zater34
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flathead fishing on the mon
My friends and I are planning a trip to the Mon on Sat, I was wondering the best place to catch big flatheads?
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/21 14:12:00
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You may want to specify if you are going to be fishing from shore or on a boat.
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zater34
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/21 14:13:56
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/22 13:14:17
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/22 14:38:57
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your "game fish" is my bait.....got flathead!!
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/25 11:21:00
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the lock at maxwell is a great place. you got to fish the **** side which is tougher ton get to. where are you from? i may be able to help you on directions.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/25 13:21:13
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How far down from the corner of that wall is good fishing?
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/25 13:24:48
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one of the best places for flatheads is behind kennywood park.i havent been there in awhile but there in there.also at sandcastle,heard that theres monsters in there! gota want it!!
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/25 14:39:31
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the whole part of the river at maxwell is good
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/25 21:55:56
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10 mile creek park is also very good..i only musky fish but i pick up big flatheads trolling on 8 and 10 in lures. caught same 40lb 47in flat head a week apart in same area they are fun fight but dont like them they scare me lol.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/26 07:20:51
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when i fish maxwell i fish of the rocks rite at the end of the wall, but that whole place has fish in it.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/26 13:33:02
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Flatheads are my favorite fish to fish for. Havent been out a ton yet this year but from now till fall will be making up for lost time. Nothing big yet. Read on another thread about guys seeing fish dead, including some flatheads on the Mon. Maybe completely unrelated, but that came to mind when i caught this flat the other night, white patches on head... Maybe a bacterial infection? Seemed otherwise very lively and healthy. 
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/26 21:48:31
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ya i seen prob half dozen big flatheads floatin over last month..goin out in mornin hopefully nothin will be floatin.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/26 22:38:35
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I have become comfortably numb
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 02:28:25
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The white patches are spawning marks. Not infection or bacteria. When theyre preparing to spawn, they will fight with each other for the best spawning locations. Ever feel a flatheads mouth??? That sandpaper feel is what causes the spawn marks, well that and some of it is from the fish digging out beds with their heads. ORIGINAL: wayne c
Flatheads are my favorite fish to fish for. Havent been out a ton yet this year but from now till fall will be making up for lost time. Nothing big yet.
Read on another thread about guys seeing fish dead, including some flatheads on the Mon. Maybe completely unrelated, but that came to mind when i caught this flat the other night, white patches on head... Maybe a bacterial infection? Seemed otherwise very lively and healthy.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 10:04:45
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What are you using for bait?
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wayne c
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 18:27:50
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Jt, your probably right. I thought that a strong possibility as well. Thats why i said maybe unrelated to the fish found dead. I often caught them pretty banged up during and just after the spawn, though not always white, though i have caught them like that on occaissions too. Dave, i use bluegills mostly.
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wayne c
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 18:33:15
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"ya i seen prob half dozen big flatheads floatin over last month..goin out in mornin hopefully nothin will be floatin." Man that sucks. I and i know some others really hold those type of fish in high regard. Hopefully it was just the work of a few guys that arent very good at catch & release...fish that took big hooks deep etc. and not something wider in scale.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 19:17:41
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ya, was out this mornin got a 48in musky..good news is that seen 0 dead fish. could be bad handling lot of guys fish for flatheads on mon, or could be tied in with all these fish everywhere dying from spawn and high water temps.
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wayne c
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 19:50:26
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Yeah, i saw the pic of your ski on the other thread. Helluva fish. Congrats. Always nice to see guys catch a trophy musky on my home water where i cannot.  My problem is, i just cant drag myself away from the cats or occaisional other fishing long enough to make a serious effort on the musky.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 20:27:38
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ya im that way but with musky its all i target. your home water also,im from carmichaels u near area
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 20:54:54
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Currently Masontown.
Dedication to a specific species sure helps. Same with the flatheads to some extent. Have hard time getting some buds to go. Take them on a slow night or two and its hard to get them to stick with fishing with big gear and palm sized bluegills that nothing else will hit. They wanna cast 2 or 3 inch minnows or nightcrawler on bass gear and catch a fish any fish one after another whenever possible. Nothing wrong with that, but doesnt fit well when we're on the same boat and have differing objectives. They'll often wanna move when id rather stay put etc.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 21:02:37
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i know the scenerio,most people cant handle that kind of fishin takes alot of luv for ur species and alot of dedication.. now i know where ur at u know the guy that lives on the boat under the bridge right. well he chums for cats at his boat, u should try fishin close to his boat ive snagged alot of cats trollin for skies by his boat.. allways lots of big fish echos close to it gotta be cats & carp.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 21:15:42
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I'll have to give it a try sometime. Just curious, you snaggin' channels or flats? Not that im that prejudice, Ive got nothing against big channel cats.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/27 22:16:07
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last time i snagged one got hooked in the tail was a 30in blue cat..could be a channel dont know but was a baby blue color and as big around as a truck tire..lol. must be packed in there pretty good cause ive snagged half dozen since last yr in front of his boat,one was a decent size flathead.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/28 07:07:46
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do you guys fish dunkard for catfish??
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/28 11:03:14
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sorry dont catfish at all...but before dunkard had fish kill lots of people fished for cats there..
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/28 21:49:20
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Ive never fished Dunkard for cats. Fished it several times many years ago at different stretches of the creek for smallmouths & musky a few times. Caught plenty of bass back then and a couple small skis. Id imagine since the fish kill, its gonna be quite some time before it becomes worthwhile to fish it again, though i dont doubt you could get into some fish just coming in from the river.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/06/30 21:42:54
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ORIGINAL: musky maniac
10 mile creek park is also very good..i only musky fish but i pick up big flatheads trolling on 8 and 10 in lures. caught same 40lb 47in flat head a week apart in same area they are fun fight but dont like them they scare me lol.
a guy from bobtown took that cat home friday night.
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RE: flathead fishing on the mon
2010/07/01 00:33:01
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since u got last one wrong,im asuming ur making that one up also.
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