Is There Any Public Walk In Access On The Norfork Tailwater?

[strangercreek]

I always come down for 3-4 days over Thanksgiving and I am thinking about heading to the Norfork for one of my days of fishing....

[RiverRunner]

There is walk-in access at Quarry Park just below the Dam and at the Handicap Access about 3 miles downriver from the dam. The old access at McClellans is now closed.

[Crippled Caddis]

<I always come down for 3-4 days over Thanksgiving and I am thinking about heading to the Norfork for one of my days of fishing....>

Other than that mentioned by RiverRunner there is not. But, consider this-----the dissolved oxygen in the water issuing from the Norfork Dam is so low that the fish are already critically stressed. Why add to their woes in a fashion that might well prove fatal? Better for the resource to fish the White far enough downstream that it has time to re-oxygenate because it too is well within the critical zone insofar as DO is concerned when it comes out of Bull Shaols. By the time it gets to Cotter it has had plenty of time to re-oxygenate and now would be an excellent time to explore the lower river. In point of fact the lower river is far less used and trafficked than closer to the dams and, quite frankly, holds the better, less sophisticated fish. If you're tired of waiting half a day to get your turn on a favorite stretch go find another on the lower river where you can often have all the river as far as you can see all to yourself. It's a win/win deal in my eyes. You learn new territory, gain privacy and have a good chance at some big, unsophisticared fish. You may suffer a few dry runs before you become expert on the lower river but when you do then your world expands. CC

[strangercreek]

That is probably a good idea. I have fished down on the White near Norfork (the town) somewhere, just don't remember where but I'm sure I'll find it.

It was low water when I was there and I was able to wade all the way across, probably not the case now, but fishing was great and I had the river to myself.

[Bill Anderson]

There's also public access at the town of Norfork, where the Norfork empties into the White River. I have caught some big trout by wading upstream from that area at low water. But it's very treacherous when they are generating.