Allright, I sat here reading all this, and just felt complied to respond!  I am a Officer with the city, and I do patrol this area. The pond in Schenley Park is called Westinghouse Pond. The pond area is not a "cocked ad locked area" as mentioned . The biggest crime I've encountered there are CMU/Pitt student studying the affects of ethanol. Yes it is the city so anything is "possible", The Pond was stocked by The Western PA Conservancy severeal years ago along with City Parks(catfish,panfish,bass,carp). About the fish. I can tell you that there are fish in there.They are most active at night when the park is closed,and the water cooler. Please do not go at night or you will be cited. I have seen fish with a spotlight while patroling around the pond. I personally would not waste my time there though,but if that's all you got then it is better than nothing. NOW about the post of goldfish in a pond. They are coi fish. The pond mentioned is across from CMU on E Cicuit Drive. This pond is off limits to fishing. I may give warnings but others will not.
Parking, there's no parking on Boundary St. by the railroad tracks. You may get tagged towed or both. The gate is the emergency access to the run soccer fields. Any other ?? I'd be glad to help.

Hi Porktown,
 
Things are well here.  My shipment from the US with all of the furniture, gear, etc comes this saturday finally.  Since all of my fishing stuff is in it, I haven't gone out yet.  However there is a lot of fishing around here.  Much of it is pay lakes, though higher end with more variety than you'd find in the states.  There is some trout fishing locally (about an hour or so) but it is all day pass stuff.  I don't know of any free trout fishing.  There is some free fishing on the canals around for rough fish and perch (white perch).  We'll see once my stuff comes in.
 
Citycop,
 
thanks for the info.  I didn't know that it was no parking down at the turnaround.  I don't remember there being a sign when I was there, but that was a few years ago.  I guess the nearest parking would then be in the pay lot up the street or down at the soccer fields.
 
Thanks,
Rick

work moved me. We are UK based and we have a big research facility here. They also really like people who move internationally since we develop products for the globe. So they pay a nice relocation bonus, they move all of your stuff, and they find you a place to live (and pay for the first 3 months of it). They make it very easy to move. Rachel and I have moved over here and we'll be here for a few years and move back.

I'm not too far from Newcastle. I'm in Hull which is on the same coast (east) and about 2-3 hours south depending how you drive. I'm probably 2/3 the way from London to New Castle.

What does your cousin play?

he plays for new castle fc

kyler, whos your cousin?

you're f'n kidding me?  only the greatest Irish 'keeper ever!  that's awesome, is he recovered from injury?  i wish alex ferguson would have bought him for Manchester United in '99!!!

Have you ever heard of Terry Bradshaw???  He happens to be my niece's, half-brother's, second cousin's, uncle's, brother's, friend. 
 
~SS

ORIGINAL: fruntz

when you get a chance after you have been fishing there for a while, pot some comparisons, especially on two subjects; carp fishing and costs to fish versus the PA license fee.

Carp fishing is supposed to be very big there from what I understand.  Direct some of you english carp fishing friends to pymatuming. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/PALINcarp.html

I blieve that it will be interesting to compare the cost to fish in merry old england to the good old USA.
thanks
fruntz

Carp fishing is a huge industry in the UK and in parts of Europe as well.  They probably have about a dozen different carp fishing magazines in the UK.  It's like bass fishing is here.

I've been fishing Schenley Parl lake since the earrrrrly 70's and a kid....make some dough ball with corn meal....add a splash of vanilla extract....go just before the sun comes up....#6 hook, folding chair and fish the middle to lower end to where the creek comes in and keep your eye on your rod.....
 

thats neat your cousin is shay given, but im a gunner 4 life
 
 

united looked weak today again

haha, i love the football, ahem, soccer chat on the fishing boards.  but check out bigsoccer.com  it's pretty awesome, there's a million sweet links on there.