Where to fish the Yough closest to the city?

Not sure which way you would be coming but, if you are on Walnut st. There will be tigertown bbq. There is a gas station. This is just down from McDonalds. Right at the gas station, cross the little bridge. Go past the little scrap yard. You will see where people park.

Driving from the Southside, through densely populated areas to and through McKeesport to a fishing spot, is going to be about the same commute as getting on 51 and hitting the open road, after C3 area.  I'd be willing to bet that Cedar Creek is maybe 5-10 minute longer commute, for a much cleaner stretch of water.  There are other accesses off of 51 a bit closer to town, but again, overall time savings in that 5-10 minute range.  Check out any of the towns in the area (Whitsett, Yough, Suttersville, Smithton, ect.), all have some sort of river access.  The further away from town, the cleaner it is, minus a few stretches with mine issues.  Not to talk down the McKeesport stretch, but you might as well just stick to the Mon, as for water quality.
 
Side note, none would be worth it leaving the Southside from 4-6PM on a weekday, IMO.

They should just widen the road, the entire stretch from the tubes to Brownsville Rd.  They'd only have to knock down 10 buildings that aren't already abandoned... 

Just leaving the South Side during the evening commute is a PIA.  I lived off of 14th St., and would take me about 1/2 hour to get to the FBI building if I left at the wrong time.  I'm pretty sure that I could have walked there just as fast.  For some reason, West Carson had barely any traffic at the same time.  I could make it to the Mouth of Montour (about 10 miles), in about the same time as just getting out of the South Side, going East (1.5 miles)...

Porktown

D-nymph

You guys know that all those abandoned buildings are owned by one slumlord family, right?

Brentwood and the County have tried repeatedly to get them to sell and they refuse.

I'm guessing just the Brentwood stretch, right?  Which is a disgrace by all means.  That area between the Overbrook Middle School and Red White and Blue Thrift isn't all that nice either.  Having those crackheads walking along the road by the Honda House doesn't add to the appeal...

That all said, I'd much rather drive on that road every day, than a few others around town. 

 
Not just Brentwood, also Overbrook.  I forget the realty company's name right now, but their signs are all over the place on 51, at those abandoned buildings.   The signs are white, yellow and black.   Two brothers inherited all that property and hate each other.  So they are just letting it go to waste for the last 25 years.  Pathetic.
 
There have been several Post Gazette stories about that corridor over the years.

Levitske Brothers, that's them.  All those properties were owned by their father, then he died.  Totally a shame.
 
Development of that corridor is completely beholden to them.  They own it all.

At least you are getting closer to the Yough...  I too have always wanted to stop. 
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/23/1422842/restaurant/Pittsburgh/Little-Red-Caboose-Elizabeth
 
Definitely keep Rowdy's.  My dentist is pretty cool too...

rowdys chicken is pretty good, and the hot dogs aren't bad.  the fries are potato patch style and are very tasty.  they have their own hot dog sauce but its not in the same ballpark as jims in west mifflin/duquesne.

eyesandgillz

Been meaning to try Rowdys one of these days since its only 10 min. from work.  Maybe we should have a fisherie lunch gathering there?  Who's in?

 
Do try it, it's for real very good, and relatively cheap, big quantities.

Too far for me at lunch on a weekday, I live over there, but work onteh other side of the city.

i like remenant city
i got a real nice rug there

that was probably the last of the old school arbys in the pittsburgh area. 

For those using 51 today, take a detour.
 
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/07/20/flash-floods-close-roads-around-pittsburgh/