I have a 9.9 prop motor for the boat. I don’t usually take it to the yough tho. I kayak or wade there. Although I also tried putting in at cedar creek once but I wasn’t really feeling it either. I really prefer fishing shallow rivers from a kayak

I usually take the boat to lakes- arthur, cross creek, wilhelm, kinzua… I haven’t taken it out much the last two summers because I’ve been way more into kayak fishing. But if I get it fixed up with the casting deck and whatnot, I’ll probably start using it more again.

I’ve actually been wanting to do this for a long time, but it was never really feasible because I stored it outside. Now that I keep it in a garage I can have a boat that’s more than just an aluminum hull and a few bench seats. I’m pretty stoked about it.

Sounds like a fun project.

I’m pretty sure a jet drive is needed for most sections of the Yough. There are definitely some areas with long sections of deeper water though. I have waded twice in the past few weeks. Only about 100 yard stretches that I could imagine a prop would work.

Fished below dam 3 on the Allegheny Saturday morning, caught 3 very small walleye and 1 small mouth. Called it a day at 9:30 because it was too **** hot.  

We got lucky with the rain. Tied up at the Aquatorium and walked up to McDonalds. rain hit when we were inside. Went back to boat after rain and then caught fish. And yeah I did try to post some pics but couldn't figure it out.

Got the bug today, took the kayak up to west Newton, put in right above the bridge and paddled up a mile or two. Got all the way to that fast, deep pool. Got 6 bass in a couple hours, nothing huge but it was a nice evening for it.

Anybody have any strategies for fishing those deeper, fast pools in small rivers like the yough? I tend to stick to shallower areas with current and lots of breaks. I usually throw weightless senkos and finesse jigs, and I do fairly well. But I know there are fish in those deeper pools and the lighter baits I like to throw don’t always get down to the bottom. I got a couple today by casting into the current, anchored right up along the bank, but I can’t help but think I’m still missing something.

Lead and bait is my strategy!!

Not gonna be doing much fishing for the next couple days At least not on any rivers. Looks like the heaviest rain will be to the south and east of the city.

A friend of mine was vacationing in NOLA. He flew in last Wednesday before they knew how bad it was gonna be. He almost got stranded there because he couldn’t get a flight or a rental car…. finally booked the last bus out of town to Atlanta so he could fly back to Pgh from there… sat in traffic on a packed bus for 9+ hours with no food, water or toilets… finally gets to the Atl airport which was a total zoo because of all the evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama… the flight back to Pgh was terrifying because of all the turbulence… he gets home and his car has a flat tire. pretty much the worst vacation ever.

Sounds like a great vacation...  Pretty bad when a flat tire sounds like the best part.
 
Rivers are going to be a mess.  The whole stretch of the Yough looks like it is getting pounded.  With it and the other rivers off limits, I imagine the lakes in the area are going to be crowded with Labor Day weekend.
 
Temps are dropping, so should help transition out of the dead of summer patterns.

Just read that wilmore dam is at capacity and homeowners are at risk.  scary.

So I bought marine carpet online and the color is way different than the photo. I didn’t like it at first but I’m gonna go with it anyway. I also think I can make it work it I paint the inside black. Is that gonna be crazy hot? The aluminum hull gets crazy hot already so I’m thinking it can’t be worse.

Carpet is kind of an ugly shade of blue, but it would look pretty good with black. The benches, floor, a small casting deck up front, and a small deck in the back will all be carpeted. The outside of the hull is beige but I don’t plan on painting it now because the paint is in pretty good shape.

Is this a bad idea? Am I going to end re-painting it?