Guide to Fishing Lake Arthur in Pennsylvania
Вставка
- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- I am pretty excited to release my 4th video in my lake breakdown series. I spend roughly 26 minutes discussing core features and hot spots of beautiful Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park, Butler County. I am pretty proud of the work that i put in for this particular video because even though its lengthy, its very detailed. I discuss core features of the lake like weed edges, timber structure, man made structure (Railroad Grade) and creek channels. I review hot spots and provide detailed information on where to find certain species throughout the lake. If you fish Lake Arthur, this video should help you locate and catch more fish!
I keep finding myself coming back to these lake breakdown videos. I really appreciate the effort.
Just wanted to say this was one of the best videos on how to approach Pennsylvania lakes! The only downfall of the whole video you have your Thoughts on structure and cover backwards. You referred to the laydowns and deadfalls, Weed beds, docks as structure. All of those are considered cover when structure refers to changes in the bottom contour of the lake. I have Fished This lake for over 35 years and by far your video is the best when it comes to information wise. Would love to someday run into you on the lake and fish together keep up the great work
Thank you for the excellent feedback , I appreciate it ! I’ll make sure I get that right for the next video! Thank you for the support!
Great video. Just started fishing here all the time and definitely needed this vid. I went today and saw some musky at the dam but they weren’t biting, because they are spawning I think. Thank you!
For decades this was my go to lake. I only lived 20 minutes away. Had a boat too. When I was a kid my Dad drove me over there before there was even a lake and he showed me how they were going to make the lake. He memorized the terrain for the future and that's where we trolled. Originally few fished there. But now as you mentioned it's heavily fished. This is where boats help ... even a canoe. You know this lake well. I can tell. Great video!
What an incredible guide--thanks for the time and effort you put into this!
Thank you for watching! I appreciate ya!
Thanks for doing these videos. I just found it this year, but you're right about the fishing pressure. Its crazy. Another thing I found crazy was catching small mouth on lake arthur. I was in about 18 feet of water, and initially thought it was a striper. It ended up being a 22.5" Smallie.
Nice! Sweet deal!
great video. I knew going in that I would probably either fish up by the dam, or out of the 528 launch. I still don't know which one I'll do this coming Saturday, but I at least know that there should be some fish to be had in either area.
My dad and I just got a small boat and we plan on doing most of our fishing at Arthur. This video is exactly what we needed. Thank you! Any tips for pike you might have would be much appreciated. I’m hoping to check that one off the list this year.
best lake in state for hybrid stripers(wipers). This is the lake I fish the most. Have caught 4 muskies in the muddy creek outflow from the bank. Biggest was 41
Well done Ryan and thanks for taking the time to put all that together. For more than 10 years I have been a saltwater kayak fisherman on the west coast of Florida. I had become reasonably proficient in that environment, including participating in a number of kayak fishing tournaments. I now find myself here in Western PA and looking at the prospects having to learn a completely different style of fishing in unfamiliar waters. I am confident that I will be able to adapt and the information you provided should help to shorten the learning curve. Although I will dearly miss the red fish, snook, sea trout and especially the tarpon of the Florida waters, I look forward to this new challenge.
Thank you very much for the positive feedback! I loved the time I had in the gulf and got to hook some snook and a few tarpon! Awesome experiences! I’m glad you liked the video and I hope it does help out! Let me know if I can help you out anymore! Feel free to ping me on Facebook or Instagram as well!
Lots of great insights. Thanks much Ryan. Started kayak fishing this year, for bass or crappie. Just trying to find the optimum launch point to max our time on the water. Again, thanks for offering your expertise.
I’m not an expert at all my man , I just love to learn and research new water and try and help people that’s all! Hope it helps!
Good information. Tough lake at times but can be great too. Fish on!
Fishing With Vance , thanks man I appreciate the comment! I am sitting here painting Crankbaits wishing I was fishing...
Great Video Ryan. We fish Lake Arthur all the time. Thanks for the great tips!
Average Joe Outdoors , thanks man! I appreciate the comment! I hope it was helpful!!
Super helpful information! Thanks for the great video!
Glad you found it helpful!
Hello Ryan,
I've watched many of your videos. Very informative. I appreciate the time that you put into them. Have you thought of doing a how to fish video for Tionesta Lake in Forrest county?
I’ve been so busy the past few years I’ve just been posting random videos , i pulled my camera stuff out tonight , soon as I get over this flu I’m going to start putting time into videos , I have Info for tionesta , I’ll try and do it this winter
Thanks for the video, hitting the lake tomorrow. Look forward to checking out your other videos.
Great video, thanks for posting!
Amazing you earned a sub
At 19:15 of video where is that picture of the railroad tunnel at on the lake? Love this greatly informed video
Hey! I’m new to the lake Arthur and I don’t have boat. Where will be that best place for me to fishing the crappie?
Ryan do you think Neely's point is a decent spot for walleye?
I do! It’s a pretty good area depending on wind and bait!
Great overview of Lake Arthur!
Very good educational, well done! Where can I get a map like that
I can tell you’re really passionate about fishing . Thank you for the tips
Fishing Western Pa , thank you for the comment! I feel passionate but some may call it a crazy addiction. There is quote out there , “Fishing is my drug of choice, I don’t party, I don’t pop bottles, I go fishing. I cast as many times as possible, and then cast once more. I read fishing magazines, look at lures and organize my tackle. Late nights out partying never compare to early mornings on the water. You can have the night life, I’ll take the the fresh air, beauty of the outdoors and the thrill of a screaming reel”. That’s s great quote because that’s how I have always felt. I hope that it does come across in the videos! I hope that you found something useful that will help you catch more fish! Thanks again for the comment, I appreciate it!
Agreed
fishing > wild nights at some bar
Any day.
Well i will tell you this. You have been helpful about this lake. was there about twoo weeks ago. around the 20th of may. first time at this lake. we didn't catch hardly anything in the day. but......That all changed at night lol.
That’s good right! I mean I try to help out and research to help others but I’m glad you did well at night!
Are there detailed lake maps of Lake Arthur?? Where might they be available? Thank you. Enjoy the videos.
Pa fish and boat has a structure map available , but there may be some other maps online too you can purchase.
Do you have any videos targeted towards shore fishing at Lake Arthur?
Not at this point , but it’s on my list , I spend allot of time there lol
@RyanRead...do you do any catfishing? Not from the area, but I'm looking for some spots from the banks of Lake Arthur to catch some channels this time of year.
I caught a few little ones a few nights ago up pymatuning , I imagine you could do the same at Arthur. I usually find a launch and just pitch out in an area. This time of year the bait fish come shallow to spawn and fish like cats come in. I’d look at the map and find a shallow bay accessible from a launch. Pm me on Facebook and we can talk more.
Awesome awesome awesome video!
R there any good spots for hybrid striper from the shore during the day? I’ve only caught 1 big one near the bridge at Shannon run but other than that I’ve had no luck.
Great video! I'm planning to head up to the lake this weekend (early May) with a kayak. Where would you launch for a little bit of action without a ton of paddling? I was thinking either Nealey's Point or one of the State Park launches across the lake (Pleasant Valley or Bear Run).
What are you fishing for? I’d launch at the state park launch personally in and around those coves and just outside that cove to the left is a solid crappie area!
Well it looks like I have a better map then I thought. Had to change seeing in my chat options. But nothing adds detailed as yours. I did see the downloads from the state and snapped some pictures but not sure if i can convert that pdf for the unit to read it? Any help would be great.
Ryan, Thanks for the info. I will give it a try for sure. Thanks again...
DrNeilgood1 , no problem!! I hope that it helps out some!!
Yo buddy where is the best place to fish from the shore I don’t have a boat
Very well put together video. Were would be a good place on the lake be for catfish?
It’s hard to say , I think as long as you have a line in the water , you gotta shot at a catfish. My uncle caught a bunch at multiple boat ramps around the lake, usually chicken livers off the bottom.
We fished this lake when it was first opened and we were catching small bass on bare hooks and even on the tops on pop cans. I haven't been there since.
How did you gain access to all of the information For the Map of the Lake?
Fish and boat habitat improvement plan and old maps and things online that I’ve read and found.
Hello again, so this is great information. However im in a kayak and its it's a ton of water to cover as well as heavily pressured. Recently moved to PA from Florida. Looking for bass lakes, and what's your best suggestion for map or navionics fir my lowrance unit? Thanks
Thank you for the info new to boating i wanna catch something big 🙏
It is made for boat fisher man I would like to see a guide to shore fisherman.
Can you point me towards a nice section of Lilly pads?
IM UP MORAINE ALL THE TIME, JUST STARTED TO GET INTO MUSKIE FISHING. SO IN THE SPRING WHICH END OF THE LAKE DO U PREFER, THE NORTHERN OR DOWN PAST 528 FOR MUSKIE?
We focus allot around 528 and the surrounding areas , the stocking effort has helped allot there , so guys are catching better numbers on weed edges and the old road bed , I like the fingers as well. I’d look at in the inflow area as well , spring time they are moving in and out of there. Shoot me a message on social media I’ll share more
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead
I JUST HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS
i have a question, can you actually fish any of the docks by boat on arthur? most if not all of the marina's have no fishing posted all over the place on them
There was another comment regarding that and I think it is illegal to fish the docks , especially when there are boats in there , my issue is that I fish Arthur early and late and for whatever reason I missed the signs , whether or not they are there all year round I don’t know. The best thing is to stay away from them , or troll the outside edge away from the docks , I apologize for the miss there , I had to be corrected initially because I have always missed the signs when we fish Arthur in late November or early March ...
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead okay just checking up on that been fishing arthur hard past three years with great success, biggest key to success for bass is the weeds and davis hollow marina, i go close to the no wake signs and cast towards the main lake. 1/2-3/4 swim jig, 1/2 5/0 swimbaithead with either a big bite baits bb kicker 4.5 or a keitech 4.8 fat swing impact. last year i started to throw a all white spinnerbait with white blades with huge success since its something they havent really seen a whole lot.
That’s awesome man , I am glad you do well there! Pretty sweet tactic I may have to try it out! I need to get back to bass fishing!
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead yeah its a blast getting a truck this summer to tow my boat since i was using a jeep patriot but im gonna start branching out to other lakes ive been to once or twice
Sweet deal man! Hope things go well for you!
Do you think a senko would do well here? What are THE BEST spots for bank fishing in your opinion. North park lake is my main lake and compared to this lake north park is like a small puddle compared to this monstrosity...
Heading up today for Crappie, where is the best spot?
I’ve always read that crappies go out to deeper water in the fall , like 15ft plus once the water dips below 55 or 60 degrees, I feel like if you find good bait , you’ll see them stacked vertically on your graph , if your going from shore , I’d try to find somewhere with access to deeper water , but that’s just me , sometimes they still hang out in timber and docks but I think allot of the bigger ones went deep by now.
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead , thanks brother! Was definitely hard to get any Crappie to bite. We were able to get 3 walleyes though.
Is there any trout in this lake?
Thanks! This lake isn't too far from me, I've been there about 6 times and have never had any luck. I heard it's a good lake for Crappie through the ice.
Patrick, thanks for the comment! It is a very good Crappie lake especially through the ice. Early spring i have watched guys wading catch 50+ Crappie an hour. It is heavily pressured, but anywhere you find timber early in the year could yield some decent Crappies.
Ryan read where did you get that map? I have been looking for something that for a while.
I made the map in google earth , marked up spots based of allot of research and pulling from different resources online and from books.
Very good content. Thanks man
Pittsburgh Angler , awesome man glad you thought so! I checked out your channel, good stuff, I’ll subscribe!! Thanks for the feedback and the comment, I appreciate it! Us boys from the Burgh gotta stick together!!
Fishing PA with Ryan Read thanks for the sub man, im subbed already as well. Ya we do need to stick together. Thank you for providing good content. A lot of people call lake arthur the dead sea lol, but if you know what you are doing, its a good lake.
Thanks for the info but do you know when the bait fish start spawning
Great video thanks for all the info
tick tock , I hope you find it useful! Thanks for the sub!!
Great informational video....
Thank you! I appreciate the comment and the feedback!
How do I get a map like you have with all the highlights a detail?
I made that one , go out to fish and boats web page and download the fish habitat improvement plan sheet and then research the lake through forums mark it up , after you mark it up , laminate it and stick it in your tackle bag.
What is the aquatic vegetation situation in Lake Arthur? I've read in online forums that the millfoil is all gone and hydrilla has taken completely over? Any truth to that?
jason wagner , it is definitely true that Hydrilla chokes out Milfoil, and I know that Hydrilla is in lake Arthur , so I would not be surprised. I think in some areas it has probably choked out the Milfoil but I don’t think it’s taken over the entire lake. I’ll have to check it out when the weeds come in this spring!
The most eastern portion of Swamp Run is a propagation area and is marked with Keep Out Buoys. No fishing is allowed
Thank you , I appreciate it!
do you have a print out for this?
No but you can take a look at the fish habitat improvement plan map and mark it up , most of the information I have from lakes is based on those structure maps as my foundation.
I could be wrong, but I think the marinas are now off limits to fishing. Or at least a couple of them. Does anyone know for sure? I believe it is illegal to fish in a marina in a state park, which some of these marinas are in, and some are not.
Yeah that’s my bad , I usually fish areas before the marinas are open and the signs are not up , but I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. Sorry for the confusion!
Yeah that’s my bad , I usually fish areas before the marinas are open and the signs are not up , but I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. Sorry for the confusion!
How is the hybrid striper population? I've never caught one and I'm looking to try and get one this year from my kayak.
It's awesome! April25 thro June is amazing fishing!
I just wanted to comment on the section regarding the Marina's. I usually fish Lake Arthur early season and late season which means that the boats are usually gone from the marina's. I just found out recently that fishing in those areas is prohibited. I wanted to apologize to everyone for putting that section in the video. I do not want to fish illegally and i do not want to put anyone else in a bad position. With that said, i have never seen the buoy's indicating no fishing in early season or late season. Does anyone know if they remove them at the end of the year and put them in later on? I am trying to figure out how i have missed this in the past. If anyone knows for sure if its legal to fish them early season or late season, i would appreciate it, otherwise i recommend staying on the outside edge of the bays to avoid issues.
I KNOW AROUND THE DAMN IN APRIL THE PUT THE BOUYS IN THAT SAY KEEP OUT. THERES A NICE POINT THAT COMES OUT THEN DROPS STRAIGHT OFF AN ITS BEHIND THE DAMN BOUYS
I know at Watts Bay public boat launch you can fish there from land but there are 2 signs that says no fishing. your are not allowed to fish in between the signs.
how did you get the map to show you all that stuff
I made that one , go out to fish and boats web page and download the fish habitat improvement plan sheet and then research the lake through forums mark it up , after you mark it up , laminate it and stick it in your tackle bag.
I loaded the coordinates from the map to my Humminbird. Took time, but perfect February activity!
Do carobeth as one of your next videos gonna go their next spring need to know what’s there and depth and so on I know it’s small so it should be very easy to do
Never fished Carobeth, i will be out that way in a few weeks to hit Bushkill but i don't think i will get time this year to fish that lake. If i could fish it with the canoe, i could probably break it down for you. Otherwise, use these videos to break it down. Look for weed edges and any timber structure. Start with areas like that and slowly crawl the lake. I usually look for boat launches and dock structure too and fish that from shore.
Fishing PA with Ryan Read ok thanks
What is up with the map on the wall? It starts to move at the 17:40 mark right when you say map. That's freaky dude.
Lol it’s hanging on the wall and it moves every time my chair swings ..I will have to go back and look at it ...
How do we get a copy of that map... that is really nice.
I actually made that map in google earth based off of all the information I found through research, I do not hand those out typically.
I totally understand & your skill is great. Keep up the nice work & if you ever get to it you might be able to sell them, I would buy one :)
Not sure I could sell them with the license agreement on google earth or maps , but hit me up on Facebook or Instagram and I’ll share some resources with you!
@ryan read. Fishing the marinas is illegal. Not allowed to fish the coves or docks. Look it up online. Just wanted you to know so you don't get fined
trschroder , man thank you so much for the comment , I really appreciate that! I took a look at the site and I definitely do not want to do anything illegal. I had no idea all these years and I think that just goes to show how easy it is to overlook something like that. It also shows that we as fisherman have to understand the lake fully before we head out! Thank you very much , I’ll stay away from those areas moving forward! Thanks for looking out for me and others!
Me and buddy went last week and he caught a Walleye.
Hey where do you get your structure maps?
I basically create the main map in Google Earth based off of notes or maps that i have found online. Allot of times ill mark structure on the map when i am in our canoe or on Dan's boat in one of the smartphone apps. Allot of the state parks have maps of the lakes as well. Sometimes local bait shops will markup maps for you too and tell you about structure points.
I typically do a google search and find some decent information to add to what i already have. The maps that i have snips of are from the internet. One other tool that i use is like USGS topo's, sometimes they have GIS data available that has water depths. Allot of the newer depth finders have water depth maps too. Hopefully that helps!
I heard the best fishing is by the only house on the lake😊
You know it!
ryan do you charter?
Nah man , I’m not good enough, I just love fishing and love the outdoors! Huge fan of conservation and enjoy helping people learn as well as learning myself, research pays off!!
Can i bring 110 motor ?
Sadly no only 15 horsepower.
It’s actually 20 horse now on Arthur. You can have the big motor on but you gotta use either a kicker or your trolling motor
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead Yeah my bad. I am 12 years old and go fishing there often but forget the rules sometimes. Also thank you for the tips with the map. You are a great UA-camr and keep up the good work. You might be something one day.
@@LandonChismar thanks bud , appreciate that, thanks for chipping in too and trying to help answer questions , that’s awesome! That’s all I want for my channel to to get guys talking fishing! Keep fishing young man , it’s one of the greatest hobbies you can have!
Can we get that map please
You can get Google earth and mark it up , or go out to the pa fish and boat site and download the habitat improvement plans
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead ok I will thank you for all the helpful information
I wish the lake had a higher horsepower restriction like 200 hp.
Lake Arthur sucks,very limited shore access!
Everyone I know calls Lake Arthur the dead sea.
It’s not easy ... I’m going up Friday so we will see what happens