python73
It is so windy at my house I can only imagine how the lake has been.  If you are out on a boat kudos to you sir.  My patience doesn't allow it.  I've been eyeballing the weather for a Friday trip but so far it has only been disappointment.  My motors PROBABLY run.  Worst case, I'll invite BTDT and he can row.  :D

You're on Sam.... 'cept I'll bring my boat and a tow rope. 😝

Had the FishHawk wet couple times this "pre-catching" season.

Stupid... pre-catching fish, and no I didn't try worms or minnows. I can't deal with those tiny little voices in my head, as I impale hooks into those tiny little bodies.

No wonder they squiggle so! 😋

Good to see you're back, hope all has been well.

OHHHhhh the voices... I hear dead fishys'.

Ha haa buddy, I look forward to seeing you again. Good times and remember, boots keep your feet dry. But then again, so does the convenience of docks.

I was looking at Saturday myself.  Mid 60s and low wind (theoretically).  My fishing buddy is out of town though and my old lady thinks 80 is chilly.  SIGH.  

Not much happening where I fished with my boys this evening. Just a couple small gills. Still some skim ice on some shallow, wind protected areas we saw. Water was very cold.

python73
low wind (theoretically).  

Never trust wind predictions for Arthur.  With how warm Saturday is supposed to be, you can be assured, 528 will be a wind tunnel.  Those SW or S winds, even if calling for 5mph, will be 10-15.  Kicking up the radiant heat from the lake, the temp will be more like 40's than 60's.
Hopefully making it out too.  I have a bunch of work on the boat that needs done this weekend first.  Could be an hour, then fish.  Could be all day and push my opening day out a bit.

I anchor from the back, basically in shallow water and not during a tornado! My father's up front (81yrs old), don't want him pulilng that 10# anchor full of silt in all day.

"I had" a fishing buddy that I put charge of anchor untill he dropped it on my 8'6" trolling rods! I just shake my head at times...

Saturday - worked on boat for a while.  Longer than I wanted to.  Took it out for a spin.  Motor seems to run well after work, although took a while to turn over and gave me a scare.  Deep water is full of bait fish schools and fish under them, that didn't want anything I was trying to get to them.  Although, those bait fish clouds are now in color on my boat, instead of black and white...  Limited on time, we didn't hit up the depths for as long as we should have.  Went back into some shallow weedy areas to save from a skunk.  A bunch of gills, a perch and a large mouth came out and played.  Something was in there chasing the gills around for 1/2 hour or so, which was fun to watch.  All and all, not a horrible start to the season.  A nice day to get out.  Hopefully a few more soon enough.

The gills seemed to turn on a little before dusk for us.  Some were decent size.  They were just nipping the large jigs, had to go micro.  Gulp fish fry were working well.

I haven't ventured that far north with my boat.  I am kind of chicken...  I usually do well enough at Arthur to trailer it that far.  That, and never seem to get more than a few hours to get out.  PI is about 3 hours each way (after picking up my boat).

Been out last 3 days/nights but never even gave any thought 'bout it, any reason why?? What temp u lookin' for??
 
crappy
 

My magic number 075, is refusing to hit on the PA Lottery Pick 3!!!  2 more days left until this HS baseball booster card I bought, turns useless!
 
I couldn't figure out how to get the temp to show on my new sonar.  I think it was due to being in GPS split screen mode.  I'm not sure when I'll get on the lake again to figure it out.

50-52 degree water temp.  Very nice day to be out, I will quote a line from beentheredonethat.  "Stupid Fish!"

It's always a good time with my wife and son. Alot of tying, they usually don't go with me so it was nice to drag them along!

was out the other sunday to break in the new motor.  took a nice ride.  lots of people fishing up muddy crick.  two guys were anchored and whackin pune crappies left and right.  water was very cold.  
 
did see some dead fish, went by a few of them, looked like a big shad.  possible?  saw about a dozen of them between crescent bay and muddy creek.  not alarming by any means, but they were decent sized shad looking fish.  

May they RIP.

Stupid fish!