Newbie from Pa.

The river you are referring to is the Allegheny. The reason no one fished it was that the river was off limits above the first lock and dam.I live very near lock and dam #5 and find the Allegheny to be the best of the three most of the time. I've weighed in more from that pool on a Tuesday night tourn. than Van Dam weighed for the whole Classic. The timing of the Classic was not good for this fishery as it followed a year of bad flooding which wiped out many baitfish along with the July heat , low water and lack of current. The rivers hold many sub-legal fish as attested to by most of the pros.Rick Clunn caught 45 fish one day with only one being a keeper.A typical summer tournament will be won with 11 to 13 lbs. for a ten fish limit. The fall, higher water, and stronger current produce better fishing. The northern pools of the Allegheny above lock/dam #3 produce better fish with many in the 2-1/2 to 3 lb.range and the occasional 4 to 5 lb.'er . The Classic made me feel better about my fishing abilities since I've struggled with the same conditions as the pros did on the Three rivers. Many a day I wondered how the pros would do on that fishery and they proved to do no better than any of us local tourn. fisherman. The waters that were open to the Classic can really make you earn your stripes but ultimately can make us better fisherman.