The winds 3 to 4 Sunday changes to 8 to 9.  It was dead calm for a few minutes, then crazy gusts for a few minutes.  Famous Arthur wind that blows all directions at once also.  Love that.  Not a cloud in the sky at least.  
 
OMG BOAT WITH NO BIG MOTOR RULES!!!   Seriously.  F that big motor.  My boat actually steers now.  Gained one mph also.  Though the balance is a bit weird now without that weight... buddy can't stay in the front while moving.  Both of us mid-boat was the best performance.  So nice to only have one control box in the right spot, not having to F with the tie rod, the motor transom savers, etc.  
 
Water was 51 degrees on the main lake and got up to 55 in the shallows.  Fishing was slow caught a couple nice ones.  Had one nice take that felt like a decent cat but he spit the hook.  No pike sadly.  Might be a bit late for them.  Was hoping the crappie would be spawning, bit early for them though.  Pretty day to be on the lake.  
 
Oh, docks aren't in yet by the way.  Which is fun with a 20' boat.  Lake is a bit high but not crazy high.  Maybe 6 inches.  

WaterWolf fished Arthur 7am till 12, skunked.  52.4 

Curious... what were you fishing for?  

Makes a difference what you are fishing for and how, especially early in the season.  Example: I can catch wipers in shallow water in summer, but those guys are down deep right now.  And so is the bait.  

Was up the lake yesterday afternoon. Freaking windy as hell. But the walleye's were slamin  the jerk bait  Fishing near the north shore by Neilly's point  Be there after work again today.   

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Z S  Walleye's not in season YET. Would have kept a couple if they were, Well the ones that that wasn't full of eggs ~~~~

Entirely my point.  Catching them pre-May 5 would make me nuts.  Er.  More nutser.  

Gonna hit it again tomorrow. Have to make up for lost time!

Anybody else heading out?

Report it anyway. Give the WCO’s something to look for. I’d be all for a 1 fish @ 28” limit for wipers. Not sure how much life they have left after 28”. Might as well be table fare at that point. Would give much more chance of those 30”ers.
Walleye aren’t reproducing on their own in Arthur either, or at least enough to sustain. They stock a ton of them... They are basically the same put and take fish as the wipers. But not nearly as fun to catch, and taste a lot better!

I recall someone posting something many years ago about walleye reproduction, that looked pretty scientific... Allegheny River has about as ideal as can be, and would only have enough natural reproduction to sustain a lake the size and pressure as Arthur. Something about Arthur not consistently in the temp zone during spawning and filled with silt. Not all that much different than Pymie, which stays in that temp zone longer and much larger lake without wipers there to pick off the young. Shenango River has much better walleye spawning habitat, and look what happened there without stocking. Not sure where you are fishing on Arthur to consistently be overrun with eyes. I talk to a lot of guys that specifically target eyes, and would love to know! I’d sell my cast net and stop fishing for late night wipers if I could box a walleye or two per trip.

Haven't been out this year yet but last year it seemed like the small wipers(12-15 inches) were everywhere. As for the eyes, put fish in the box every trip(once or twice a week May-August), but wouldn't say we ever hammered them. Will be out Saturday n send a report after.

PT You That I will Never give up any info on HOW<WHERE and WHAT TO USE  Well If your Willing to Pay Maybe Id Give up some info   LOL  Remember It Is The Dead Sea HUH !! But they are there in HUGE numbers. Ya know just because people fish specifically for walleye's really doesn't mean they are not there EH. I will say that Arthur fishes quite strange compared to most lakes. Chris the stocking report from park office shows they stocked cats as of 2016. They have not put up new stocking reports for 17 or 18 as of yet. The officer I talked to said they are going to be putting out a more updated report sometime this year.  As far as Cats Heck you can catch them with just about any kind of bait  live, dead, lures, Top water lures at night. Here is a freebie  4" bomber CLOWN COLOR Just about anywhere on the lake at night  Cast let set still maybe a giggle very couple.  Have fun get the hooks out   LOL   By the way Chris was that YOU Friday night near 2ish on shore ???
 

For those interested, 2016 biologist report for Lake Arthur.
 
http://pfbc.pa.gov/images...6bio/1x07_21arthur.pdf

 Not me Dave, but that is the time I would usually head to the lake in early May.
 
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SpreadEagleBeagle
I can't catch a walleye to save my life in Lake Arthur.

Pretty much the same.  I've caught a few stockies (size of small perch) and ONE keeper in all my years.  And I was like "oh look, a walleye.  He's pretty small..." but he measured!  I was pretty stoked.  To be fair I haven't done much fishing for them, just incidental.  Gonna give it a go Saturday.  And then bail and panfish.   
 

Anyone have a recent water temperature,  bays or main lake.
KJN