Clubs preparing to stock the Yough

Posted on: December 26, 2017 | Bob Frye | Comments

The stock the Yough effort dates back decades.

It’s not yet time to stock the Yough River, but it is time to get involved with funding that effort.
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The Yough River has never been an approved trout water stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Chances are it never will be.

If the agency didn’t have fish to spare when it was stocking five million a year, it almost assuredly won’t now that it’s stocking 3.2 million. The river is considered too big anyway.

An I helped stock the Yough button.

Stock the Yough button are available for purchase.

But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t get trout.

West Newton Sportsmen’s Association – continuing a long tradition – is putting fish in the river again this spring.

The goal, according to the group’s Facebook page, is $15,000 worth of trout.

The tentative schedule – to be updated if needed on that page, so check back often – calls for releasing fish at 5 p.m. on March 10, 17, 24 and 31 and April 7 and 21. Those are all Saturdays.

A 5 p.m. stocking is set for Friday, April 13. That’s the day before the statewide opening day of trout season.

All stockings will be done at Youghiogheny Canoe Outfitters, located at 226 Collinsburg Road in West Newton.

As is custom, some of the fish – rainbows and browns, primarily — will be sporting tags that can be redeemed for prizes.

To claim a prize, anglers must have a “I helped stock the Yough” button.

Proceeds from the sale of those buttons generate the money to buy and stock trout. They’re available for $10 at a number of locations, including West Newton Sportsmen’s Club, Letterio’s Distributing and Ace Hardware in West Newton and Tackle Unlimited in Jefferson Hills.

Smithton Sportsmen and Conservation Association will also be stocking the river, though details on that effort are not yet available on the club’s website.

Bob Frye is the everybodyadventures.com editor. Reach him at 412-838-5148 or bfrye@535mediallc.com. See other stories, blogs, videos and more at everybodyadventures.com.

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