Lake Arthur

Butler - Pennsylvania


  • 1K+ catches

  • 2K+ followers

  • 69 spots

Widely considered to be Pennsylvania's No. 1 Largemouth Bass water. Lots of 3 to 5 pounders are available. Find hybrid stripers, black Crappie and some Walleye. Arthur is also a sleeper for muskie, with good numbers of 40-inch-plus fish. 3,225 acres

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Lake Arthur Fishing Reports

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  1. Fun day with my son Matt. We only landed 3 of 4 hybrids. Last one broke off in the melee of trying to keep it out of other gear. Fun morning. Oddly we didn’t catch ...more a catfish..

    6 lb. 24 in. Hybrid Striped Bass with a alwife

    1. thanks! can’t wait to go again!
    2. Nice one ☝️
    3. Rick S 0
      Nice work Randy!
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  2. Brother Gary and I finally got into some hybrids. Double digit day. Bait was easy to catch. Alwifes Most fish were quality 26 inches. Fished from 5:15 till noon. ...more Real fun time.

    8 lb. 26 in. Hybrid Striped Bass

    1. Big ones
    2. Pete Lyden 0
      amazing
    3. Rick S 0
      Outstanding!
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  3. One of five landed ranging from 5.5lbs to 7lbs.

    Hybrid Striped Bass

    1. Nice, Rick. There are those strippers!
    2. Rick Carey 0
      awesome Rick .you are a striper king buddy...wow man..someday love to catch one of those
    3. Quality chunks!🎣🤙
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  4. Early morning 4lber and later a 3lber were the best of 15 landed between my son and me.

    Largemouth Bass

    1. Good day!🎣👍
    2. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice Rick!!
    3. Father and son gettin’ it done. Again! nice reports Rick
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  5. Absolutely smashed them this morning, started with a 5.5lb striper, landed 20+ largemouth ranging from dinks to a 4.6lber

    Largemouth Bass

    1. What a great day! Congrats, Rick.
    2. Awesome action nice fish
    3. Nice bag🎣👍
    4. Jeff Beers 0
      Excellent!!
    5. heck yeah! outage is over see you out there!
    6. Bob Ridley 0
      good on ya Rick
    7. Matt L 0
      that’s a heck of day!
    8. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice Rick!!
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  6. Caught a couple LMB and Crappie. No real size to them but it was a good day off from work!

    Largemouth Bass

    1. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice Jeff!!
    2. Rick S 0
      Good that you got out!
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  7. Best two of the day, 17.5 inch smallmouth and an 18 inch largemouth. Low 40s this morning with a cold NE breeze.

    Largemouth Bass

    1. Frank Yamada 0
      Nice work, Rick. The conditions have been very fickle this spring. Good to see you and your son catching ‘em.
    2. Jeff Beers 0
      Well done gents! With the colder temps and wind, it wasn't easy.
    3. It’s good to see you son fishing. Nice fish!
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice pair🎣🎣🤙
    5. Rick Carey 0
      fishing machine Rick..nice fish I'll take those 2 best fish any day out..way to go
    6. Dan Umstead 0
      Love seeing those Smallies!
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  8. Son and fished today, quite a few bass this morning, 16 or so..fun day, senkos were producing

    Largemouth Bass

    1. Frank Yamada 0
      Good work, Rick!
    2. Rick Carey 0
      rock solid Rick looks like great day
    3. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice job Rick! Seniors and Chatterbaits have been my best producer so far!🎣🤙🍻
    4. Lots of action!
    5. Matt L 0
      nice fish! I’ve never had luck with senkos but everyone else does. maybe it’s me ha
    6. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice Rick!!🎣
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  9. 14 in. Largemouth Bass with a live night crawler

    1. Rick S 0
      Nice catch!
  10. The hybrid stripers are just not actively feeding in the morning. Another one and done.

    6 lb. 12 oz. Hybrid Striped Bass

    1. Frank Yamada 0
      Hawg!
    2. Bob Ridley 0
      Nice Stripe Rick ,, Feeding has also changed at night as well .
    3. Dan Umstead 0
      nice !
    4. Nothing like last year! you were getting up to 22 hybrids in a morning…still fun though I bet.
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