Yough Lake - we need rain

[Bruno]

We Need Rain . I have only seen this happen once before.

206-year-old bridge a sight to see for visitors to depleted Yough River Lake

Karen Wolfe did something this week that few others have done over the past 80 years. She walked the main street of Somerfield and its 206-year-old Great Crossings Bridge, landmarks that are normally about 50 feet underwater at Youghiogheny River Lake in southwestern Somerset County. “We had to...

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[Broodstock]

I fished the yough yesterday. I’m hardly ever on it but had some time and wanted to wade some areas where the low flows would allow me to get into. 400 cfs on the river makes it a different experience. Water was cold, low and clear. Fish were in the spots you would expect them to be. If all stockers looked like this, fought this hard, and were this healthy - I would feel differently.

Driving through confluence, I was able to scout the other two rivers, they were just a trickle. We really need water here.

 

[dryflyguy]

We Need Rain . I have only seen this happen once before.

206-year-old bridge a sight to see for visitors to depleted Yough River Lake

Karen Wolfe did something this week that few others have done over the past 80 years. She walked the main street of Somerfield and its 206-year-old Great Crossings Bridge, landmarks that are normally about 50 feet underwater at Youghiogheny River Lake in southwestern Somerset County. “We had to...

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Thanks for posting this Matt
I figured it was exposed now.

I've seen it several times.
First time I went, the lake was down even lower, and you could see the whole thing
And walk from one side to the other

 

[dryflyguy]

I fished the yough yesterday. I’m hardly ever on it but had some time and wanted to wade some areas where the low flows would allow me to get into. 400 cfs on the river makes it a different experience. Water was cold, low and clear. Fish were in the spots you would expect them to be.

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With a large river like that - the lower the better, has always been my experience.

Now that's the way to take a fish picture