Quemahonning dam fishing.

well the trout numbers in there have risen greatly! Trout wizard has got 3 in the past 2 weeks there when him or i havent ever landed on in previous years. fished it last nite still a lil off color but had 2 runs and my friend luke missed something on his spinner bait. as long as people start cleaning up their trash it will get better fishing as well as scenery. 

Close enough.

well for the past 3 years the state has been stocking 60,000 fingerling trout in there. most dont make it cuz right after they did last year te waleye numbers went up. Its good for the other fish bad for the trout....but its slowly making a come back....next is the blue gills and perch they need to work on. 

Yea Id like to see alot happen to that place when I get back. but I tell myself its not gonna happen and there wont be many reasons to come back to somerset county pa to fish when hopefully the fishing in VA is great...dunno guess thats something I gotta find out. 

I take it you were using a rigger at 40' but with a fly or stick bait or harness??  If you don't mind giving that up.

Thanks for the info "STEALYS4ME" that's hard to come by sometimes if you know what I mean.  Got some downriggers late last year and I'm lookin' foward to trying them out this summer when the water warms up and the fish go deep.
   Thanks Again
     Treble Hook

A friend of mine uses downriggers over there and gets some real nice trout theres some big ones over there heard of some 26-28 inch trout caught out of there... As for the walleye seems like they disappered several years ago used to be great for eyes.  If your looking for great pike action thats the place to be erie dearies and shiners work well.

big tournament at the end of the month..

The Stonycreek-Conemaugh River Improvement Project
(SCRIP)
Presents the 2nd Annual

 

Location:      Quemahoning Reservior
Launch Site: Quemahoning Public Recreation Area
Dates:            Saturday, June 30th 2007
Time:             7:00am to 12:pm (Check-in begins at 6am)
Cost:              $25 for SCRIP members until June 15th, 2007
                       $35 for Non-members(+ 1yr membership to SCRIP) until June 15th, 2007
                       $45 after June15th, 2007  $10 per youth (15yrs or younger)
Registration: Call (814) 532-5049 (ALL Participants must be pre-registered!)
Prizes:            Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each category. The grand prize winner will be the fisherman that catches the most species. The species catagories are: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Trout (All species), Carp, Walleye, Pike and Muskellunge. All winners will be determined by total inches in each species.  The grand prize winner will be determined by total species caught and released, any tie-breakers decided by total inches.
!!ONLY 49 BOATS!! (No Shore fishing)
RULES:
Ãœ1    All contestants will signal a judge (flag and whistle provided) while fish is being played or landed
Fish should be kept in the water in a landing net until judge arrives
Judge will measure and record length and photograph fish if possible
All fish that are entered in the tournament measuring must be immediately released following documentation
Contestants may choose to keep any fish during the tournament within the PA Fish & Boat commission regulations for the reservoir. However any fish killed will not be permitted to be scored for the tournament
SCRIP reserves the right to make all decisions regarding the measurement and calculations of the winners, which will be determined by total length for each fish category. SCRIP reserves the right to disqualify any contestant. No appeals will be accepted
All competitors must launch and return at the designated launch site location, fishing will cease at 12pm, and all participants must be back by 1pm at the launch site for prize eligibility
All competitors must be in boats and no more than four contestants can be in a boat
All lures in the tournament must be artificial. Contestants are urged to use barbless hooks. No live bait will be permitted
No gasoline engines will be permitted in accordance with reservoir regulations
No orange shirts as this interferes with judges and flagging
 

That is the ****est sounding tournament I have ever heard of.  Blowing a whistle and waving a flag to signal a judge every time you land a fish ?  Most species wins?   Stupid!

I agree that the way this tournament is set up sounds unappealing to me.

The place does suks anymore.  Your lucky if  u catch a few small perch i dont know what happened to this place was,,,, and i mean was, good yrs back.