Norfork 12-10-08

[Ham]

I fished from 0930 until 1700 on Norfork. I launched out of Cranfield. Water temps 49-50 degrees. Fish still eating a jig, but the bite is light. This would be a tough time to teach someone how to jig fish.

I fished various green and brown jigs in 3/8 and 1/2 oz.

The wind was a lot of fun. I sure was wishing the sun would come out and warm me up, but alas it did not. The sun finally came out at about 4 pm.

I really think the fish bite better when the sun is out this time of year. At least, the jig bite is better for me in the sunshine.

Water has plenty of visibility BUT is not GIN clear.

I also caught a few runts on a wart.

I caught and released 21 bass. Most small fish, but I would have had a nice limit of LMB if I had choosen to take them home.

I only had 3 little spotted bass. I guess the bigger spots are offshore pounding shad or something.

[Steady99]

Did you notice any shad schools or striper activity ?? Do any good around the island?

Regards, Steady....

[Ham]

Nope. Nothing on stripers. I saw a few individual shad no balls of shad, but I did not spend any time moving slow watching electronics over open water.

Ehhhh island? No.

[rwl]

Nope. Nothing on stripers. I saw a few individual shad no balls of shad, but I did not spend any time moving slow watching electronics over open water.

Ehhhh island? No.

I fished over Thanksgiving weekend.My son and I both noticed that early in the morning we did much better on walls with the sun shining on them.Also throwing jigs and tubes.

Tried for striper twice that weekend.Got one each time,both in front of fouts.One on a shiner at dusk and one jigging a spoon 25 ft down in the afternoon on a cloudy day.The shad where deep but the fish that I was marking were above them.

Crappie fishing great.Any shallow point with brush extending out to 4 or 5 feet was holding fish.Go figure.

[Larry Richards]

I fished from 0930 until 1700 on Norfork. I launched out of Cranfield. Water temps 49-50 degrees. Fish still eating a jig, but the bite is light. This would be a tough time to teach someone how to jig fish.

I fished various green and brown jigs in 3/8 and 1/2 oz.

The wind was a lot of fun. I sure was wishing the sun would come out and warm me up, but alas it did not. The sun finally came out at about 4 pm.

I really think the fish bite better when the sun is out this time of year. At least, the jig bite is better for me in the sunshine.

Water has plenty of visibility BUT is not GIN clear.

I also caught a few runts on a wart.

I caught and released 21 bass. Most small fish, but I would have had a nice limit of LMB if I had choosen to take them home.

I only had 3 little spotted bass. I guess the bigger spots are offshore pounding shad or something.

It seems that the bass are reluctant o hit a jig and Chigger craws the last 2 weeks.I have been doing best moving fast fishing points and channel walls with a jerkbait looking for the reaction bite.The most aggressive jerks with long pauses has worked best for me.I have been using a 3" Lucky Craft Bevy shad the more flash the better.

[Jeff Hearn]

Larry

Could you give a person a good place to start on Friday AM maybe even take a trip with me...............Should I crankbait or stickbait? Main lake or creeks? Channels or flats? Could you go on Friday?

Jeff Hearn

It seems that the bass are reluctant o hit a jig and Chigger craws the last 2 weeks.I have been doing best moving fast fishing points and channel walls with a jerkbait looking for the reaction bite.The most aggressive jerks with long pauses has worked best for me.I have been using a 3" Lucky Craft Bevy shad the more flash the better.