Rob and Trevor Grevengoed With A 25# Norfork Lake Striper
Rob with a 30# Norfork Lake Striper
Brad Grevengoed From Paw Paw, Illinois with a 28# and 25# Norfork Lake Stripers
Some Big fish are Being Brought in At Blackburns Resort
May 25th, 2013Another Beautiful Day On Norfork lake
May 25th, 2013The surface temperature is 76 and the lake level is dropping very slowly. Grevengoeds from Paw Paw are back and catching some giant fish. They catch bigger ones every time they return. They like dogging those stripers as do a lot of people. They had one yesterday at over 30-lbs. (Picture to follow). I went fishing for a while and caught exactly the same thing as the day before. Walleye, bass and smallmouth. Kentucky bass are pretty easily caught. White bass are schooled and in creeks in about 25 feet of water. Norfork Lake is in excellent condition. Bink is on the Walleye.
Bink With Some Of Yesterday's Catch
The Weather Is Perfect For The Upcoming Weekend and So Is The Lake Condition.
May 23rd, 2013The lake level is 558.83 and has been stable for a while with some generation in the afternoons. The surface temperature is in the mid 70’s with daytime highs near 80 and lows in the high 50’s. Blackburns has one opening for the weekend. I went fishing for a while yesterday afternoon after my work was finished. Most of the fish are just off the old shoreline at 21-23 ft. and suspended a little off the bottom on any structure. I tried a Carolina rigged lizzard and caught some Kentucky Bass and then Switched to the 1/2 Ounce Bink’s spoon and bounced it off the bottom at 22-ft. with the trolling motor on low and started catching some big fish. In less than two hours I caught a 4-lb. smallmouth, 4-lb. walleye, 5-lb. bass and several other keeper bass. I had to come in and fix a trolling motor. Some bass had spawned and some had not. Even the smallmouth had not which was a surprise to me. Eggs were coming out and I returned her to her nest. The walleye was fat and healthy as were all of the fish. The lake is much more clear in the south part of the lake than in the Blackburns Creek area where the clarity is just right for me even on the main lake where visibility is about 10-ft. The water is more clear near the shoreline than in deeper water here. My best advice is to look for the old shoreline and fish just off it. Missouri game and fish want to stock 16,000 stripers in the Missouri part of Bull Shoals lake and the Arkansas anglers are against it. To each their own but they can put them in Norfork Lake as far as I am concerned. Trout vs. Stripers, I will take hard pulling giant stripers any day. If you catch a few 30-lb. stripers you will get the fever fast. The one load of stripers that was supposedly put in Bull Shoals by accident a few years ago is now producing record fish and they seem pretty proud of them even thought there are not very many left. All striper fishermen are welcome on Norfork Lake by me and there are a lot of them. Fishing conditions in general could not be better. They are not jumping in the boat but you can steadily catch good fish.
Bink Caught several Of These Yestersday
A Beautiful Weekend Scheduled For Norfork Lake for Memorial day
May 22nd, 2013We received about 1.3 inches of rain in the two day period. The sun is shining now with highs to be near 80 for the next several days. The lake surface temperature is in the low to mid 70’s and the water is clear. The lake level is still at 558.87 and pretty stable with just a little generation in the afternoon. Conditions are just about perfect for swimming, boating and scuba diving. Blackburns still has pontoon and bass boats available and two cottages. Would be glad to have you.
We Received 1-Inch of Rain Last Night But Little Wind
May 21st, 2013The ground was pretty dry and soaked up most of the water. It is raining now. We have one more day to go before this goes away. It looks to be very nice starting tomorrow and lasting through the weekend. All we can do is count our blessings and pray for the less fortunate areas. The lake level is 558.86 and there is still very little generation. They have been holding Norfork back for weeks. Surface temperature is in the mid 70’s and the lake is still pretty clear. There is a good top water bite in the mornings and bass fishing is good all day on cloudy days. See you this weekend.
Caught Fishing With Bink Yesterday
It was Cloudy Today But Very Nice And No Rain
May 20th, 2013I do not know what is going to happen tomorrow but we have been fortunate so far. We have so many friends in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri that are having a bad time.We hope everyone is alright. Fishing is not very important when your friends’ property is blowing away. We just had a cancellation for two cottages where people had property damage from weather. Blackburns is usually the first resort to fill up for holidays due to our low prices on both cottages and boat rentals. Call Debbie at 800-635-0526 to get a last minute reservation. We will be glad to have you. It is very nice here and the price is right. The fish are biting.
Caught fishing with Bink's Guide Service This Morning
You Could Be Swimming In This Big Pool This Weekend
May 19th, 2013
Blackburns Is ready for your Visit
Blackburns Has A Baby Pool and Slide Too Next to the Big Pavillion with Ping Pong and shuffleboard and Horseshoe Pitts and Soccer fields and Volleyball next to.
The Big Pool is Filled And Open And Warming for Your Visit
May 19th, 2013The lake level is the same with just a minimum amount of generation to take out what the river is putting in. They are keeping it at this level for some reason. The Mississippi and White rivers have gone down steadily for several days. Our average rainfall for the month is just under 5 inches and we have received 0.6 and we do not need any big ones especially with wind. November is the month when we usually get the most rain. The weather has been beautiful with highs in the 80’s and lows in the 60’s. The fishing has slowed a bit but is still pretty good and the surface temperature has stayed in the lower 70’s for a while. There are still several fish on the banks, on the long flats, some in open water on shad, some in the buck brush and some on brush piles. Creature baits, super flukes and some kind of top water lure are working the best. The fish are coming up most mornings near Blackburns. We still have a couple of cottages open for this weekend. Please compare our prices so you do not pay too much.
Marc and Stanley just left and the Fish That are Left in Norfork Lake are Glad. That is One Big hybrid Caught On Top Water Yesterday.
It Was Cloudy With Light Rain Most of The Afternoon
May 17th, 2013We received 0.3 of gentle slow rain with no thunder or wind. It was starting to get a little dry here. We have only had about 0.6 all month of May. The lake level is still 558.78 with very little generation. It is a good thing we have not had big rains with them not letting much out for weeks. The lake is in excellent condition with a surface temperature near 70 and people are swimming and skiing already. There is a very good top water bite early in the morning for stripers and hybrids and bass. Crappie are fair on brush and catfishing fair to good with some good fish taken everyday. Many fish are still in the buck brush. The weather looks to be warm from now on out with more rain next week. This weekend looks excellent.
Stanley and Marc are still Catching Big fish Everyday. Wish You Were Here.
Cloudy Today With A Chance Of Rain This Afternoon
May 16th, 2013
Big Walleye caught Fishing With Bink's Guide Service