Arthur!

Where is this year's Arthur thread? Anybody catching yet?

Between work, snow and rain have yet to wet the Beaglecraft. Will be at it soon though. If you see a Bigfoot in an Alumacraft be sure to give a wave!

Cat's are definitely not sleepin anymore :) caught a 7.5 pounder at loyalhanna the other night

Haha, well if you translate it to internet it was actually a 20 pounder. 

You're right Sam. It's a desert. I probably won't even go this year.

Let the season begin!
 
I tested the waters this past weekend, and got a cold skunking.  Fishing partner got a nice pike.  Not much chewing at all, besides me on some Cal's dusted chicken wings!  Or at least what I was throwing and where I was throwing.  Good to get out, minus the windchill temps likely below 32.  Was nice when the sun was out and no wind.  Yeah right, Arthur, sun out and no wind...  Maybe about 20 minutes of the 4 hours I put on the lake.  Boat ran fine.  Docks were not in, but I believe on the grass at 528, so likely going in this week?
 
Can't make it out this weekend, but would likely be good times with the crowds out chasing trout instead.
 
Hope you guys start smackin' em, before I pull out my cast net!  :)  Speaking of which, I need my permit renewed.  If I could consistently catch fish without those things, I'd give up my cast net...  They are candy at times, and I am just fine being less of a man to use them!  Definitely other times, they seem to be more keyed in on plugs, which are no doubt more fun, especially on top.  On the bottom isn't bad, neither is from behind!  

Friday looks like the classic Arthur trap day.  Warm nice looking day, but SW winds, forecasted gusts of 25.  Which really means, "you've got to be f-ing kidding me" gusts, that make blood boil!!!  Good day to try fishing Upper 528, if you enjoy things like, falling down stairs or getting the frank and beans stuck in your zipper.  Saturday looks nice right now, although afternoon rain might ruin things.  Hope you crush them.  I am going to be in NJ.  Debating to take my gear, but don't see much opportunity to get out in the weekend schedule.  Will be there in a few weeks that has more potential for some striper fishing.
 
Not many better words have ever been spoken by a wife.  Ever...

Man I HATE the wind.  But I know where the pike hang out, so that's tempting.  And I've been seeing more of them in the last couple years.  You have to get lucky hooking them though... those crazy teeth shred mono.  And I'm not too keen on fishing wire since it tends to scare off anything you'd need it for.  But they love to suck down your fatheads.  

Wind sustained at 21 MPH gusting to 29 MPH...... woooo hoo!! That ought to sail your boat. Be rip tide warnings posted soon.

Went to the store this morning, and had the car heat runnin... returned home, with the cooling runnin.

Gotta luv this April weather... yes indeedy!!

My son who's caught lots of decent Musky uses 6lb. test with a short 6" black wire leader. He landed a Pymy 40lber on that combo! I prefer around 8-10lb. test with longer heavier clear mono leaders. I'm trying Power Pro braid 20lb. no leader now days. Seen a guy land 3 Muskies near me and that was his setup. Claims he looses very few without the leader gets more takes , made a believer of me that day.....time will tell.   

 Not a very good evening/night. Wind ended up with none, like glass. Would have liked at least a breeze. Kept a dozen good sz. slabs. Bite purdy much came to a close at dark. Not much surface action after dark other than a few Hybrids.
 
42 yr. old woman's body was found in a cove  the other day.

 Didn't get down there until 45 mins. before dark thinking they would hit after dark. I was wrong again! I might hang it up.
 
 Had a 73 Vega my brother & I built,350 sm. block, Hooker headers, tilt front end, high rise manifold, Torino rear end 
 
 Had to deal with all the chemical spills & so forth on the river back then plus the "Bell Bottom Blues"
 
crappy
 
It's a coming down a heavy snow on Arthur as I type!!!

 Still snowing at Arthur.

Now that you are declaring your intent to fish on Sunday, expect the snow and 30mph winds to creep back into the forecast!