
2014-06-03 9:59 AM
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The fishing & weather are great!!! - The lake level is 556.6 and the water temp is in the mid 70's. Stripers are hitting live bait and as for artifical bait try throwing a swimbait. There are a few coming up early and will hit a topwater bait. Throw a zara spook or a red-fin if there is more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2014-05-28 8:57 AM
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The STRIPER Bite is now starting - Guide Steve Olomon said the water temperature is in the mid-60s and rising. Stripers are hitting live bait and swim baits; if you mark some suspended be sure to drop a jigging spoon. At night throw a Rogue up to the bank and reel it back slowly. You more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2014-03-24 10:41 AM
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Winter-weather changing patterns - Guide Steve Olomon said It seems Old Man Winter just doesn't want to leave. The surface water temp is in the mid 40s and the lake level is 551.6. There are baitfish dying all over the lake. This hasn't happened for a few years because the last few wi more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2014-02-07 3:32 PM
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Winter patern - The lake level is 554.3 and the water temp is in the mid 40's. There are some bass up on the banks and will hit crankbaits. It's better if there is some wind blowing onto the bank. Try thowing a suspended jerkbait too. For the deeper bass throw a jig more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2013-11-08 9:39 AM
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New patterns emerging - The lake level is 552.5 and the water temperature is in the mid 60's.
Stripers- There are some stripers coming up early and just before dark. They are on running on the small side. The bigger fish should start showing up with the water cooling down. more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2013-09-28 10:52 AM
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The fish are holding deep - The lake level is 554.8 and the water temp has dropped to the upper 70's.
Stripers: Look for the stripers within a few miles of the dam suspended down around 80ft. Hybrids are hanging around the same depth so get your bait down to where you mark th more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2013-07-29 12:42 PM
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Summer patterns - Subject: DON SCHNABLE Lake Norfork conditions
The lake level is 554.6 and the water temp is in the low to mid 80's.
Bass: Bass are coming up early and just before dark. They will hit a zara spook, pop-r, bass assassins and sus more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2013-01-23 10:44 AM
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Fishing is on and off pending weather conditions call ahead -
Subject: SCHNABLE... Lake Norfork
The water temp is in the mid to upper 40's and the lake level is 540.6. With the lake being this low don't cut points to close when you are running. Look for stripers suspended around 40ft. and more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2012-12-19 11:48 AM
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Winter pattern is NOW -
The water temp is in the mid to upper 50's and the lake level is 541.2. Stripers are moving all over the lake and look for the shad and they'll be close by. Get your bait down to around 20ft. Try a swimbait and reel it slow and steady. Bass are hi more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |

2012-10-31 7:39 PM
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The fish are changing to a Fall Pattern - The lake level is 544.2 and the water temp is in the low to mid 60's. The lake is down almost 8ft. The night bite should get going with the water starting to cool down. We caught a few small stripers this week at night on rouges. The bigger fish will more...
Don Schnable - Lake Norfork |