71,
 
I heard you were there.  I thank you.  You are right, too.  It is a bunch of young guys.  Pretty much all of us do it so our kids will have that section of river to fish in the years to come.  I've fished it and known these guys for years.  It was just this year that I got involved on a more intimate level.  It's been pretty satisfying.  It seems we've weeded out the bad eggs and the critics and pretty much everything we do is constructive and profitable now.  I know one thing, next year we are going to put a PILE of fish in the river.  We never expected to do what we've done so far this year.  We'll be stocking again next week for the kids too.  It's very gratifying. 
 
As far as I know we are shooting for a 1pm start of kid's day.  I promise it won't be fancy, but there will be fish and something for the kids.  That's all that matters. Hope to see a lot of you guys there with your children.
 
MO

 Are there any local shops near confluence to purchase membership. I hit the Yough a couple times a year - seems only fair to support something.   Thanks, Dave

We are hoping to hold it Sunday the 29th.  Quite frankly, unless the river comes down, we are going to postpone it a week. 
Yes, we hold it right at the ramp.  Whenever we make the final decision I will post it here.
 
MO

This water level is gettin pretty old! The river is loaded with fish and its unfishable-for wading anyway. I was there on friday thinkin i could wade it but i went in two steps and it was up to the top of my waders. The way its lookin we wont fish it for a while. They need to shut those gates at tailrace.Does anybody know where to find information on that> some sort of website or something?

BGB,
 
Here are a few other sites to check.
 
Connellsville  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv?03082500
 
Sutersville  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=03083500
 
Casselman  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv?03079000

rain, rain, go away.  let ol' Doug fish another day!

By the time the Yough gets down to a fishable level it will be way to warm.  We may get one great week though in between.  There is a ton of fish in it and they need to eat something.  cant wait to get in it if we ever get the chance.  hopefully we can.

Raz,
 
Da Godfather is not a happy camper right now, the rain is affecting my life style. I am still planning on going out tomorrow as long as I see no lightning. I will be somewhere between the Smithton bridge and the Van Meter slate dump. I just need to get out and enjoy the day away from work and wifey....oops.

Whitsett Kid's Day has been postponed to next Sunday, the 6th of May.

MO 

Ax,
 
I will be at Eureka around 1 today! See you there!

Hey Ax I saw the old man the other day w/ his new truck and heard about the trailer. That's the way to ease yourself into retierement.
Now Dunny and I have a place to sleep in our trucks without gettin' rousted.
I'll see you on the river tmrrow if it don't pour.

Mark-Jake got home from Utah(skiing all winter & chasin' snowbirds-says he was workin') this week and we're goin' to do some turkey huntin' and fishin' before he heads back to the O.B.'s for the summer( to surf and chase beach birds & work LOL) I'll try to get him down tmrow to hook up w/you.

Is it fishable yet?
 
MO

That makes me hear Angels, lol.  I can't remember a year in the past 15 where at this point in April I haven't been in it because it was up for this long.  I remember fishing it in February one year and doing well.  We started last year in Whitsett the first week of March, long before we stocked, and crushed them all month.  This has been a frustrating spring with the Yough.  I think I'm to the point in withdrawl where I need rehab, I just can't do it alone.  Is there a 12 step program anyone knows of??
 
MO
 
Doug, got the pm....THANK YOU!

How is this for a little bit of irony, I donated 2 fish for the Smithton club, big boys...8 pounders...well here is what one of them look like....lol....I caught it this afternoon, what a battle, oh, I put him back in for someone else to enjoy landing.