the dam below kennywood!!

anyboady ever fish at the 1st dam that is right below kennywood? a few years ago they built it up to a large dam and havent fished there since??? 
 
how did you do?

ORIGINAL: KISHWAA

well i was working in the grill pit in the back of kwood one day and saw a dumby stuck on the old dam he fell asleep and woke up stuck lmao it was so funny i had pictures but lost my phone it was in a fishing magazine

That's either the weirdest lie I've ever heard, or the funniest fishing related story.

KISH, thinks there's any fish in that big pool below the Pittsburgh Plunge?

I worked on the construction of braddock dam for over a year. there were quite a few guys that fished almost every day during lunch break.we hauled in quite a few 10-15 # cats  by just wetting white bread and forming it around a no.4 hook and fish it on bottom. we caught a fair amount of sauger on crankbaits and minnows !

You can get some wallys there just likethe other dam's!!!
We used to put in on bradock side motor over get on the 24" wall walk to the dam and get real big cat's on sucker's and creek chub's.....20yrs ago!!!!!

I have seen school's of shad 40yrd's long and 15yrd's wide down there!!!!
I bet the stripers eat good......

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here is a picture of the demolition of the old dam.  It shows both dams in place.  A very good friend of mine took this. 
 

Used to fish the parking lot area years & years ago, bright & early in the morn, tossing fatheads & shiners on big pencil-bobbers, used to do quite well on hybrid-stripers & smallmouth. Also used to fish up along the rocks as you head up along the bank towards the dam. Got tired of the usual down there tho, "Got a hook, Got a sinker i can bum, Can i get a dollar, and then when they started asking for my beer & cigarettes on a reg basis, that was enuff for me!!! But did have some good trips down there, shall never forget the time my brother caught a alligator gar down there, he didn't know what to think of it, and was scared ****less of it yet to boot, it was funny, lol.                                                                   

Having grown up in the area, it is definately NOT a place where you want to launch and leave your truck/trailer for long. The locals are a royal pain and will not hesitate to help themselves to anything left behind. I've fished the area below the dam--and indeed the bouys are set way below the old dam. While the run from the southside ramp is indeed long, you will come past alot of prime bass hideouts along the way. The area below the dam is filled with alot of snags--so be prepared to lose alot of tackle.