Mon River-Up above elizabeth lock(mon-city area)

Got an invite to possible go on a friends boat early tomorrow morning, were gonna launch around mon-city area i believe i was told. Fish around mon-city & up above the elizabeth lock, now other than fishing the shoreline below the lock & years ago fishing the mouth of pigeon creek i've really never fished this area much. Can anybody send me a pm as far as tactics, baits, lures to use to target this specific area, or even certain areas within this region to target. Not looking for any spot burning, just need some pointers as i've never fished this area on a boat, hence asking for pm's, thanks guys.

I fish that area a lot. use a fire tiger colored lure and you should do just fine.

Well were "kinda screwed", as nobody got any minnies or shiners (**** i'm majorly bummed about that) and were going around 5-6 AM so the bait shop wont be open, so were just gonna use crawlers, guess i'll be using a split-shot rig & casting along the shoreline & jigging it out, or even try using one on a pencil-bobber near the rip-rap (hopefully were gonna either find a sandbar or creek emptying into the river) or even better a warmwater discharge. I will be breaking out the lures, prob be using mostly jigs (mr twisters & sassy-shads mostly prob) & rattle-traps, bombers, and rapalas. Mite even try some spinners???

ORIGINAL: casts_by_fly

If you're fishing crawlers, then it doesn't hurt to target the barge tie ups. I assume you're launching in New Eagle. Monessen (top end of the pool) steelworks and the bottom end of Lock 4 should fish well now. That would be my first choice, but it is a little ways to run up if you're in a small boat. Elizabeth power (just above lock 3) would be another I'd hit for sure.

Thanks
rick

You hit the nail on the head rick, we launched at new eagle & basically fished that pool, got out about 6:30 or so (on the water) and just pulled the lines in to call it a day when the sun finally started breaking through about 10:00. We basically fished an area that my future-brother-in-law's cousin referred to "as the stump" a huge deadfall that was sticking outta the water near the green channel marker. We all caught a few, but nothing big nor worth braggin about. I got 1 small drum & a mooneye, my future bro-in-law got another drum (a tad bigger) and a slightly decent channel, and his cousin nailed 4 0r 5 very nice bluegills & pumpkinseeds (and prob lost 5-6 more). We seen what we think were possibly a school of hybrid striped bass surfacing & chasing minnow out in the middow channel near the channel marker, all in all, not a bad time, definately better than sittin at home. Man, one thing tho, when that sun did finally come out, it got **** hot **** quick!!!

yes there is a dock there i was there 2 saturdays ago and used it!!! watch the launch...kinna rough once in the water

Only one I know of is the launch in Elizabeth without a dock that I can see everyday from the bridge when driving over. 

does Boston boat ramp on the Yough have a dock? I thought it used to.

New Eagle ramp has always been tough in lower water. The concrete goes back about 12' from the waterline, so just short enough that a bassboat just drops the tires into the gravel when launching.

Did you fish the marker buoy just down from the ramp? I haven't seen the Mon in a while and the trees move every year.

Thanks
Rick

ORIGINAL: casts_by_fly

does Boston boat ramp on the Yough have a dock? I thought it used to.

New Eagle ramp has always been tough in lower water. The concrete goes back about 12' from the waterline, so just short enough that a bassboat just drops the tires into the gravel when launching.

Did you fish the marker buoy just down from the ramp? I haven't seen the Mon in a while and the trees move every year.

Thanks
Rick

Down by the main channel marker buoy was where we seen "what we think were a school of whitebass" chasing minnows all over the surface.

ORIGINAL: bassboatbill

boston does not have a dock and the launch is steep and tough to retrailer your boat if alone...

casts i either fish up past the bridge or down past the power plant...toss plugs and crainks along the weeds...

I noticed quite a bit of weed beds that run all up along the power plant (new eagle launch) area, should of concentrated more on throwing various lures within this vicinity (jigs,rapalas,rattle traps,spinners). Did throw some, but mainly was trying in vain to reach out in the main channel once we saw those hybrids chasing minnows, but could'nt quite reach them & my boat buddies were content fishing near the stump area lazily. I did also make some tosses towards the shallows but i guess you could say it was getting a lil later in the morn, the sun was about to open up with it's heat & by then my casts were not all that crisp as i was just plum a lil wore out. But it's definate food for thought next time, something i will definately consider trying.

ORIGINAL: bassboatbill

i seen those fish breaking water and couldnt see em as good as i wanted...i wondered if they were carp...we tossed cranks and rattle traps right into them and got nadda

I doubt they were carp bill, the school we seen were chasing minnows hard on the surface, it was like watching something out on the ocean when sharks attack or something, no way carp.

Sucks, we didn't end up going "this time", but this is a area that we've been planning to target a little b4 the nice weather leaves us, so i imagine we'll be back down that way eventually.

Don't know of this launch? but me & my future brother in law & his cousin had no problems using new eagle launch, now granted, we use a smaller boat, but we also put trailer a pinch further in the water & very carefully unhitched with no problems whatsoever.

"Was just there, although I didn't launch a boat. Was recently "remodeled". New pavement at the launch and parking lot. Nice dock. Heading upriver, turn left at the VFW, approximately 1 mile upriver of Monongahela Sheetz. Much nicer than the New Eagle launch."
THANKS!! I think I'll give it a try this week.

Not a bad ramp I used it earlier this summer. there is a lot of silt built up there, especially on the up river side of the dock. Also a few monster rocks around the end of the dock, my boat has the scars to prove it.