"Heck I'm sure one of the "guys" will be glad to have you "tag" along."

Yeah, and what an evil thing that would be. Just imagine. One angler helping another, and both enjoying a day on the water.

OH the humanity

ppl like that just want glory from others for knowing how to catch a fish. guess what its not that big a deal theres alot more ppl than you think that can outfish you any day of the week just because they aint on here givin up info because they think it makes ppl look up to them dont mean they aint out there

I'm thankful for all the good info people have given on Arthur over the years. Some people may be a little to specific w some details and spot burning, but its nice to actually see a topic on this forum that people are actually helpful and honest to eachother about. I've read tons about this lake but have never fished it drove past one night after the big butler fair, saw all the boats and decided that "prime time" hybrid fishing is not for me. I'll stick to the river for my summer night fishing. And may go there some day to find deep stripers w less pressure. Thanks for all the good info guys.

Yeah well, deeper... find the bait find the fish I guess would be my plan

of course sevenmile its obvious you want your moment in the spotlight. i wouldnt doubt it if your one of the guys that got to keep your fish  so you can show it off at the gas station and anyone who says they like to eat them must not be able to catch a walleye. like i said earlier at this point it just dont matter the damage has already been done so post away ive already wrote the lake off as a striper hot spot. found a dif. place to fish them the only bad thing about it is i live ten minutes from  arthur and now i have a lil further drive than i use to. i guess i got problems because i aint sayin nuthin bout where its at or how its done i will say i dont have much company while im fishin... noone throwin out the anchor within casting distance of my boat, the shoreline guys hollering and swearing while i got my 9 yr old out fishing, a zoo at the boat launch etc. so you can say i have problems cause i dont want that crowd to follow and i will sleep good at night knowing for now i got my own  striper paradise and you aint invited. why? cause you want to post it all over the web and turn it into the same joke arthur has become  oh ya and btw creel ur the man how did u ever discover stripers are not always deep you should have your own tv show if you can figure something like that out 

Hahaha man I will take all the spotlight. The only picture of a striper I have ever taken is the one that was smaller than my bomber.
Also congrats you looked up on PFBCs reports of where they stocked stripers and went and fished there.
There are a couple places to hook up with wipers alot easier than Moraine but alot of people that fish there no its there NOT BECAUSE OF THIS SITE.
BECAUSE ITS A BEAUTIFUL LAKE IN A SUBURBAN AREA
Sounds to me like you dont have the brain power to go find a spot or communicate with anybody out on the lake.
A lot of people out there use foul language. It could be avoided by you saying "hows it going guys"
RESPONSE; Alright, you?
You say " GOOD MY SON/DAUGHTER ARE JUST LOOKING FOR SOME WIPERS ANY LUCK?"
GROW UP. Talk about spotlight . I gotta a paradise my names Colt I can look online for stripers !!! congrats d****** bag

No I never had I aint even 20. but I can tell ya now that its fun to get out there. Also alot of it is the weather. You got be willing to be out on an april night til about 5 a.m on a weekday and pretty much rule out your weekends and only then can you appreciate the lake as being a peaceful place to fish. Still is anytime. And beats the hell out of playing around the house

Some guys will never get it. MOre posts= more pressure= more MORONS on the water........... just sayin'.......



Now Im not saying you shouldnt take your kids fishing, and be proud when they do well. But it the "grown azz men" who act like they re-invented the wheel. I got a new flash for ya, been catching Hybrids before "yinzers" even knew they were there. Oh ya and how did you find out.... Some clowns had to say "Look at me"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also live 10-15 minuted from the lake and have been fishing it for years, and i can tell you that the internet as definitely increased the prssure on the lake. This year was by far the worst year for fishing traffic numerous nights i had boats park within casting distance or just flat out run my lines over and not even slow down. I fish the lake 4-5 nights a week and talk to a lot of anglers and u wouldn't even believe how many times they say we heard about this on the internet so were here to give it a try.. These are the same type of people that see a boat somewhere and think they need to get into casting distance to catch fish. I have no problem helping guys out or giving them some tips but these guys from Pittsburgh and other places think they need to get on here and ask exactly what to do and where they need to fish and that really ****es me off. Most of you guys commenting on this thread probably have no idea what the striper fishing was like 10 years ago and it probably will never be that way again. And anyone that says these fish taste good... Well your full of **** because they don't if your that hungry you need to go to mcdonalds mcdoubles are real cheap and taste good. On top of all the internet **** about stripers we have a local bit shop owner writing articles in the Pittsburgh tribune saying how people are pounding the walleyed and getting limits.. Just the other day i was out at the lake there was a group from Pittsburgh with big river boats that said they read they are pounding the walleyed up here so they came up to give it a try.. I understand I'm ranting a little bit but I'm a local i have seen the affects at the Internet the news paper and everything else has had on the lake and none of it is positive.. Like i said im not against helping anyone out but I do have a problem with you guys that just wanna get on here and post pics of all your "big byrds" and the great numbers of fish your catching.. Just remember there's a lot of locals that would. Out fish you any day of the week.

Oh cry me a friggin river. "Mama other people are fishing MY spots, and catching MY fish". "Now it's harder for ME". "Make the scary fishermen go away mamma".

This is a FISHING website. A place where folks share information, and tips on fishing. And you girls didn't come here looking for anything else yourselves. I'm sure you never pick up and read ANY outdoor magazines And what are doing when you do? You don't buy them for the ads. You're LOOKING for information/tip, and someones FEEDING it to you. If someone comes on here asking about lake Arthur, and Striper fishing in particular. It stands to reason that they have ALREADY heard about it. You may not know this, but lake Arthur is on every Pa. map out there. It even has it's own "Hot Spots" map, sold at Wally world.

I too am local. I can have my boat in the water 10-15 minutes after I leave the house. And most years that boat IS in the water a minimum of 4 nights a week. Am I the best out there? No, and I don't care if anyone thinks I am. However I HAVE caught ( and STILL catch ) enough ( it ain't exactly rocket surgery ) that I don't worry about others catching some. Apparently a few of you "great" fishermen haven't. Are there times when someone's in the spot I want to fish, or comes in on me? Yes, but I can always move on to any number of other spots ( There's more than just the big island ), and find fish. Apparently a few of you "great" fishermen can't. I have, and will shared tips on the lake/fishery. I have offered, and will offer to take folks out with me. Not because I think I'm THAT good, or to say "look at me". Because I enjoy catching them, and actually LIKE to see others enjoy it too. I don't see OTHERS catching fish, as somehow taking something AWAY from ME. Apparently, some here do.

Now. I'll agree this was a down ( almost a bust ) year overall. There are things other than pressure that can account for that. One is a recent year where stocking was only 10% of the usual number. So we are basically missing an entire year class. Another is the huge Channel cat population. They tend to feed in the very spots Striper fingerling would seek refuge. Every lake, and every fishery experiences "bust" years. We have been fortunate to have seen very few. As many have stated, there were ALOT of "smaller" fish this year, that we weren't seeing the past few years. That indicates that (1) There were years of poor recruitment. (2) We can expect a resurgence the next few years. I other words. You can take off your helmets, the sky isn't falling.

I never once said that this was a down year and I'm not talking about stripers I'm talking about the lake in general for any species. The fact is I have spots that vie fished for years and never saw another boat all night and probably spots that most people wouldn't even think about fishing and then in the past couple years boats wld be zooming across the lake see me parked where i was and the next night that boat would be anchored right onto of where i was. Or better yet turn there boat around when they saw me somewhere and anchor closes enough that my 2 oz pyramid weight would bounce off the side of their boat. And as for my avatar that's my son and his girlfriend but good try... Also I'm not saying this is the only reason the lake gets oat of pressure the news paper and our local bait shops give up a lot of information as well. On thing that rely ****es me off though is when people get on here **** about how many people are fishing it but i nthe same post say how they are pounding fish and posting pics... I'M sorry but if you're having trouble catching stripers at arthur you got problems any rum dumb can go out there and catch em.. Moral of this story is the words already out the pressure is just gonna keep increasing just ****es me off when you guys wanna sit here and say that the internet has had no affect on the pressure of the lake because it has tremendously people need to get out thtere and learn the lake on there own rather than have everything spoon fed to them on a site like this.

Lol pay lake? What a clown... Your the type of guy that needs to get on the internet and look at some maps and maybe you could find the place colt is talking about because I'm pretty sure i know exactly what he's talking about and its not to far.. And they might not be posting pics but there's lots of people that post how they are crush in byrds and if ur having troubles hooking up with stripers you need to do a little more reading because these guys will tell you exactly wha you need to do and if u still can't get em well.... Enough said

Without looking any further than his own post, I can tell that it's one of two spots. I've fished both, and neither is any secret.

oh ya and btw just wondering is arthur in a dif location than it was 10 yrs ago when it wasnt quite so popular? think about what your saying its no mystery the net brings alot of pressure to the lake which is fine and if u wanna help others catch fish thats great i cant stress enough how important catch n release is no matter what fishery your talkin about ive only kept 1 striper from the lake and will nev keep another from anywhere just not my taste so remember guys try n only take what u can eat a freezer full of striper fillets isnt going to impress anybody

I was talking about the neshanock creek...If your willing to walk you'll get into stripers. Spoon theres only a couple holes on the entire creek that hold byrds and vie never seen another person at them so props to you if you have fished the spot i was talking about because it takes a lot of walking to get to just sayin