Dead bass are expensive here

Chris Zaldain would have entered today only two ounces behind leader Randall Tharp instead of six ounces, if not for a dead fish penalty. It was one that left him...

Tour of Norfork

Brandon Palaniuk is taking us on a tour of Norfork. Normally that’s fine. But unfortunately for Brandon, and my photo gallery,  it has not included any fish. Brandon sneaks behind...

Three days

“It changed a lot.” Brandon Palaniuk is in East Pigeon Creek and not pleased with what he’s seeing. He fished here Thursday and what was happening then is not happening...

The early bite

There was a fog delay of 1 hour, 45 minutes on the only other day these guys have fished Norfork Lake. So what has occurred this morning is breaking new...

Zaldain with another limit

Zaldain has caught his second limit today. The last one is his best of the day, and comes in at 4 to 5 pounds. Now he has 13 or better...

On to Palaniuk

After watching Powroznik finally catch that bedding fish he was after, we moved over to Brandon Palaniuk. Brandon doesn’t have a fish yet, and is patiently working the bank with...

Zaldain down to four

Zaldain has just culled again. He’s gaining ounces. But not a lot of them. He has missed a couple of 5 pounders that he knows he has to win. In...

Mystery revealed

The mystery of the last fish has been revealed. I got close enough to Zaldain to ask him what he had. He responded with “about 9 pounds.” When I responded...

Not a keeper

Zaldain just caught his 8th keeper. From our vantage point it appeared to be over 2 pounds. He gave it a prolonged glance and dropped it back in the lake....

First hour with Powroznik

Jacob Powroznik found two keepers under a bridge, early. He then made a long run above the 101 bridge above Pigeon Creek. Right now he’s doing what we saw him...