   
Ron Schneider
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Rating: N/A Votes: 0 | | Posted on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 8:48 pm: | |
Subject: Lakes Norfork & Bull Shoals Fishing Report
BOTH LAKES CONTINUE TO DROP SLOWLY, WATER TEMPERATURE IS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70’S.
ON BULL SHOALS, THE BEST NEWS IS WHITE BASS, WHICH ARE SCHOOLING IN THE MIDDLE OF MAIN LAKE COVES AND CREEK ARMS OVER 60’ OF WATER. TRY WHITE OR SILVER SPOONS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WALLEYE ARE ON DEEPER SHORELINES, HOLDING OVER 55’ TO 65’ OF WATER. 1 OZ JIGGING SPOONS IN SILVER OR WHITE ARE CATCHING BOTH WALLEYE AND BASS, ALSO DOWNRIGGER TROLLING WITH RAPALAS OR SHAD RAPS ARE WORKING WELL. AND THE NIGHTCRAWLER HARNESS RIGS WITH CHARTREUSE OR GOLD BLADES IS ANOTHER GOOD BET.
THE NIGHT TIME BASS ACTION HAS BEEN BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT. BEST BAITS HAVE BEEN SPIDER JIGS OR TUBE BAITS IN RED OR BROWN COLORS.
ON LAKE NORFORK, FISHERMAN’S ANNEX REPORTS THE BASS BITE IS TOUGH THERE TOO, WITH SOME ACTION ON JIGGING SPOONS, AND ALSO SPOTTY TOP WATER ACTION EARLY AND LATE IN THE DAY.
THE STRIPERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE DAM AREA, ALSO AROUND TRACY AND THE MOUTH OF DIAMOND BAY. THE FISH ARE 45’ TO 75’ DOWN IN WATER 60’ TO OVER 100’ DEEP. LIVE BAITS HAVE BEEN BEST, WITH SOME TROLLING ACTION ON HYPER STRIPER JIGS AND TAILS. COLORS OF BLUE/WHITE, CHARTREUSE/WHITE, AND PEARL ARE STILL THE ONES TO USE, EITHER ˝ OR 1 OZ SIZE.
THE WHITE AND NORFORK RIVERS CONTINUE GOOD, WITH FLOURESCENT YELLOW BERKLEY POWER EGGS, RAINBOW NUGGETS, OR BELGIAN RED WORMS STILL WORKING BEST.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, THIS IS RON SCHNEIDER WISHING YOU PEACE AND GOOD FISHING.
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