Norfork Lake Still A Blow Out

[Larry Richards]

Norfork is still Chocolate milk and full of debris and logs.Not safe to run unless you are a BassCater(not).Fish will be scatted and suspended in the very deep clear water.If you have to go out in this mess.try fishing a spoon very deep.Also keep a eye on your motor to make sure there is water coming out of the pee hole.Also avoid having to back up.Wear your life jacket at all times while on the big motor.Some of the big logs have been in the water long enough to start to sink and may just be a few inches under the water where you cant see them and if you hit one of them at 60mph you might just find your motor in the front of the boat with the prop chewing up your boat or you.This is not the time go fishing at least give the lake another week or 2 for safety sake.There will be lots of great fishing days ahead with all the water in the lakes.Should also be a great spawning year that will produce great fishing for years to come.

[Ham]

Not a Bass Cat guy, but I sure wouldn't mind having a Pantera II. With the cost of a new boat/motor and gas being > 3 bucks a gallon most of the time, I'll stick with my G3.

I'm staying off the lake at least until after the Bass Cat tourney. When the lake begins to fall, the debris should move towards shore and make the big water safer NOT SAFE but safer.

I really hope what I've heard is correct. I've heard that there will be a very gradual draw down which should equal a GREAT spawn and good numbers of fish for the years to come. Woo Hoo sounds great to me !