I been thinkin (😳) about sumpthin discussed regarding temps, barometric pressures, day/night, seasons, available forage, etc having affects on fish feeding & catching.

I'm thinkin (😳) it was PSU, asked how it was that walleye could be caught so well on Lake Erie, on "bluebird" days?

That question is what got me thinkin (😳) about the season, water temps, high pressure, bringing more public activity to the shallow manmade lakes.

I'm also thinkin (😳) might the new motor HP restriction changes be lending to changes now being experienced?

My thinkin (😳) is, does this activity drive down the catching rate by chasing fish bait/bait fish to deeper waters thereby having a far greater affect on stupid fish feeding patterns vs temp, pressure, etc.

I mean, in thinkin (😳), who wants to dine out with the family with a bunch of doorknobs, zooming around just overhead, on a fine summer bluebird day?



Just thinkin (😇) mind younz and I'm thinkin (🤔) I bet I got some younz thinkin too.


P.S. I'm thinkin I know what sum younz is already thinkin about my thinkin and I'm thinkin "no" I don't care what your thinkin.👻

My point, bigger lakes = deeper water, fish can adjust to clear sunny days both from the sun and barometric pressures as well as boat traffic.

On the otherhand, manmade lakes being so shallow there is little to no relief with the exception of habitat which, barely exist in made made lakes.

So I'm thinkin (🤗) what options do fish have in shallow manmade lakes, even with habitat, when boating activity is high.

But some food for thinkin, just what would be considered high boating activity?

Might that be some dude "running & gunning" through your favorite catching spots, blowing out all the fish?

Then the question, how long before fish recover & return to those areas? Maybe minutes or possibly hours and does Pork get there, before the next (or same) dude blasts the area again? Geez 😣 not while Pork is sitting there, working on his sun tan, not catching fish.

I'm thinkin, given enough disturbance, the fish just shut down and go into temporary hibernation mode.

We know how the food chain works and chasing away the first link, then none of the rest of the stupid fish, are gonna be there.

I don't know (😳) how deep water would need be to prevent botor moats or weather from affecting fish or how long it might take, for fish to return to a given area but I gotta think shallow water and botor moat activity is gonna affect catching.


I'd like to offer, in my defence, what you experience on your beloved Arthur is the same being experienced on similar lakes throughout the region.

That includes the 10% of the anglers catching 90% of the fish and that 10% on your lake ain't the same as the 10% on my lake.

But we do seem to have those same stupid fish.

Similar to other area lakes Dave, with no explanation from PFBC.

Substantial hits to boot.

Still, there remains that 10% catching.

That's why it's called fishing otherwise, even I could catch the stupid things.🎃

Crappiefisher holler at me if you want a fishin buddy.I'd like to do some crappie fishin.
 

Maybe next time Chris. Giggles probably would have caught all the fish any way
 

Over the past few years, during the fall,
if you found a school of Crappie you found Stripers.

Well I have found, I can find all kinds of fish and I still don't catch the stupid things.🎣

BeenThereDoneThat.
Well I have found, I can find all kinds of fish and I still don't catch the stupid things.🎣

Ha ha. Honestly, reading Bubbaman’s report, that is my exact experience near the cabins. Mark about 500 fish on the sonar and catch zero... I have had the sonar completely full screen. Confused of how I hadn’t snagged a few.

If I ever find out that fish are able to send out false readings on my sonar, I will officially give up! And yes, part of me wouldn’t be surprised if that is what’s going on. We just pass by those fish Christmas trees, especially in a few areas that have driven me completely nuts before. I’m sure if you can figure out what they are going after, you could load up. My entire tackle box unfortunately didn’t have what they were interested in.

I'm new to the lake and want to keep fishing up to ice, where should I target bass, hybrids even walleye?

DCNR has pulled the docks by now, I assume?

thank you for the heads up.

Porktown

Big D 68
I'm new to the lake and want to keep fishing up to ice, where should I target bass, hybrids even walleye?

Welcome to the boards.  
 
At this time of the year, I don't know where to target hybrids or walleye (never know where for walleye).  There are plenty largemouth in the lake.  I can usually catch a few targeting pan fish at this time in the year.  I can usually find some pan fish shallow, but sure they will go deep sooner or later with the cold weather and water likely mixing.
 
Check out the search function.  A ton of good info from guys that have fished the lake longer than I have, and guys that haven't fished it longer than I, but still catch more...

Appreciate it!!

Porktown
Anyone fishing the lake lately?  Saw some skim ice on some ponds off of I80 yesterday.  Not ready to hang up my gear just yet.

i chose to fish a smaller lake near home this weekend, did okay, crappie and a few smaller largemouth
i chickened out regarding Arthur fearing wind mainly