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Blackburn's Guide to
Norfork Lake Area Activities
Norfork Lake Fishing - Page 2 |
Norfork is most famous for its striper fishing. The average striper
caught on Norfork weights about 10 pounds with many 15 to 25 pounders caught every year.
Hybrids are also plentiful in Norfork. Here are Steve's fishing tips for stripers and
hybrids.
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Bink's 17lb. hybrid |
Hybrids
Striper and hybrids tend to run in the same areas with hybrids a few feet shallower.
Several fishermen still use live bait, mainly threadfin shad trolled on balloon rigs. I
prefer artificial baits. I use green stingray grubs in the winter, top water lures and
bass assassins in the spring, Bink's Jigging spoons in the summer and stick baits after
dark in the fall. The starting and ending dates for the season vary with water temperature
and moon phase. Trophy striper and hybrid catches in Norfork Lake are not uncommon. |
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Darrel Binks with his 54 lb., 48" long striper caught on the Binks Spoon. It's
the largest striper caught on Lake Norfork with artificial bait. |
Stripers
Darrel Binks from Bink's Guide Service guided me to this 34 pound striper on Lake Norfork.
Early spring and late fall are the best time of year to fish for the large stripers.Darrel conducts striper fishing seminars at Blackburn's for guests during the
season. |
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