Norris Lake Mid-May

[shortstick]

Need a little help with Norris Lake. I have never fished there and was wondering what I could expect mid May.
The reason I'm asking is we always try to pick a new lake every year and Norris made the list this year.
I'm not looking for spots just what it's like and can I avoid the pleasurer boaters.

Thanks
for any help you can provide

[Melton Jason]

If you are there during the weekend be prepared for the wake boats from Ohio.

[Wackyjig]

Is it too late to pick literally any other lake in the state? Norris can be good-ish during the fall through early spring. Any time outside of that is a tough tough place. It's big, deep, clear, and doesn't have a great population of bait to support a good population of fish. Once the days get into the 80's most people that fish it on do so at night. On top of that it's a play lake.
Like Jason said, pleasure boats run the place ragged in the summer.
If cool weather hangs around through May, you may find a few spawners left and some post spawners staging. If it gets hot early they'll be scattered deep and tough to find.

[shortstick]

It looks like the hunt for a new lake is on.
thanks for the heads up.