Back then the Yough was quite a different river.  Prior to the passage of legislation that cleaned up Pennsylvania's rivers and streams, about the only fish that could be caught in the Yough were catfish and carp.  Boy, have things changed!!

Now the Yough is one of the premier fisheries in Pennsylvania.  Trout, walleye, muskie, and the fightingest fish in the water, the smallmouth bass, are abundant and are all caught in this sportsman's paradise.  Each year, the biosystem of this pristine clean river generates more and more fish.  The success of the smallmouth bass, in particular, borders on a population explosion.  If you are an avid fisherman, you must fish this river.  Even if you are not an avid fisherman, a trip down the Yough will make you return, just to see its hidden beauty time and time again.  The absolute splendor and beauty of this gem of a river can only be appreciated by navigating it first hand.

Cuffy has fished the Yough from above Connellsville to McKeesport during the last 35 years, and he knows just about every spot on the river.

The Yough varies in depth from less than 1 foot to pools over 30 feet deep.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains a constant flow of water into the river from the dam above Ohiopyle.  Fishing in the Yough was limited mostly to canoes due to the areas of shallow water in all but the high rain season.

Then came the Mokai.  A Mokai is a water-jet propelled stabilized boat that is the ultimate fishing platform for the Yough River.  No longer is a fisherman restricted by the current of the river.  A Mokai can easily navigate up the river against the current and will operate in less than 10 inches of water.