Mountain Run Fishing in Monongalia County, West Virginia

• Overview

  The Monongalia County entry here is Mountain Run, in West Virginia. Everything around it is mixed woodland. You are 3 miles from Brookhaven. Pittsburgh is the closest city, 60 miles away. Other water within reach: 2.9 miles away is Spot 4, Morgantown Water Supply Lake at about 3 miles, 3.7 miles away is Spot 6, Strawn Lake at about 4.1 miles and 6.2 miles away is Town of Masontown Water Supply D Lake. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Run

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Slack water behind an obstruction is worth more than open current. Survey and observation records for Monongalia County include smallmouth bass, bluegill, green sunfish and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Mountain Run where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 29°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That is the shape of the year on Mountain Run. Warm rain lifts activity; cold rain flattens it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Spot 4 is 2.9 miles off. Treat Mountain Run as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.