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The Yough
Anyone been fishing the yough lately? What is the hot bait this year?
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/16 21:47:40
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tubes and topwater poppers have been working well for me if your lookin to get into some bass.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/16 21:57:07
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Good old crawler and chartreuse powerbait for the trout.
MO
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/17 10:35:45
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/17 12:38:20
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MO,
I am going to buy you a case of the Lime Green Powerbait cause you the only I ever see catching anything on it!
Wait til you try my special crawlers soaked in rum!
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/17 14:05:26
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Crawlers/Mealies for me. The water has warmed and lowered considerably. I pounded the Trout on Sunday 05/13, went over last night thinking the rain may turn them on a bit, and managed only 2 Trout, 1 walleye (and 1 that I'm pretty sure severed my line), and 1 smallie. I'm afraid that the Trout may be winding down on the lower Yough.
Hey... I posted on the Smithon website that I caught a 10" Bow that had a tag in the corner of its mouth, and the Tag # was 354. I looked on Smithtons site, and it's not one of their tags. Any of you know what club it may be from ? No matter since I tossed the fish back, just curious.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/17 14:57:01
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Puffy,
Might be West Newton or Star Junction.
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Puffy
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/18 07:25:40
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Ya, the fish either swam a good piece up, or a good piece down the river. I got it right at the bridge in Smithton. Is it Star Junction that stocks the Whitsett area ? Isn't there a Perry Sportsman also ? I give my donation to the Smithton club since that's all I ever fish.
Since we're on the subject. Is there an area that holds deeper runs when the water gets low like it is ? Smithton pretty much dries out. Is Wickhaven, Whitsett, Layton any deeper ?
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/18 11:44:09
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Above the Dam in South Connellsville half nightcrawlers have been the ticket.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/18 12:08:24
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/18 15:15:20
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Doug,
Forget the crawlers, just bring the rum!!!! It's all about the technique buddy. I'm waiting for you to fork over that Hus Lure secret of yours.
MO
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/18 16:57:59
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I met Doug a week or so ago. He showed me his special Hus lures. Pretty cool.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/18 18:43:51
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MO and Bird Dog,
MO, I only give my Hus Lure secret to the top bidder once a year, and so far I have had no bidders.....sob sob sob!
Now Bird Dog, you gonna have to tell me where we met cause I sure have met a lot of people lately...did I sell you anything? And I do not remember anyone telling me their name was Bird Dog....is it a secret?
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/19 17:41:20
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Doug,
I'll teach you the secret of the powerbait and also promise to not beat you too bad on the golf course. If your technique with the Hus Lure proves effective, I may even throw in a bottle of Crown on the golf course. My bid has been placed....it is your decision!
MO
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/19 20:14:57
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MO, Golf? I was on the course waiting for you at 9 AM and you never showed! The Crip warned me about you not showing up! Had a fresh bottle of Beam and some nice handrolled cigars....and no Mike, so I went to the river instead to enjoy those fine cigars and sip some Beam. I will show you my Hus lure technique but you got to sign a non-disclosure agreement first....
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/20 16:46:46
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Jim Beam? No thanks! I don't need to be 10 ft tall and bulletproof. Now the cigars.....heck yeah. Bring em on.
Disclosure agreement? Come on Doug, that will just hold things up in litigation down the road, lol.
MO
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/21 08:04:24
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I've heard a good bit of debate over the years regarding the survivability of Trout in the lower Yough once the water warms past a certain point. What's your opinion on Trout carrying over in the lower areas ? I understand there will be a certain amount of mortality, but how bad is it ? I hate snakes  , so I quit fishing streams when the water warms too much, so i really don't know.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/21 08:41:36
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Been debating that for awhile. I know people who catch them again in the fall. I have not but there is water deep enough to hold them in the summer. I have seen the goldens swimming around smithton year round. As far as deep water in the yough. Go down from the smithton bridge. Around the bend and under the route 70 bridge.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/21 20:49:00
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Fished the Yough on Sat. afternoon for a couple hours. Launched at Boston and ran up river about 1.5 miles according to the GPS. Caught a few smallmouth, a few white bass and lots of rock bass. Just bounced an 1/8 oz jig with half a crawler along the shoreline. Anyone ever do any good for walleye in this stretch? There are some deeper holes and was just wondering. I did try trolling but only for 15 or 20 min. before I left with a plug and a harness but never had a hit.
Anyone with experience in this stretch or other areas close by that want to show me the ropes post up. I have a 14' starcraft with a 15hp and a 55hp bow mount. I don't get out as much as I like but it would be nice to hit up the river with someone who knows it better than I to maximize the time out. A couple sheckles towards gas and/or bait is appreciated but not needed.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/21 21:00:42
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Eyes,
Up river a couple of miles from Boston the best walleye fishing is up at Buena Vista near the little island on the opposite of the river. I used to catch alot of nice eyes there. That little island got a nickname of Copperhead Island, as for some unknown reason alot of Copperheads mate there, so be careful.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/22 16:26:41
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ORIGINAL: 71gto
MO and Bird Dog,
MO, I only give my Hus Lure secret to the top bidder once a year, and so far I have had no bidders.....sob sob sob!
Now Bird Dog, you gonna have to tell me where we met cause I sure have met a lot of people lately...did I sell you anything? And I do not remember anyone telling me their name was Bird Dog....is it a secret?
No secret. I met you in the parking area at Eureka a couple Mondays ago. I was on my way out and you just got there. I had been fishing with Pete from Washington. You were telling me about the kid's day at Whitsett. I asked you if you had any buttons but you didn't. I told you to tell George and George that Denis said hi.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/23 11:17:23
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Denis,
I remember you...hehehe....just didn't know you were Bird Dog!
By the way, those modified Hus lures are kicking butt on the fish on Smithton.
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/23 12:38:25
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doug, when are we gonna do some fishing?
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/23 14:48:49
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I would like to put a bid in for that Hus Lure secert. Say we start the bidding with a half gallon of Jim Beam and a dozen gator wings from Greg's
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/23 19:11:58
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222,
Why do u have to make this hard for me? LOL. Guess I will have to unveil one of my secret bargaining chips. How about some fine Cohiba's and Macanudos Doug? Come on, this offer only lasts for so long before I figure it out myself or push you in and take your vest, lol.
MO
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/23 19:41:56
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Not trying to make it hard, just trying to make it interesting and meet some new pepole.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/24 07:16:12
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I'll jump into the hus lure fray, since I've been trying to catch a fish in the yough on a hus-lure, (and something the locals call "wood"... a Rainbow Trout Rapala), for about 15 years now.
1 years supply of hus lures (that should be about 3 for an accomplished fisherman), and 5 cases of Stoney's or Esquire. If it gets too nasty, I can call a friend in Havana for the smoke.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/24 13:29:02
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Ok, Ok, I will give up the ghost and you can all pay me when you see me on the river or golf course that has lakes to fish on them, I do not golf where I cannot fish!
I will confess that PghMarty gave me the tip last year and it has worked wonders not only for trout on the Yough, but wallyes and sauger and now to think of it, I have caught all the species of fish in the Yough on this Hus lure.
Take either gold or silver Hus lure, remove the prism tape on it, and replace the tape with Black Prism tape on the top side and solid black tape on the bottom! I cover the entire side with the tape and leave the edges exposed.
I have down this with both gold and silver in the 1/4 and 1/2 oz. size and have caught must bigger fish! It is very hard for me to go back and through any other color now.
You can find the tape on eBay, I had checked with Gander Mountain and Cabela's and they didn't have Black in stock.
The big palamino trout just love this Hus.
I will be waiting to hear of your catches using this combo.
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/24 15:25:18
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Doug, you are to easy. have not tried it yet on the yough. I have a bunch ready for this weekend up in Tionesta. Thanks again for the picture of me and Robbie. That was a good picture he liked it also. Talk to ya soon.
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RE: The Yough
2007/05/24 17:26:32
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Thanks for the tip, my offer is still good on the beam and wings
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