That's the last time I saw rangers working on Arthur.  Was four or five years ago now.  Someone put two jetskis in at Porter's Cove and roared off downlake.  Within 30 mins they got scooped up.  That would make Arthur unfishable for me.  And it is already a zoo in the main lake.  

The DCNR Ranger boat was out on the 4th, but all he did was sit out from the swimming beach for a while, then motor off only return a little bit later.

That lake is such a fluster cuck anyways. They probably are just happy no one has gotten drown or fist fights haven't happened...... CMON October!!!

Was out Friday night. Beautiful clear night and warm. Hot during the day.

Fished the treeline by the dam early. Was casting a buzzbait and stopped the lure by the boat to fiddle with my reel. Of course a sizeable pike was following it and lost interest the minute the lure stopped moving. I also pretty sure he gave me the pike equivalent of a middle finger.

Worked the lily pads at dusk in Trout Cove. Nothing but little bass--my guess it was still to hot.

Set up for the night across from NP. Alewives were there but activity seems dimished‐-probably late season for them. Threw out some bait rods with chicken liver, cut bait and live alewives. Caught many bullheads, a few nice channels, dink bass and a hawg of a crappie (on an alewife). Mr. Wiper, as usual, did not make an appearance. Nothing on casted lures.

Pulled off the water about midnight. Ok night but nothing spectacular.

Sounded like a good time to me. Congratulations on your catching.

Enjoyed the read. Sucks though about the stupid Pike. Reminds me of thing called a figure 8.

Yea...it was too late by the time I saw him. I got the proverbial parting shot.

I'm just going to start throwing grenades in the water.

Ha haa.... grenades 🙉 would likely work.... unless you're me.😞


Then just pick the fillets out of the water, sweeping a net in a figure eight. 🙈

Good times and tight lines. 🚣

Surface temps? I imagine into the 80s?
Thanks all.

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Surface temps? I imagine into the 80s?
Thanks all.

Was reading 85.2 yesterday afternoon

are any of y'all still having success with wipers?  really seems to be fizzling out quick the last couple times i have been there.  not that i've ever been very good at it anyway.  
 
even the good largemouth night bite a few weeks ago that kept my son from being totally bored while wiper fishing is dying down.  and there don't seem to seem to be as many channel cats biting either.  
 
i gotta get a boat or a couple yaks.  being shore bound in the dog days of summer sux.