eastern fly 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2017 Pittsburgh area fisherman, what would be a good musky color fly for the 3 big rivers. Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishinguy 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2017 I've never caught one on a fly, but have caught 3 on creek chubs walleye fishing and 1 on a white belly, silver backed crank bait(also not targeting them). Allegheny river, and below a dam on a trib to it. That's all I got. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuskyFlyGuy 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2017 Kevin, I talked to someone from the Three Rivers Muskies Inc Chapter. He said that he thought the Allegheny would be your best bet and wanted me to remind you that the visibility is about two feet. He said that even though some people fish with and catch fish on natural colors, he finds that he does better with bright, contrasting colors. He suggested white, chartreuse, fire tiger, and orange/black. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastern fly 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2017 Kevin, I talked to someone from the Three Rivers Muskies Inc Chapter. He said that he thought the Allegheny would be your best bet and wanted me to remind you that the visibility is about two feet. He said that even though some people fish with and catch fish on natural colors, he finds that he does better with bright, contrasting colors. He suggested white, chartreuse, fire tiger, and orange/black. Tom Thanks for that. It will give me another place to start. I have also been told there are hybrid strip bass there also. Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishinguy 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2017 Thanks for that. It will give me another place to start. I have also been told there are hybrid strip bass there also. Kevin Wipers are only going to be found within 2 locks upstream of the city, if I'm not mistaken. And I also remember hearing they may have ended the stocking program for them. Not sure how recently, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastern fly 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2017 Thanks for that. It will give me another place to start. I have also been told there are hybrid strip bass there also. Kevin Wipers are only going to be found within 2 locks upstream of the city, if I'm not mistaken. And I also remember hearing they may have ended the stocking program for them. Not sure how recently, though. The info I got came from a guy with a fish in hand. I will find out. Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuskyFlyGuy 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Muskies Inc has started a fly fishing category to go along with a number of other categories. In the May/June issue there is also an article about a guy near Pittsburgh, who currently has registered 9 of the 10 largest muskies caught this year on a fly. It says he catches them on white and yellow T Bones. Let us know how things turn out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
