Smallies on the Yough

   
  

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• 9-02-10 Yough Still low and clear 2.94 cooler temps on the way little rain also
• 8-30-10 Yough The water level is very low right now gauge at Sutersville is 3.00
• 8-28-10 Yough The river is low and clear the water cooled down a bit but temps are going to be in the 90's. Sunny and clear conditions will have the smallies tight to cover.
• 8-25-10 Yough the levels are good the water is clear
• 8-25-10 Lake Fishing went to a local lake today did pretty good got a few nice smalloies also got some largemouth fish were in 14-17 feet of water in and around drop offs the bite slowed around 12 noon off the water by 2pm texas rigged worms got most.
• 8-22-10 Yough The river is on the rise a bit after the rain
• 8-20-10 Yough Drove over this afternoon looks low and clear
• 8-19-10 Allegheny River The water was warm, low, and clear we had an average few days biggest smallie was 17in the weather was great the weeds are thick. We used some soft plastics in rocky current
• 8-14-10 Yough Fishing was slow got six smallies biggest was 11in the river is low and clear and it is warm rain on the way might go up a bit.
• 8-11-10 Lake Fishing started at 12:30am and the fog was thick as pea soup it was tough to get around but it paid off I landed the biggest largmouth that I ever caught 23in 8lb Largemouth Bass on a rubber Worm. Also we managed to get alot of nice largemouth and smallmouth and I also landed a tiger muskie Photos Here
• 8-09-10 Yough Fished the river this evening was slow to start then found some fish in shallow riffles the bite didn't last very long maybe 40min black was the color the river is very low and clear long casts worked best the  biggest fish was 14in
• 8-05-06-10 Allegheny River Conditions were perfect the water was warm and clear we did great,fish were in summer areas they were hitting soft plastics. We got alot of fish in weeds and faster water also some in slow backwaters. Got alot of fish in the 14-16in range and some in the 19-20in these fish had lots of girth all healthy fish Photos Here
• 8-04-10 Lake Fishing Fished early 5am did good until 11am then slowed a bit managed to get some Largemouth and Smallies all in 10-16 feet of water used soft plastics to get most of them also had a muskie bite off a plastic worm looked to be around 30in. It was a great day on the lip ripper
• 8-02-10 Yough The river is low and clear
• 7-31-10 Juniata The fish were slow early on then picked up and got a few 15in it was a nice day the river was in great shape fish were hitting soft plastics
• 7-29-10 Yough The river is low and clear
• 7-25-10 River and streams are on the rise all around the area the Yough has only gone up a little the Allegheny is up and muddy the Mon looks good.
• 7-22-10 Lake Fishing fished a new lake today the front that moved through might have had an effect on the fishing we ended up catching 10 bass 4 smallies the rest were largemouth biggest was 15in was used a bunch of different baits senkos got the most fish
• 7-20-10 Yough The river came up just a bit and is also stained a little
• 7-16-10 Lake Fishing Fishing was slow but we did manage to get a few nice smallies we used plastic worms and topwater frogs
• 7-11-10 Yough The water was stained a little and still warm. Did great the smallies were in fast water I fished until 11am then the canoe traffic was a bit much had a nice sized one hooked he then jumped and spit the hook also got a nice rainbow trout about 18in and a few sheephead all on crankbaits.
• 7-09-10 Yough The river is low and clear
• 7-06-10 Lake Fishing Another hot one 95 degrees started early 6:30am managed to get some nice smallies and a few Largemouth fished until noon soft plastics were working
• 7-05-10 Hot 93 degrees did some early morning stream fishing got about 12 smallies all on soft plastic biggest was 16in
• 7-04-10 Happy 4th
• 7-02-10 Lake Fishing woke up at 3am got on the water at 5:30am to cool weather and fog. Started out good plastic worms working well the bite slowed around 10am fished till 3pm had a great day with nice weather got alot of nice largemouth and smallmouth bass
• 6-29-10 Yough The river is low and clear
• 6-27-10 Yough The river is perfect
• 6-25-10 Lake Fishing Got some nice Largemouth on spinnerbaits and some smallies on soft plastics the weather was great.
• 6-23-10 Allegheny River the water is in great shape the weed beds are active along with faster water we got some nice fish.
• 6-20-10 Yough The water went up a little but its dropping back again 3.8 in sutersville
• 6-19-10 Did some stream fishing today caught alot of smallies no big ones but they were hitting on worms
• 6-14-10 Yough Fishing was a bit slow today got two rainbow trout and two smallmouth the water was perfect rain on and off
• 6-13-10 Erie Fished the bay got a lot of Largemouth few smallies all on soft plastics Photos here
• 6-08-10 Yough They are letting water out of the dam now and it is on the rise
• 6-06-10 Yough all this rain and the river is in ok shape water levels are dropping they are at 4.1 in Sutersville now wonder when they will open the dam and let water out that will make it unfishable
• 6-04-10 Lake Fishing Did some lake fishing today did real good got some nice largemouth few smallies and pike used all types of lures best was plastic worms
• 6-01-10 Yough water level is great fishing was a bit slow under sunny skies got one nice bass 16in few smaller ones and a rainbow trout
• 5-31-10 Yough fished this afternoon before the storms rolled in got 5 smallies biggest was 13in all on plastics also saw a few bass still on beds
• 5-30-10 Took the family out for a relaxing day of fishing we did ok got a few nice smallies nothing to big but was a fun day the weather was perfect the fish were biting on worms
• 5-28-10 Stream Fishing weather was great fishing a little slow with bright sunny skies. Still a few smallies on beds Did manage to get 13 smallies biggest was a 27in sheephead ran into a few friends they were catching catfish few nice ones
• 5-25-26-10 Allegheny River Made my first trip this year the river was in great shape nice flow and color. The Smallmouth were in spawn and post spawn the fishing was hard for these post spawn fish we did manage to get some good fish biggest was 17in another few weeks and they should be in summer patterns all the fish were caught on soft plastics.
• 5-21-10 Lake Fishing Due to the high flow on rivers and streams I headed out at 7am with a good friend who was on vacation that loves largemouth fishing. The weather was great as was the fishing got alot of largemouth most were around 12 to 15inches a nice smallie and 3 northerns on spinnerbaits and soft plastics the water is still cool  posted the photos
• 5-20-10 Yough The water is back up after they let water out of the dam 6.4 at Sutersville
• Message Board is back up
• 5-19-10 Yough The water is going down steady its 6.00 at Sutersville 3.8 is about perfect
• 5-17-10 Yough Cool Temps with the rain the river is predicted to rise a foot and a half
• 5-14-10 Yough The water was in good shape got 8 smallies no nice ones and also got 4 trout one was a Tiger Trout all on soft plastic
• 5-12-10 Yough The river is up some and dirty I haven't been out for five days or so  not much of a fishing report more rain and water on the rise so not much fishing for a few more days unless I go to a lake.
• 5-08-10 Yough river is down still stained but it is predicted to rise a bit again
  
• Tribune Review Fishing Report
• 5-05-10 I've been fishing smaller streams and doing good the Smallies have started to spawn but there are still some pre spawn females
• 5-03-10 Yough The river has come up to 8.3 and is muddy
• 5-02-10 Stream fished with a couple of friends this weekend water was perfect had a great time got some nice smallies
• 4-27-10 Yough They are letting water out of the dam it has gone up 2 feet
• 4-26-10 Yough water level is on the rise getting stained
• 4-23-10 Yough water was at a perfect level bass were hitting on soft plastics again near the bank around rocks and some timber in about 4 feet of water.
• 4-21-10 Yough The river is in great shape fish are active and hitting on soft plastics.
  
• Pa. ends funding of Three Rivers research center
• 4-19-10 Yough the river has come down since the weekend storms and the action is good for smallies
• Surveying water for wild trout
  
• 4-14-10 Yough the weather was great and so was the fishing Bass were hiting soft plastics they were active in shallow water 3 to 5 feet deep
• 4-13-10 Yough The river levels and flow are great the weather is a bit cool.
  
• 4-09-10 Colorado River fished the river today below Austin Texas the water was low and warm hooked into some nice largemouth and a 40in gar. The bass are not spawning yet that i could see but it won't be long till they do the trip was great fishing for lagemouths in a river. You can check out some photos I took Here
• 4-06-10 Yough the river is at a good level and the water is pretty clear the wind was a bit of a problem managed to get one smallie 15in
  
• Pittsburgh Tribune Review Fishing Report
• 4-02-10 Yough water still dropping one smallie on a grub
• 4-01-10 Yough The river is dropping and clearing manage to get two smallies and a sucker one smallie was a nice 17 incher
  
• 3-31-10 Yough River is still up 6.3 at sutersville but is dropping slowly got one smallmouth 14inches with the nice weather coming I'm hoping to get on some more fish only time will tell.
• 3-27-10 Yough River is dropping and fishable in certain spots got a 16in smallie in some slack water on soft plastic
• Pittsburgh Post Gazette District fishing report
• 3-26-10 Yough Water is still up but it dropping and clearing not sure how much it will go up after this rain
• 3-22-10 Yough Update water is still pretty high fished from the bank in muddy water
• Pittsburgh Post District Fishing Report
• 3-18-10 Yough Water is still High and muddy warming a bit up to 41 degrees
• Public Input is gone for fisherman Click here to find out why
• 3-07-10 Yough Water on the rise 5.05 at sutersville the Water Temp was 38 degrees on the surface
• Get a Game Plan from In Fisherman Here
• February 17-21 Allegheny Sport Show  Here
• February 13-14 Butler County Fishing Show  Here
• 2009 Susquehanna River Young of the year Smallmouth Report  Here
• 2-07-10 Blizzard conditions and freezing cold weather fishing is pretty much shut down
• 2-05-10 Pittsburgh Tribune Review Fishing Report
• 1-12-10 Cold and snow the water is iced up
• New Photos of a massive stryper 49 inches with a girth of 30inches and weight of 54 and a half pounds Ken Bowen caught in the Atlantic Ocean HERE
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