I prefer kitty cat myself...... uhhh, what......? Wait!!!! (😱ya hogs) 😉

Beaver....... Ain't that what's in Gen Tso's, just some tail I'm thinkin???

Would have been nice to have a week or two in the 70s then 60s.  7:30 this morning, had a sting to it...  I hope lower than 46 for that sort of sting, or I am in trouble when it gets down in the teens!  Hopefully not until Jan/Feb for the teens though, and not too often.  I am not a fan of these polar vortex shifts.  Stay in Canada, and take Justin Bieber back with you!

I'm looking mid 50s until Christmas Eve, then a nice snow fall, then back to the mid 50s the day after Christmas!  I like open water.  Below I80, never seem to get a good consistently long freeze.  Seems like more reports on this board of people falling in and drowning on Arthur, than any catches worth reporting.  I'd be into the ice stuff if it was like you noted.  But I am already busting at the seems in storage space.  Adding ice gear, just doesn't warrant the space needed.
 
I'll meet you half way.  Mid 50s, south of I80, and mid 20s, once you hit the border.  Heck, that border can be Slippery Rock if need be!  As long as Arthur stays warm and open!

BeenThereDoneThat.
OH, and a nearby Chinese Take Out serving Gen. Tso Chicken with beaver tail.

Must be one of those take out and "massage parlor" mixes...  Grub N' Tug.

rsquared
Just a good old Northern Water Snake.  Tons of 'em at Arthur, and they can be aggressive at times.  
 
In GENERAL, water snakes are darker on the dorsal side (back) with the lighter bands of the ventral (belly) side coming up the sides, while copperheads are darker on the ventral side with lighter colored bands or hourglass pattern on the dorsal side.  Water snakes are generally more dull in color as well.  
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thanks for the help identifying - definitely aggressive, I had a few fish on a stringer and it attacked one of the fish and began pulling the stringer into the water, I moved the fish to the cooler after that. lol

Nice haul.  Almost has me thinking to head out tomorrow, to get skunked...
 
Snakes have been all over the place here.  Just little garter snakes.
 
Those water snakes look too similar to copperheads for me.  

Once you see a REAL copperhead you'll never think a water snake is one again.  They are literally copper.  Like a shiny copper pipe.  Those snakes are out in force the same reason the fish are eating... gotta pack on some pounds before they winter. 
 
Nice wally!

 Son & I made it out 3 times last week. Didn't see another person any ov the times. We did ok on the Northerns & Crappie with some Perch & Gills mixed in. Took home 40 Crappie couple days ago for winter freezer stock.
 
 Up Linesville for the week but doubt if will make it out for the Perch.
 
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Find anything big down south?  I follow reports down there.  Seems to be mixed results.  Weather obviously playing a factor.
 
Hit Arthur this weekend with a friend.  Windy as heck.  Hid away in a cove and got a few perch, crappie, gills and a nice largemouth.  The bite wasn't on fire by any means.  The chop on the water made it hard to detect the smaller bites.  We tried doing some wiper/eye fishing, but the wind was not conducive for slow trolling or even drifting.  That and just too cold in the wind to not catch anything...

Nice report.  I love those sea mullet (black drum is good too, just remove all red meat, there is a good amount).  Fight a heck of a lot harder too, especially if caught on lighter rig meant for the mullets.  The ocean was angry when we went to Avon in July, so was shut out on both of them.  I was stuck fishing in the back.  
 
 

Got the boat put away last Sunday.  Both batteries pulled and stored.  Could take the tub out, but we're in packing mode for a Florida trip.  Got a place on the water just south of Tampa bay, boat rented for 4 of the days and easy access to the Sunshine Skyway pier.  Hope to have some pics in a few weeks.  
 
Sounds like a good OBX trip Beagle.  

  Down Fri. arthurnoon with a friend in the rain for 45 min. Caught several L/M on stick baits. Back down Monday 3:30 -- 4:30 with son, not a nibble using Crick Chubs & Fatheads. Prob. won't venture back down 'till late winter.
 
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 Heading back down for a lunch break again tomorrow flinging rubbers.