is trying to clear and the surface temperature is 52 back in the creeks and 54.8 in the deeper main lake. Night fishing with blacklights and salt craws are producing some nice bass. It is to rain for the next couple of days and we seem to get some just when we need it. Densities of smallmouth are high and anglers can experience catch rates that average 1.2 bass per hour. Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental has one bedroom cabins for $53/day and your first boat stall is free. Geoff Lawrence-North Shore. The lake level is 572.70 and has dropped 1.3 feet from it's high of 574. There are a lot of shad and there is no reason for them to move from open water yet. 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. I have friends that like to take a kayak or canoe and find the areas of the rivers (normally upstream of the dams) that hold deep pools that are 12 to 15 feet deep. Grub fishing was pretty good but has stopped now. Bluegill have spawned and have moved to cover. Baitfish are everywhere. I am concerned about the numbers of large stripers with the summer kill. Go to www.blackburnsresort.com and click on scuba Steve's blog for a daily report. Hummingbird Hideaway Fishing Report. It is very dry and there is a burn ban on here. We have mostly free boat stalls and do not charge for trolling motors on pontoons. We need some low temperaures to stay in the 60's for fishing to really take off. A lot of small fish are being caught but a few good ones. Report Long Island – New York Fishing Report – December 10, 2020 "Endless" striper action, bluefish are still in the mix, 180-pound bluefin, solid tog fishing, jumbo black sea … Otherwise use a 3-inch swim bait, topwater bait or jigging spoon when they go back down and when they go to deeper water after feeding. Phone number to report snaggers Toll-Free at 1-877-933-9847. Points part way back in the creeks are a good place to start. This usuall happens during November. I like this level now and the brush which had been too deep is now in play. Look for shad near old river channels part way back in the creeks. The top water bass are mostly small. My trolling motor died and I came in. The middle of August also brings early morning fog so this combination is bad for props so watch out. Some big bass are with the red meat fish, some are on the bank spawning, some are making nests and some are finished. Float Creek, Fall Creek and Panther Creek water all remained a good color for fishing.The surface temperature is still in the mid to high 50's on the main lake and gets much warmer on sunny warm days in the backs of creeks in shallow water. People are getting stripers up-river near the border on shad and hybrids and white bass are moving into Blackburns Creeks area on spoons. There is a lot of pollen in the water on wind blown banks. The surface water temperature was 83 degrees and the lake was stained green when I went fishing yesterday afternoon. This has been slow coming but is finally here. We had a couple of cold windy days but the last few have been in the 60's with light winds. Walleye are on main lake points in 23-30 ft. of water near the bottom with smaller ones suspended in 50-ft. about 30-ft. down. Do not count on what the fish usually do for this time of year because the flood really changed things up. You can still get a cabin at Blackburns for $75/day for two people and we have 11 pontoons for you to rent at low prices. They hand out permits in January. North Fork Anglers offers Guided Float or Walk/Wade Trips every month of the year. There are many baitfish in the brush with bass fry about 1-inch long being very numerous and the spawned shad are also growing. We will not charge you too much. The fish are not in any special pattern and everything is changing as it always does in October. All cabins have a covered porch and there are no duplexes. There are a few bass coming up at sunrise but not too many. The visibility is about 4-feet down to near 30 feet. Crank baits and grubs are working on the bank fish and spoons are best for both brush fish and open water fish. I call big ones from 15-17 inches and typically catch them in the winter. The lake level is 554.01 and has dropped 1-1/2 inches in the last 24-hours and the surface temperature is 61 degrees. The lake level is 570.16 and rising just a bit with 1.3 inches of rain last night. There is an after dark bite for stripers simulating a spawn in their normal places on a stick bait. Stripers have moved out deeper and are near the bottom in about 60-feet. Some crappie have spawned, some are spawning and some are still on the beds. Sometimes they bite grubs and the next spoons in deeper water and sometimes nothing. NORFORK TAILWATERS. The old shoreline is 25+ feet. We even offer scenic tours and customized excursions! Why pay more? I like winter fishing. It usually gets more clear after the boat traffic goes away and the lake cools a bit after Labor day but is is good for fishing now. Norfork (North Fork of the White River), Arkansas Fly Fishing Reports & Conditions Warm next week Caddis pupa, beadhead caddis tan# 14, San Juan worms, Red and Brown. There is some pollen in the water. We are open all year, are closest to town, dining and shopping and have bait. Get back to the basics and use only clear light line and take off all of the hardware. Set your slip float for crappie about 3-feet deeper than you can see the minnow. That is not the only bite. I am spooning brush for crappie and catching white bass and bass. This very warm weather coming up may change things but if you stay around brush you will catch fish. They need to start dropping the lake for the winter. The numbers are high and it looks good for the upcoming years. $53/day for a one bedroom. Many walleye are short but about 1-in-4 are keepers. They are not jumping in the boat but you can get some big ones if you are persistant. You can see your lure down about 3-feet. I am not having much luck pounding the bank on the main lake yet. There are still a few walleye and stripers very deep but they are moving north out of the deep water. Spoons, grubs with minnows and slip floats with minnows are all I am using and when one does not work switch to another and keep moving. Overall fishing is fair but some nice ones are being caught everyday. Your first boat stall is free. Most walleye are next to the brush but close. White Bass and big walleye are scarce but some smaller ones are being caught of each. This is a good time to catch some good bass and many are holding crawdads. TAGS. If you have a good locator and know where to start you can catch fish. Dragging night crawlers around the islands are getting walleye. Get the latest North Fork stories, recommendations, and upcoming events right to your inbox with our daily newsletter. I like those big fat Kentucky Bass and 15-17 inch crappie and throw in a Walleye or two. They could do this if they wanted to. For you smallmouth bass fishermen this is the time. Black bass are both on the brush and in open water on shad. A few walleye are coming in but most are also small. No charge for trolling motors on any of our boats. One day the fish will be in the North Creeks and the wind shifts and they move to the south creeks. I had a report of walleye being in 10-feet of water on points but have not personally found these. The smallmouth were off the steep river channel banks in 16-18 feet of water on a grub tipped with a minnow, the crappie were on brush with a minnow on a slip float and the black bass were on brush on main lake points on a 1/2 ounce bink's jigging spoon. The North Fork of the Shoshone is rated as one of the best freestone rivers in the northern Rocky Mtn West. The lake level is 553.25 and dropping slowly with one generator partially running for several times a day. Fall fishing is stick bait fishing but it also is not happening yet. Surface temperature is 86 degrees. We just need some warm nights. The big fish are there. The lake is still rising slowly with little generation. Many fish have moved under docks both on main lake and just off. There are cold fronts coming through about every day followed by high pressure and it is really affecting the fishing. I will work hard to try to find the walleye and crappie and let you know where as soon as I do as I am out there every day and have some very good fishermen reporting to me. It is not susposed to freeze after tonight for the next week. Same with flatheads. I am only fishing brush piles now. Bluegill fishing with jigs and nightcrawlers is also good. We had some good striper fishermen in yesterday and they had a little trouble getting very many fish. The lake It is at a good level. My other favorite lure, 2-inch white twister tail turned the wrong way on a 1/16th ounce white with red eye jig head and tipped by hooking a small crappie minnow through the top of the head is not working well yet. It has been and is susposed to remain very hot for several days and the middle of the day fishing is poor. The big ones are being caught on south facing main lake channels with steep banks on grubs and crank baits. range are being caught . Bad battery. East pigeon and middle pigeon are good places to start. Your first boat stall is free. The lake level is very stable now with one generator running just enough to keep it at just below 553. Big ones. I am usually spooning big bass this time of year but it is not happening now. The biggest change is the bass. Spoons are best for about everything but catfish are biting best on jugs with shiners but some of them are biting on spoons too. Spoons and slip floats with minnows are best for crapppie and plastic worms for bass. and small and it is better to leave them alone for now. Flathead catfish have moved part way into the creeks and are biting on jugs and trotlines with live bait. It just takes time and a good locator. Same with Kentucky and Largemouth. All launch ramps, parking lots and roads are open again and in good shape again. What is up with that? The slug of brown water caused by the heavy rains a few weeks ago is settling out and the lake is in excellent condition. Some years the stripers go to the banks to feed near the full moon after dark but not always. Pat Dorsey's fly fishing report is generated from many of the Blue Quill Angler's veteran guides who frequently visit these rivers on a regular basis. We received 3.3 inches of rain last evening and night and the creeks run heavily for a while. There is a thermocline at 20-feet with cold water under. It is good to get through early March and the rollercoaster weather. Ivan Orsic / Mar 18, 2013. They are getting several catfish but I do not hunt them very much preferring walleye and crappie. I do not bed fish. Not very many but the ones that I am getting are good ones in the 3-4 lb. The only difference is the split tail. The banks are largely free of trees and obstructions that can grab hold of your fly. I caught some in 35-ft. of water and some in 14-ft. of water yesterday all right in the brush. When the top water fish go down try casting a spoon where they were last seen and hopping it back to the boat allowing it to go about 20-feet down. The threadfin shad spawn will start when the main lake hits about 60 and the top-water bite will go into full swing then. Yes you can get a good locator, get out about two hours before daylight and net shad, put out a half a dozen lines and troll. The walleye bite is also slow with just a few being caught in open water on shad with the temperate bass. We received about 1/2 inch of rain yesterday and it really helped green things up after very little moisture for the entire month of August. You can drive or walk to the dock and step right on. Current Flow. Fishing is picking up and this has just happened in the last few days. There will be a lot of fish at about 16-20 feet soon. The lake is at a good level for this time of year and Blackburn's brush piles are at a good depth. You can see your lure down about 6-7 feet on the main lake. The places that are first to have a good topwater bite are fall and panther creeks and they are coming up there now most days. Most boat stalls free. Fishing has gone from fair to good in just a few days. We are catching good fish everyday. There is a lot of bait fish out there and many schools with no feeding fish on them. I caught my limit of good ones on Tuesday and only one yesterday. Night fishermen are catching some good bass on blacklights. Lou is on Norfork Lake regularly fishing for all species. Spring is here at Blackburns with flowers and trees blooming, the grass growing and the fish biting. I am not much on crank baits but they are catching smaller fish now. Some are trolling live bait also. Kissed and returned. The lake level is 554.45 and stable with no generation for over two days.The lake is stained with the creeks being more clear than the main lake which is starting to turn green. This is a good time of year to catch about anything and will continually get better for several weeks. When the night time lows stay in the high 50's and 60's and the surface temperature hits 60 degrees things will really break loose. Bass is the best bite now with about 1/4th of them being legal size. View Fishing Report from There are big schools of open water fish on shad out there about 25-ft. down but it is hard to get them to feed. My brush is at perfect depth now and the fish I am catching are mostly at the 25-ft. level. Fishermen are working Bennetts Bayou hard for stripers but are lucky to get into one school a day and trolling a long ways. Bass, walleye, crappie and bluegill are loaded there but are hard to catch. They are taking advantage of the low cabin rates and free boat stalls. The Bink's spoon is the preferred lure vertically jigging it. If it is cloudy a white spook and a 5-inch bass assassin will work just fine. Crappie have moved to the bank in the backs of the creeks to spawn and the males have already made their nests. Most everything has spawned now except some bass and catfish. The walleye are a little deeper near the bottom. Some stripers have gone deeper in 55-60 feet and can be caught on the spoon. I wish more big stripers in the 25+ range were showing up. They cannot seem to run both generators. Smallmouth bass are numerous with some big ones being caught but a lot of small ones. The 4-bedroom is good for a large group and is only $130/day and has two baths. Your local source for regional news in southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas. Many bait fish, mostly bass and bluegill have moved to cover at all depths. With colder temperatures look for midges and baetis to come off in the afternoon. The new news is that the lake is starting to turn over and the crappie and bass are moving to the brush piles. We like Bass masters. The best bite right now is bass and bluegill and crappie and walleye are next. All cabins have covered porches and none are duplexes. The first sunny day after a cold front do not expect much but it gets better after that. Crappie just got scarce for me. The creeks vary from clear to stained almost daily. There are a lot of fish. Some of Blackburns Brush piles are coming into play and will be just right soon. Smallmouth bass bite is really picking up. 25-27 feet of water near the bottom on or near structure. The creeks are stained just a bit and the main lake is clear. Blackburns still has cabins for $59/day with a free stall for your boat and you can still launch here so far. And artificial flies allowed the shad to spawn several times a day with less. Bass fishing and boating conditions are and everything you need for a short day catching... 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