Lake Norfork - Arkansas

[Mons]

I'm heading down to Lake Norfork in Arkansas for a couple days next week and was wondering if anybody has fished it before. There's not a whole lot of info that I can find on the internet about the bass fishing there. It is pretty close to Table Rock and they seem like pretty similar bodies of water so I'm hoping many of the popular Table Rock patterns will work there too. The fish will definitely still be prespawn and I am planning on throwing lots of wiggle warts, jerk baits, and jigs. Any other suggestions or past experiences on Norfork?

[BDawg23]

I haven't fished Norfork but have fished Beaver which is on the White River as well. I fished it in the fall but think you would be spot on with your baits you listed. Football jigs were the best on Beaver but I think you are hitting that area at the right time to cover lot's of water with the pre-spawn mode in full swing. Let us know how you do.

[gurkster]

It's been a few years, but I went out of Fish and Fiddle Resort several times on Norfork. Hard to say as it depends on weather and water temps. We had luck on spinnerbaits, senkos (plastics), jigs and crankbaits. One year we found them shallow and did well on top water. Most of my fishing down there has been mid to late April. Live bait for strippers was all that worked for us. Have fun!!

[thatoneguy]

Live bait for strippers was all that worked for us. Have fun!!

[HellaBass]

Fished it once, shad raps & lipless cranks on transition banks, jerkbaits as well

[Mons]

Thanks for the feed back guys but we ended up not making the trip. A monster cold front rolled through and dumped about 4 inches of snow on the area just a couple days before we were supposed to go. High temps were forecasted to be in the low 40s so we decided it wasn't worth the drive. Oh well... hopefully we can get down there next spring.