The Most Overlooked River for Walleye Fishing in Pennsylvania

[@65belair22]

I know the rivers down there aren’t the cleanest but those walleye are great eating ! I live close to the Allegheny up Oil City Franklin area and always wondered what the shore fishing would be like down there ! I’m 70 and still get around ! I might get down that way sometime and try it .

[@charlesbandurski8546]

Upper Allegheny is prime fishing...walleye... Monster Smallmouth...

[@Mike-rv5bc]

Bro MY LAND MY FAMILY OWNS IS IN FRANKLIN VENENGO COUNTY... I FISH LITTLE SANDY CREEK ALL THE TIME.. FRENCH CREEK WILHELM ARTHUR.. ALLEGHENY DOWN IN TOWN.. FRANKLIN.. I WILL ONE DAY CATCH ME A MUSKIE.. EVEN THOUGH I Got HATERS SAYING 10,000 CAST BROTHER..

[@Mike-rv5bc]

My FAMILY OWNS PROPERTY IN FRANKLIN VENENGO COUNTY.. I FISH LITTLE SANDY CREEK FRENCH CREEK LAKE WILHELM ARTHUR and the ALLEGHENY DOWN IN TOWN.. I LOVE FRANKLIN ...

[@Mike-rv5bc]

​@@charlesbandurski8546especially down in the town of Franklin.. past cranberry where the RURAL KING IS

[@Mike-rv5bc]

I think it's called PITTSBURGH ROAD.. JUST A HINT

[@BillyGumbino]

The Mon has really cleaned up over the past 30+ years. I remember fishing that same area as a teenager back in the 80's. The only things swimming there were carp and channel cats with the occasional drum tossed in for variety, and there certainly wasn't a weedline like there is now. It's good to see it has changed for the better.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Ya those weed lines are what surprised me most putting my boat in down here…..way more weeds than the lower Allegheny …lots of bait in those weeds too

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

The Juanita river around Huntington is my favorite walleye catching sure thing spot here in Pennsylvania. We catch plenty of eaters with purple/silver minnow lures. Some huge ones that we release as well.

[@LongBeard85]

Hi there! I'm from SC PA south west of harrisburg. Are there any spots you're willing to share near huntingdon that I could be successful for walleye? Just starting out trying to target walleye in PA. Any help would be much appreciated!

[@richgoff9737]

I used to fish the mouth of Pigeon Creek just down from the Aquatorium, usually early mornings always good for big smallmouth and very good walleye and sauger. Used to fish off the wall at Charleroi dam as well but stopped going there because some lowlife broke into my truck stealing tools and other valuables. I heard they closed off the wall after 9/11 and always wondered if they reopened it to use again. Always did great there fishing the eddies below the dam. The Mon is a great fishery

[@toddrobinson8852]

Man, you guys were in the wallEYE of a fishing storm with tornado warnings and a 100% chance of slam-slob walleye action once again!!! Great camera work with the mini tripod on cinderblock and great use of chestwaders too👍

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Haha thanks! Ya those cinder blocks were makin me nervous but I wanted a closer view…I’d definitely do it again though

[@randomfishing5998]

Looked like a couple great evenings at the mon. Nice video!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks brother!

[@Mike-rv5bc]

Bro i got that dame lures.. THE BRIGHT GREEN ONE ITS A BANGER.. BASS LOVE IT.. WALLEYE LOVE IT..

[@ChillSosa412]

Great night on the water

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Got another overlooked river here in western pa too ,,,,,🎉

[@reelguysfishing]

Daughter and I were fishing the other side of that bridge in the park area on July 3rd... Nothing was happening. Will have to try it when it's colder.

[@matthewh117]

Just subscribed.Life long resident oh Homestead. Been fishing that river since I was 12. Great work 👍

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@rustyhooks3092]

I have been fishing the Mon the past 2 weeks at night downriver from you to Homestead. You called it in your last video, 20 minutes before sunset, and 30 -45 minutes after. At Sunset I switch from swim bait to jigs w/spinner.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Hell ya…although I noticed the bite window can shift depending on water clarity. Like if it’s really clear the bite will start later but last longer

[@bassofffishingtv3766]

Loved the video good work with you lighting and camera

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you 🙏

[@Steve-sv3ln]

Bringing back memories from walkeye night fishing as a kid where the Yough hits the Mon. Those walleye are perfect eating size. What are your thoughts?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I have eaten them before. Taste good to me 🤷‍♂️

[@Steve-sv3ln]

@@absoluteunitmedia thx! Yeah impressed with how healthy they look!

[@mjgergely6201]

Another great Mon video and the info provided is excellent.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@CurtisReed-x6z]

The Mon is it for walleyes musky perch love that river the yough too is gud for trout n walleyes too

[@NorthernGoshawk]

I hate that the Mon still gets a bad rap from pollution. Water quality has improved drastically and most of the consumption advisories were removed years ago. Species that require really good water quality like the Brook Silverside have returned as well. I was there when a fisheries professor at CalU found them in 2010, and they've increased in number ever since. I'd eat walleye, sauger, perch, etc. from the Mon, no question.

[@JakeyCrackOutdoors]

Nice I fish that same point off my boat

[@waynemayle865]

Can't believe how low your river is compared to marietta an Zanesville ohio were getting more high water than I ever remember have caught a few saugeye an white bass .

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Ya everything has come down a bit for the time being….never been to Zanesville but do you hit the clearer creek mouths when the main river is high and muddy? For me there’s always walleye feeding in the creeks when it’s like that, as long as there’s enough depth for them to swim in there and the creek isn’t just as muddy as the river

[@waynemayle865]

@@absoluteunitmedia I hit the creeks but they have been just as bad rain needs to stop for a few weeks devola which is in Marietta is at 16 foot on the low end of the damn needs to be 11ft . Stockport came back up a a foot after the storm so the Muskingum river is a no go same for the ohio river

[@jasonbozic8989]

Good stuff 👍. I do most of my fishing on the Allegheny from about 3-4am till daybreak, amazing how much better the bite is at night.

[@ChillSosa412]

U got a new subscriber bro 😂😂 I will tell you one thing anybody catch that many fish over there on the Monday vid I gotta tip my hat too then ✅✅

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I Appreciate it

[@pyrodave6407]

allegheny river from dam outflow to oil city and shenango river from pymatuning outflowdown to shenango lake

[@B.A.Bassangler]

Good vid. Picked up a new sub...pretty sure you're in my old spot, lol. I grew up a couple miles away.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Haha nice! That’s right near me

[@ChillSosa412]

Okay I see the jig head your not bouncing off the bottom just slowly winding in must be a good spot lol no snags

[@absoluteunitmedia]

1/4 oz jig head with a 4” paddle tail swim bait

[@chuckpatch1230]

good vid what pool are you in ?

[@jasonlaughard2680]

I Fish in the Allegany in a town called Kittanning you must try

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I tried musky fishing there once, missed one. I’ll be back I’m sure

[@CloudFT]

What color shad were you using?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

“Chartreuse diamond”

[@CloudFT]

@@absoluteunitmedia thank you

[@joejoescrabshack]

Dude do a walley on a fly rod video please!!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Great idea!

[@joejoescrabshack]

I’ll come and bring streamers. I live in new Kensington

[@justind8521]

I used to catch walleye on Erie. One of my favorite fish to eat. I've never fished the 3 rivers in Pittsburgh. Would you eat a Walleye out of there? I boat in the area and know the river can be gross. Curious if the fish are edible?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

The state recommends that 2 meals/month is fine (walleye from 3 rivers). That’s actually more than they recommend for Lake Erie walleye (1 per month)….so apparently it’s actually cleaner in the rivers these days

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Scratch that…it depends on what pool, for the actual 3 rivers pool in Pittsburgh it’s 1 meal/month just like Erie files.dep.state.pa.us/Water/Drinking%20Water%20and%20Facility%20Regulation/WaterQualityPortalFiles/FishConsumption/FishAdvisory/PFBC_sumconsumption-2018.pdf

[@justind8521]

@@absoluteunitmedia Thanks for the reply! I don't plan to eat any, I was just curious. Recommendations aside, I wonder if they taste ok. When it rains, alcosan dumps raw sewage straight to the river, so they'r not always swimming in the cleanest waters.

[@danthomas7180]

they say that but I eat fish from Erie and I'm ok i think haha. When I talk like Biden then I'll worry

[@burntcheeseburger796]

This place is right in walking distance from me lol

[@LandonChismar]

Do you go to William Penn Elementary.

[@LandonChismar]

Because I can walk to this spot and that is what school I went to.

[@cabinvibeetsystore9094]

New sub! Liked 🙏👍😄😄😊👍

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@ChillSosa412]

What are you fishing with ?

[@5.7.0bassin2]

This down in the corner of pa near ohio West Virginia area

[@Lma1974]

Where is that? Near Glassport?

[@LandonChismar]

In downtown Elizabeth Forward. I live right next to the river. If you want to get hit go to the other side of that bridge and trust me. You can catch anything from a bluegill to a tiger Muskie. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Please acknowledge this reply and you will catch fish.

[@xdhomicide3497]

What rod are you using?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

St croix 7’ MF avid X with a Shimano Stradic 3000

[@LandonChismar]

I literally walk to that same spot almost every day and catch nothing. But the other side of that bridge, is where you get the fish. You can catch anything from a bluegill all the way to a tiger muskie. The only tiger Muskie caught there, I saw it with my own eyes. If you don’t believe me look on fish brain. But the point that I am saying is I have been fishing this spot for a while and I don’t catch a lot over there so if you want to catch fish, go to the other side of that blue bridge. Good luck and please acknowledge this reply. You will catch fish.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks man! I believe you - I also caught my first 3 (and only) tiger Muskies in the general area. They dumped a bunch in the pool above in 2020 and some washed down

[@LandonChismar]

@@absoluteunitmedia Nice walleye at 8:19. If you keep coming here to this spot. I will see you there tomorrow. Hoping to catch something big. Also thanks for the reply on my comment.

[@LandonChismar]

Also at 12:45 that is the spot you will catch fish. You just have to wait for the right time and use the right bait.😊

[@TheEverLovingOutdoors]

Walleye Season is closed in PA

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Closed seasons in PA are catch and release only. It’s not unlawful to target and catch out of season fish as long as you let them go right away. The expectation is bedding bass…you’re not allowed to cast repeatedly over visibly bedding bass…plus special regulation waters like stocked trout streams etc I called to fish and boat commission last week to be sure…

[@absoluteunitmedia]

The exception *

[@TheEverLovingOutdoors]

@@absoluteunitmedia Anglers who target a fish during the closed season could potentially harm the fish and would then be liable for violating the closed season regulation. I will come back and sight in a minute.

[@airmobiledivision7759]

@@TheEverLovingOutdoorsStill waiting for that citation.