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Norfork Lake Fishing Report 4-15-24

I made it out on Norfork Lake this morning. I was having a restless night sleeping so I got up and headed out very early this morning. I fished two different areas in the dark casting out 3.5-inch swimbaits, one in white and another in sexy shad color pattern. At the first area I landed […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 4-14-24

Here are several photos received from a couple of our guests over the last two days. Barb had a blast fishing with another one of guests yesterday. She got to land her first striped bass by casting out a 3.5-inch paddle tail swimbait. She is so excited! They were fishing in the dark and also […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 4-12-24

It was a bad day for walleye and crappie today. LOL I saw a lot of big crappie coming into the dock today. The best method of fishing for them was trolling Flicker Minnows in size 5 or 7. They seem to be high up in the water column. There were various colors being used, […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 4-11-24

Troy and Bart are having a pretty good fishing vacation so far. Attached are a few photos that they sent me yesterday from the prior 3 days. They still have several more days of fishing if the strong winds every let up. They have been catching a little of every species, but crappie have been […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 4-7-24

Guests have been doing well catching fish over the last couple of days. Ben found some nice striped bass and white bass way in the back of a creek. Lots of bait and the fish were feeding. I believe he caught the striped bass on a fluke. In the same area today, another guest found […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 4-6-24

I was able to fish Norfork Lake the last 2 mornings with success for both walleye and white bass. This morning I added a few crappie to the mix. The walleye and some of the whites were caught by casting my 3.5 inch sexy shad swimbait with a 3/8 ounce chartreuse jig head. The largest […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 4-2-24

It was a fun morning of fishing on Norfork Lake. I waited until the radar was clear of thunderstorms and made it out on the lake at around 4AM. The light rain was not finished, but there was no thunder or lightning in the area anymore. Warm weather and virtually no wind, just how I […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 3-31-24

Happy Easter! Three generations of the Fink family are having a great time fishing and playing at Hummingbird Hideway Resort on Norfork Lake. The newest member of the family is getting acquainted with what fishing is all about. What fun. Fishing and catching was much better yesterday. Today was on the slow side. The lake […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 3-29-24

I had another good morning fishing on Norfork Lake. I was fishing in the same area where I fished yesterday. The bite today was totally different from yesterday. I was out in this area by 5AM hoping to find striped bass and walleye on the banks. Not much was happening in the dark. The deep […]

Norfork Lake Fishing Report 3-28-24

This morning was an awesome day for fishing Norfork Lake. I start fishing around 6AM. It was still dark and fog was starting to set in. I was fishing a shallow rocky point in a large cove that had the creek channel swinging in next to the point. I marked fish in 35 feet of […]