Awesome. Saves me an hours drive. Thanks Sam. Let me know if I can return the favor somehow.

Let's them grow a little longer.  Maybe push them over the limit!

I've caught a few. Seem to be around bluegill if I recall correctly. Downed trees and overhangs mostly.

SpreadEagleBeagle
I've caught a few. Seem to be around bluegill if I recall correctly. Downed trees and overhangs mostly.

 
Cool thanks. Finally got a boat big enough for Arthur, so will be trying out that lake more and more this year and years to come hopefully

Smallies are all over, not large in size, but for the lake they are. Caught them all over, nice surprise and sometimes had to do a double or triple take to make it was what it is. Biggest we ever caught was in the 15-16" range, though not many. It was always by mistake too....
 
 
Smitty

...and rain again all weekend.  I can't catch a break.  Anybody out this week?  

Any alewives spinning yet?

'wives are out 24/7/365 on Arthur.  They aren't big yet, I'd say 3 inch average on the ones we caught last trip.  If you are asking about them spawning you're a bit early.  Another month or two.  
 
Weather report changed (again).  Looks like you'd get a trip in today if you don't mind low 50s.  This is a skip week for me.  

BIGHEAD_1
Crawlerman   If your up the lake sometime after dark you found out for your self.  LOL  what no  WHAT SHOULD I USE   LOL  WHAT WHERE SHOULD FISH  LOL:  Try up muddycreek  was going good right side up past the upper 528 launch

What should I use, what time should I be there, what size hook.  Location is not specific enough, I need exact coordinates.

Last night just before dark my boys and I did very well on channel cats and my son's friend got a 36" pike on cut bait.

Today was very slow - no school so we fished several hours in different places around the lake this afternoon. One channel cat, one dink perch and some bluegills. Even the bluegill bite was slow - by this time in May my youngest is usually crankin em in one after another.

You know it's slow when on a Friday evening in May there are only a handful of boat trailers at the 528 launch and hardly anybody from the bridge to the launch.

Good read Beagle and trust me, you aren't the only one with a 36" Pike on thier, wish it was me, list.

Gonna be seeing some waters of Arthur on Wednesday, but only on a fly-by, as I travel to Wexford.

Hope to fish the lake soon. I know a great guide who will put me on some fish. Right Sam?


Tight lines.

SpreadEagleBeagle

Thought I had a great night until I read about rsquared's 36" pike. Have to say I'm a little jealous!

'Bout 5 years ago my now 13 year old son caught 2 pike while we had cat bait out on the bottom. One ate a chunk of hot dog!

So we weren't too surprised to see a pike on the end of his buddy's line with cut bluegill out for cats.

My son carefully grabbed the fish for his friend and got it all the way out of the water. As his pal was reeling up the slack and walking towards it to pick it up for the hero shot, the pike flopped and somehow sliced his 65# braid with its teeth and waved goodbye. They were so jacked to not get a pic of that fish. So much so that they had a hard time being excited that he caught such a great fish. But in this day and age of "pics or it didn't happen," his buddy thought nobody would believe him.

crawlerman2

BIGHEAD_1
Crawlerman   If your up the lake sometime after dark you found out for your self.  LOL  what no  WHAT SHOULD I USE   LOL  WHAT WHERE SHOULD FISH  LOL:  Try up muddycreek  was going good right side up past the upper 528 launch

What should I use, what time should I be there, what size hook.  Location is not specific enough, I need exact coordinates.

Has been purdy darn good so far this week. 3:00 am 'till  5:30 am. atleast one place on the lake. Where old Boy Scout Jamboree was held yrs. ago is a good place to try, think Spoonchucker liked that spot.
 
 Up M/C was good in April, better off tryin' near Neelys Point or the old removed handicapped pier if after Byrds & Eyes from here on out. Most use the Long-A Bomber in blue/prisim but a lot ov lures & colors produce. Don't PM me there is nothing left to hide about this lake for the past 20++++ yrs  Go catch a bunch they taste good from the grill.
 
GL&TC
 
crappy
 
 
 
 
how fast they grow 
 
mustta been 23 yrs ago

 
 

Holy smokes.  Nice fish!

I joined this forum to share fishing reports and to get some general information on the area waterways. Im really surprised at the amount of guys that want specific details on spots and where to go. I mean half the battle is finding them, in my opinion its fine to share what was biting and what they were hitting on and even giving a general location/depth the fish were hitting at but thats as far as ill go