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The
Ohio River Fishing Experience The Ohio River System
serves the Ohio Valley some of the best fishing opportunities
in the country. No matter where you are located in the region,
you are a short drive away from incredible Blue, Channel, and
Shovelhead Catfish. The Ohio River also delivers trophy sized
freshwater striper, white, and wiper bass. Even when the
temperatures drive the average angler indoors the Ohio River
will amaze you with Sauger, Walleye and Saugeye
Approximately 150 species of fish have been collected from the
Ohio River. Home of the world record blue catfish, at
104 pounds. One of the factors that contribute to the
quality of the Ohio River Fishery is the abundance of smaller
feeder fish known as shiners, shad and skipjacks |
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Kentucky
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A.J. Jolly Park Lake (Campbell County Park) A.J.
Jolly Lake is a quickly improving watershed in the
Northern Kentucky area. The state of Kentcuky has stocked
the lake significantly with channel catfish and in the
past largemouth bass. The lake also has a nice population
of crappie for the taking. Overall this lake will only get
better over the next few years as the catfish continue to
grow as well as the size of the largemouth. The crappie
population is doing very well in numbers and size. |
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Bullock Pen Lake Crittendon,KY (Grant County) Bullock
Pen lake is a very diverse state ran fishing lake that
offers plenty of exciting fishing for Largemouth, crappie,
blue cats as well as channel cats. As a result of past
stockings by the state the occasional striper can be
caught. A few flatheads are taken as well. This state lake
is best known for it's large number of quality sized blue
cats, crappie and bass. It is probably the
best place to fish for crappie in Northern Kentucky being
located about 45 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. |
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Licking River Fishing The lower Licking river is
considered to be a rare example of a native muskie stream.
Throughout the Licking River white perch, white bass,
largemouth and smallmouth bass, spotted bass, sauger and
over 100 other different species can be caught. Unique
fish such as the oddball paddlefish, or rare redside dace,
mimic shiner, streamline chub, slender madtom, blue
sucker, and eastern sand call the river home. Hunting
monster catfish in the Licking River is also an incredible
experience. The river houses large and healthy specimens
of channelcats, flatheads, and bluecats. In other words
it is tough to know what is on the other end of the line
when it tugs in this river. |
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Locust Creek (Gallatin County) Locust Creek is a
scenic waterway that empties into the Ohio River located
approximately 49 miles East on Route 8 from downtown
Cincinnati on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River near
Wellsburg, KY. The East side of the creek is lined with
residential homes and unless you know someone who owns a
property you will have to either fish from the Western
side of the banks or from a boat.There is an old
concrete bridge that is missing the middle section so you
are unable to cross the entire creek. You can fish from
this area pretty easily and there does not seem to be many
snags ate all. Locals have told me that you can catch a
nice stringer of white bass, big blues and shovelhead
catfish. |
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Meldahl Lock and Dam
(Gallatin County)
Growing up in the
Cincinnati area this is one of the first "Big Water Spots"
I fished. Meldahl Lock and Dam is located 30-40 minutes
East of Cincinnati, OH and when you fish at Meldahl bring
your deepest casting rod and reel combo as well as some
extra tackle. There are plenty of snags on the Kentucky
side of the Damn along the rocky banks. So why fish
Meldahl? It has abundant fish species and some of those
fish can get very big. Blue cats, channel cats, and
shovelhead cats of trophy size are always possible each
time you cast into the turbulent waters in front of the
dam. Stripers, saugers, spoonbills, perch of really good
size are equally as possible as one of the monster cats. |
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Ohio
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Caesar Creek (Waynesville, OH Warren County) In the
past I have heard a lot of positive things about the
fishing in Caesar Creek. The biggest topic in the past has
always been the quality of crappie that come out of this
lake that is convenient to Cincinnati, Dayton and
Columbus. Caesar Creek Lake is situated four miles east of
Waynesville and two miles west of I-71 along S.R. 73. The
lake is about 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati and 15
miles southeast of Dayton. In the past few years however I
have heard that fishing is only getting better at the lake
and have added muskellunge and saugeye to the list of
great fishing in this fishery. Caesar Creek Lake has
populations of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky
Spotted bass, bluegill, white and black crappie, white
bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and carp |
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C.J. Brown Reservoir
and Buck Creek
Spring walleye fishing at the reservoir is a little
different than many of Ohio's inland lakes. C.J. Brown is
relatively featureless, with very few major humps or
structures to concentrate fish. Spring walleye anglers
should concentrate their efforts on the dam's riprap wall
and bridge abutments. Jigs often work best in these areas,
but trolling them can also be productive. Walleye fishing
has improved in recent years and is considered very good.
Fishing for bluegills, white bass and crappies is good.
Popular among boaters and anglers, CJ Brown
Reservoir offers very good fishing opportunities for
walleye that generally measure 13 to 20 inches and white
bass that measure 10 to 13 inches. |
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Tennessee places to fish
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Douglas Lake
Reservoir and Dam
( Sevier, Jefferson, Hamblen, and Cocke counties, TN)
Douglas Reservoir is located among the rolling uplands of
the Great Valley of east Tennessee. Set against the
backdrop of the lush, green Smoky Mountain foothills,
Douglas attracts two million recreation visitors a year.
Picnicking, camping, boating, and fishing are all popular
activities at the reservoir. Lake Douglas is rated in the
top 5 Crappie fishing lakes in the nation and in the top
10 Large Mouth Bass fishing lakes in the nation. Other
good fishing includes: white bass, sauger, black crappie,
striped bass, spotted bass, walleye, blue cat, flat head
catfish, channel catfish, red horse, red breast sunfish
and bluegill. |
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Lake
Norris ( Lake City, TN) Fishing follows seasonal
patterns. Most winter fishing is concentrated in the
headwaters of the reservoir and in the mouths of tributary
streams. In early spring, some species begin spawning
runs. Walleye and sauger, for example travel upstream into
the Clinch and Powell Rivers and many are caught on these
runs. Good reservoir fishing is available from March
through July. Crappie fishing is best in April and early
May. Bass and walleye fishing hits it’s peak in May and
June. Hair jigs and deep running plugs are effective for
most species in early spring. Spinners and worms are
standard walleye bait. Norris is known for
its winter smallmouth fishing. The best fishing is from
November to April |
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West
Virginia places to fish
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Summersville Lake
(Nicholas County, W. VA.)
Primarily a smallmouth haven, Summersville is West
Virginia's largest impoundment, 2,700 acres and is very
popular for other water activities that include diving and
pleasure craft. Shorelines range from shallow beachfront
to coves framed by cliff to clover. Fishing pressure in
summer is light, but you'll contend with large numbers of
pleasure craft. Look forward to lighter traffic during the
week. Fish stay deep and are spooked by heavy line in the
crystalline water. Be prepared for deep and rocky shelves.
Fluorocarbon line was made for Summersville smallies.
Fishing includes small mouth and large mouth bass,
crappie, channel catfish, bluegill, walleye, and the
occasional rainbow trout |
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Willow Island Lock and Dam (Willow Island, WV) Willow
Island Lock and Dam is located on the Ohio River, 161.7
miles downstream from Pittsburgh, PA, and 3.4 miles
upstream from Waverly, WV. The area above and below the
dam has some very good fishing for anglers. Willow Island
has plenty of parking. Footpaths lead to the water on the
West Virginia side. A favorite for many Mountain State
anglers, the Willow Island Tailwater is one of the best on
the Ohio River for shoreline fishing opportunities.
Regardless of which species you target, take along
a couple of long rods. There's not much shoreline cover in
the area. You'll need to make long casts out past the
shallow water and into the current. The fishing is
respectable down as far as Bull Creek, near mile marker
165. |
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INDIANA PLACES TO FISH
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