lagzalot7
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Allegheny River Largemouth?
Have they been stocking them in the rivers? I only ask because in the past 2 years I been catching more and more largemouth on topwaters. I also see alot of baby ones. Just asking cause before this I seen maybe 2 or 3 in 20+ years compared to hundreds of smallmouth.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/05 18:44:10
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/05 20:56:53
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I have never seen anything that would support that the game commission has ever stocked large or smallmouth bass in the 3 rivers. All natural reproduction.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/08 07:44:46
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All the high water the past two springs may have pushed more out of the lakes and down into the rivers. I know there are a lot below Conemaugh Dam and Loyalhanna Dam and I'd imagine below Crooked Creek. They could easily move down from there into the rivers.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/08 12:31:08
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-1 It's been raining for thousands of years(maybe more). LM's have been in the rivers a long time.
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lagzalot7
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/08 19:06:37
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I knew they were in there but haven't seen nearly as many as I have this year. I fish the mouth of a small trib and you even see baby largemouth chasing minnows with the baby smallmouth.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/09 08:21:17
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Possibly due to warmer water the past few years? Flooded out reeds and other spawning areas at the right time? It's good to hear though. Not sure if I have ever caught a LM in the rivers. A bunch of spots, which I used to think were largemouth, so am unsure if I ever did.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/09 09:24:39
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Yeah on the other hand I haven't caught a spotted in a few years. Another question is where do the white bass disappear to after mid June? Cant keep them off my lures in May/early June. Deeper water I guess? The spot I fish is mostly shallow.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/09 09:34:27
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caught a load of white bass on saturday night in the mon before the storm came through.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/09 22:37:02
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ORIGINAL: tippecanoe
caught a load of white bass on saturday night in the mon before the storm came through.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/11 01:37:29
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Caught spotted bass in the Ohio and beaver rivers, usually in the spring though? Largemouth and spots are easily confused.
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lagzalot7
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/11 03:42:16
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Took my twin 3 year olds fishing in a different spot cause my usual spot is hard to get too and caught a few white bass yesterday. The water was alot deeper there so I guess they go deeper later in the summer. Even caught a gar on a zara spook. But yeah my friend thinks spotted bass are largemouth when he gets one. I dont argue with him cause he is one of those I'm never wrong people lol. I know to check and see if the jaw bone extends past the back of their eye. These are definitely largemouth I'm catching.
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/11 08:40:40
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lagzalot7
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RE: Allegheny River Largemouth?
2011/08/11 09:23:39
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Posting pics on this forum seems like a mistake. I got 4 largemouth from the river this year and probably wont catch another one anyways.
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