Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - March/April 2014 - 14
Serious
Trout Fishing
on the Allegheny
by Mike Bleech
photos by the author
Every sport fish has its fans. Each and every one of these
fans has reasons for their sport fish preferences. Then,
there are a few fish that have a following that is not
fully realized. Such is the case with big Brown Trout.
Virtually every angler would be thrilled to catch a big
Brown Trout. Though, few anglers claim to pursue
them, probably, because the odds lean strongly toward
failure. No one wants to look like a loser.
Fortunately, for anglers who long for big Brown
Trout, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
(PFBC) has developed several excellent Brown Trout
fisheries where anglers have a good opportunity
to catch big Brown Trout. One such location is the
Allegheny River below Kinzua Dam.
Fishing tactics developed over several decades
at the Kinzua Dam tailwaters can be used, in
some cases with minor alterations, to catch big
Brown Trout just about anywhere Brown Trout
are available.
The immediate tailwaters of Kinzua Dam, from
the outflow downstream along Dixon Island (the
first large island below the dam), is the most popular
area for trout fishing. A special regulations area extends
the tailwaters downstream to Warren, to the mouth of
Conewango Creek. Although trout can be caught in
several places down at least to Tidioute, it is the special
regulations area that stands out as one of the best
fisheries for big trout in the Northeastern United States.
The Kinzua tailwaters was a bright star in 1971 when I
returned home from the Army. Not long after my return,
my long-time friend Bill Anderson put together a trout
fishing trip for us at the tailwaters. I caught just one trout,
a fat, 20-inch Brown Trout. At that time, it looked like
a huge trout to a guy who had done most of his trout
fishing in wild trout streams in the Allegheny National
Forest, where a 9-inch trout was big.
Through the years, I have caught numerous larger
trout from the Allegheny River, but the memory of that
first big trout keeps it special. The most lasting memories
come from adventures with good friends, not from
measuring tapes.
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Pennsylvania Angler & Boater * March/April 2014
Anglers regularly catch Brown Trout like this one at only a few
waterways in Pennsylvania.
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