Behemoths in Greenlick?

Jug, for the record I have personally caught several 15 pound carp out of Greenlick, two were caught fishing in early March when I was fishing for eyes with small(4-5in) creek chubs during the day. I've also caught some 22+ inch walleyes there and returned them, always CPR there. As for flatheads I only landed one and it was 27 pound. It was returned to fight another day. Several bass in the 5+ range and many in the 10 to 18 inch range. Have also caught a couple of toothy critters from 28 to 36 inch. Hope that answers some of your questions. The flathead was caught on a night crawler while flippin for bass. The above information occured over several years.   

Ive always heard bad things about the people that place seems to attract. The one and only time i tried to night fish it some guys in a truck were heckling another fisherman on the other side of the lake, taunting him "Im gonna come down there and kill you." Probably drunks leaving the local bars. Id get a gun permit before i go there at night again.

Yes as said before, there are some really nice fish in there. Structure is hard to find butI think the fish hold tight to the bottom or close to the deep shorellines opposite the ramp and move a little more at night. I have caught a few nice Walleyes in the 22 or 23" range, real nice Bass...not good with weights but in the 20" range. I have heard about the big Flathead Wally spoke of and I believe in the bait shop that used to be there was a picture years ago. I have caught some nice Channels over 20 inches. Fishing at night anywhere anymore is becoming risky. I have a carry permit and use it everyday, everywhere. I carry a Taurus Judge and a 9mm Glock. I usually holster my Judge within view and that keeps creeps at a safe distance. Just get lonely because even the good guys get nervous and don't get close. As@^$%es throw rocks I'll throw lead. I don't fish it much from shore 99% of the time from boat unless I'm Bluegill fishing for Catfish bait. Anytime anyone wants to go I'll be glad to partner up, shoreline or boat. I'm 15 minutes away.

Just a head up to you guys who may not be 21 but are 18, you can get a hunting, fishing, and dog training carry permit. Not a concealed carry, but it does allow you to at least carry when you do one of the above. Very nice if you are fishing in a sketchy area, or an area filled with bears, either or

The license I have, only being nineteen, is for fishing and hunting and it has to be open carry, if you have a concealed, I don't know if you can open carry? You might have to look into that one.

Yes you can carry it out in view while fishing. Not in Schools or government buildings and a few other places I probably don't even go to. I always carry near Pittsburgh, my daughter works there. When driving they are out in the open so I can get to them quick. Car jackers aren't on my list of model citizens.

I read somewhere awhile back that the police were gonna step up patrols. Like I said before, doesn't matter to me cause I am my own police. I am not gonna take stupid behavior from people when I am just minding my own business fishing. My nieces boyfriend and I fished Turtle Creek this morning. I caught one and he caught four. His one was a really nice one. Big fat bodied trout. Other than a couple guys that were a little ignorant and they think I didn't see or hear them, it was a nice day.

Saw a pic this morning of a nice ski this morning in the 40" range, supposedly came from green lick over the weekend.

I live very close, anyone have tips for this lake or the bridgeport dam? As a kid i just always fished below the spillway on jacobs creek and always caught massive carp & cats. Seen a big tiger muskee too right below the falls about few years ago.

I know bridgeport been getting a yearly stocking of tiger muskie since 2004 and when I was younger my buddy cought a 24" large mouth where the water pours out of the dam using a live bluegill. Just last weekend another buddy of mine cought the biggest yellow perch ive personally seen, beautiful colors, and another cought a decent size large mouth. I fished it for muskie this past week with no luck but I havent been using live bait only 4-5 inch lures.

Last spring, I found a 42" dead muskie below Bridgeport Dam. I've seen some pics of some real big ones coming out of the lake too. I guess that explains where all the little fish went.

Thanks for the information on Bridgeport. I really thought there would be more, bigger fish there, especially musky for the number that have been stocked there.

Then I guess the toothy critters I've caught in Greenlick over the years must have been northerns.

I dont know if any of you have Facebook but look up the Bridgeport dam facebook page even if you dont you can see some great fish pics from the lake. Btw huge carp\ catfish hole 50 feet down from the bridge construction... secret spot Ive lived there all growing up. Still fishes the same for the most part except for more muskie!

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Its been a few years since ive seen a real big cat come from there, ppl always used to get them while i would be riding bikes by the bridge. Theres also another hole up from the falls the Basingers showed me growing up. Its across from cherry lane. Theres even a swamp at the end of cherry lane we used to stock w baitfish. One year it dried up and we discovered it was home to some ridiculous sized catfish/carp, wonder if any were able to survive in the small water pool that was left.

 
Maybe all the big fish are gone but there always seemed to be alot only a few years ago.