Event 4 Saturday May 14th
Here is the schedule for Saturday's club event: if you plan on attending, call to reserve a spot before 8:00 AM- E-mail anytime up to Friday night-

Or Sat. call 630-675-6265 and leave a message- tell how many people are fishing with you and need spots There is no cost to club members and also anyone is invited to fish this event as a guest and may fish any 1 event for free.

Use the 630-675-6265 phone for "Day Of Event" directions, reserving space & to contact the club if you are running late- we always save a spot!

Tips & tricks including gear setup will be available from 8 AM - 9 AM!. Registration is from 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM in the Parking lot. Show up, sign in anytime before 9:00 (if you need to show up late, you will miss the tips, but can fish starting at 9:30 AM.

Schedule of events:

8:00 AM Registration/Sign-in
8:15 AM Lake Tips, Equipment, tactics demo
9:00 AM Draw for spot
9:05 AM Setup period- head to spots
9:30 AM Fishing Begins (look & listen for the flying monkey)
1:59 PM 1-minute warning whistle short
2:00 PM Long whistle Stop fishing- all lines out of water
2:15 - 2:30 Fish Weigh-in

2:45 Results and discussion in Main pavilion by parking lot.

Rules are pretty simple- all fish count total weight wins. There are two divisions so the "regular angler" really has a great chance to win in very first competition/outing. All fish must be released immediately following weigh-in! Lake rules.

Lake Species:

#1 (By far) Bluegill
#2 Common Carp
#3 Channel Catfish
#4 Crappie
#5 Bass
#6 Goldfish, Koi
#7 Bullhead
#8 Large Shiners
#9 Northern Pike

Recommended Bait:
spikes, red worm, corn, night crawler pieces, wax worm (in that order)
NO MINNOWS ARE ALLOWED ON LAKE ARLINGTON!

Recommended Lure:
Spinner, Rapala, twister Jig, plastic worm

Lake Depth- 2 feet on edges in deep side- 1.5 foot deep on shallow side
Center of lake 6.5 - 8 feet. Average depth 5 feet of water can be reached 20 feet off shore from most any spot!

Tips for lake: water temperatures are still cold- best to work smaller bait, baits with smaller hooks and light line. Fish will not be super active yet, even though the lake is fed by two creeks. The bluegills can be your friend if you catch a lot of them. If you use larger baits, you can prevent gills from stripping your bait for catfish/carp. 2 corns, larger crawler or meat chunk might be in order for cats.. Some fish will be found only 5 feet away from you in decent quantity- don't be surprised if you get a larger fish not too far out! The shallows near you will warm faster than the deeper water in the afternoon.