Jet Boating the Yough

I don't fish the Yough, but when I bought a boat last year we did the sea trial at this launch: Atlantic Ave, McKeesport, PA 15132 

From cedar creek all the way down to the mouth should be accessible. Above cedar creek there aren’t as many options to launch a big boat.

There’s also a public launch in west Newton and one at buena vista. Neither have a dock but you should be able to put a boat in there if you really wanted to.

There are canoe/kayak launches at Smithton, perryopolis and Dawson but I doubt you will be able to put a big boat in at any of them.

I also don’t think you will be able to get up past the rapids at the Smithton bridge in a jet boat. Most of the boats I see on the yough are all below the I 70 bridge (which is between cedar creek and Smithton ).

You might be able to use the hazelbakers launch, or you could call them and they might be able to give you some advice on that section of the river. I don’t know the section up by connellsville as well.

Howdy,
 
There is good access to the river for a jet. Look up the trail guide on the fish commission site, great resource for where to launch. The club at Coulter is currently $26/yr. but there are several other public launches.  Check out their Facebook page if interested (YSPA, Yough Sports People Assoc.).  
 
Use the USGS's Suttersville water gauge for water height. In my opinion, normal summer pool is around 3' and around 4' in the spring. I generally have no problem going from Coulter to Suttersville any time of the year.  
 
I've gone as far south as Hazelbaker's Canoe Rental in Layton after launching from Coulter on a tank of gas (curiosity :).  As a younger man, spent a lot of hours canoeing from Layton to Coulter and wanted to make the trip in the opposite direction.  Just South of Smithton, the river gets wide and shallow for a stretch, and if you have to throttle down for passing kayaks or canoes, you're gonna get stuck. So, again, water gauge is important.   I've never been south of Layton, but have heard that the stretch from Dawson to Layton is nice.  Would love to hear if anyone with a jet has traveled between Layton and the dam at Connelsville.  
 
I've only gone down to McKeesport once, so not very knowledgeable about that section. I do remember very shallow water near where Long Run comes in near the train trestle, but might have just picked a bad spot to traverse.
 
Good Luck, see you out there.
 
 
BTW,  when the BASS Classic was in Pittsburgh, there was one of the participant (don't know who he was) fishing the pool by the Norwin Soccer Fields (the first island from Coulter) in a big yellow and gray bass boat,  so even props can make it from McKeesport to Coulter.