Ohio River Evansville Area

[rodpod]

Anyone fishing this area besides me?

[whitewhiskers]

hey, i havent since i've gotten back from VA. but i'm thinkin bout going in the next few day's the river front downtown looked good the other day.

[rodpod]

hey, i havent since i've gotten back from VA. but i'm thinkin bout going in the next few day's the river front downtown looked good the other day.

Ive tried to fish the riverfront several times this year and only caught one small flathead and some perch. During the day there are tons of jetskis going right over your line, and at night it seems to be a hang out for people with motorcycles. Its usually so loud that you cant hear your bait clicker going off. A night during the week would probably be the best time to go.

[LilRyjoe04]

That's terrible man. Hey Rodpod do you fish by Ceasers riverboat casino? I was going to go down there tonight and play in a Texas Hold'Em tournament, but I don't know if I'm going. You're right man, it's best to fish when it's quiet and peaceful. I don't like fishing in noisy places either. Good Luck!!

[rodpod]

That's terrible man. Hey Rodpod do you fish by Ceasers riverboat casino? I was going to go down there tonight and play in a Texas Hold'Em tournament, but I don't know if I'm going. You're right man, it's best to fish when it's quiet and peaceful. I don't like fishing in noisy places either. Good Luck!!

I dont think there is a ceasers casino around here, there is one casino boat called the aztar. But its right next to the river front, so you have the same problems if you can find a way to get down around there.

[Jagal]

Rod is right.....it's not even really worth fishing there, plus there is traffic constantly driving just a couple feet from where you sit. I just don't think it's safe. it's just nice cuz it's flat and easy keep your chair level.

[Jagal]

Can anyone shed some light on where the big ones are?
Flatheads, Blues, or Channel cats. I don't really care what they are I just want to catch a catfish.....Things have been going a little slow lately.

[DeerHunter01]

I think with all this rain we got last night and this morning should help put a good current into the river, you should start to see things pick up now.

most of the big fish I have been seeing on my graph is in 50 to 55 foot of water and not hitting hardley at all.

[whiskerfisher]

I fish up river of newbugh dam, near the Yankeetown area, both off the bank and in my boat, been catchin' more **** gar and perch than anything but have also caught several small blues, flats and channels, 2 to 10 lbs. I also agree that the monsoon we had today ought to change the game. Lots of driftwood on the creek at Yankeetown, water went up a lot, didn't try the river, to muddy tonight but there is always tommorow. Can't wait to catch the biggun's

[rodpod]

I bet the fishing was good this weekend with the river on the rise. Looks like it on its way back down. But Katrina seems to be heading this way on wednesday to flood the Ohio River Valley. I imagine it will raise the river a few feet and get some water moving through here.

[Cdbush28]

50 to 55 feet of water would be nice. The channel on the river we fish is only about 4-8ft deep right now. I hope the change in weather will change this soon. I'm ready for some deeper water.

[whiskerfisher]

We went on Wed. aboout 5pm at the mouth of pigeon creek by Alcoa, we caught some nice 4 - 5" shad anchored down and caught 5 blues from 13 to 15 lbs., 1 channel 5#, 1 Flatty 4#, the creek and river were rising slowly, I can't wait for the weekend to catch the big ones while were on the rise!!
Hell ya!! Anyone else catching them on Ohio!!!

[holmesridge]

Man, Ohio river is booming. The river came up around 7 feet after the rain. The current really helped. We have been catching hogs on skip jack.

[rodpod]

Where are you from holmes? I havent been able to get out on the river since my wife just had our baby wednesday. Looks like the river is going back down now.

[holmesridge]

I am in Madison, between louisville and cincy. the river went up after the rath of katrina. and was going down. I live 20 miles down river from a major dam(markland). I think they opened it(the dam gates) for fishermen this weekend. It was on the rise again and peaked maybe yesterday. The river stage is still higher than it has been in months, which seems to be helping with the current. I am going in the morning, on the hunt for a big blue.

[rodpod]

I am in Madison, between louisville and cincy. the river went up after the rath of katrina. and was going down. I live 20 miles down river from a major dam(markland). I think they opened it(the dam gates) for fishermen this weekend. It was on the rise again and peaked maybe yesterday. The river stage is still higher than it has been in months, which seems to be helping with the current. I am going in the morning, on the hunt for a big blue.

Cool good luck, let me know how you do.

[holmesridge]

went out at 5 this morning, caught to many skips. biggest fish was 11 lb channel .Caught alot of fish, just nothing worth bragging about. current is gone.I go to the local dam site that shows river level and the prediction of the level. it did'nt look good. I wish I would have fished more later of last week. NO blues :sad: I am going to markland all week to catch hybrids. I will cat fish later.

[whiskerfisher]

Fished Friday, Saturday night and caught several Flats, a couple blues, and some channels the biggest was 17lbs., had a couple line breaks and several beers. Sunday and Monday the fishing died with the current but still caught a few at the warm water discharge at Warrick Power. Hope we get some rain to pick up the current and bring it up.

Can't wait for the weekend!!!!

[rodpod]

Fished Friday, Saturday night and caught several Flats, a couple blues, and some channels the biggest was 17lbs., had a couple line breaks and several beers. Sunday and Monday the fishing died with the current but still caught a few at the warm water discharge at Warrick Power. Hope we get some rain to pick up the current and bring it up.

Can't wait for the weekend!!!!

You know you're doin good when you catch the 3 main catfish species in a weekend. Where is warrick power at? Is it accessible for bank fishing?

[whiskerfisher]

Warrick Power is right there with Alcoa, you could bank fish by the dam in Newburgh, park there by the overlook right at the dam, you can see the rip rap bank, go down there and throw out as far as you can toward the dam. Or you can go down to the Yankeetown exit and fish the creek, or keep on the road and go over the bridge, out in to the valley the road forks, I usually take the right fork, there are several spots to fish all the way down to the mooring where they tie the barges at. I have caught lots of nice fish off of the bank as well as in my boat. good luck hope to see you down there some time.

[Jagal]

I've tried newburgh park before but with no luck I guess I'm going to have to try my luck again and see if my luck hasn't changed a little.

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Rodpod have you fished up by the Newburg Dam or Yankeetown area or by Alcoa ?

BIGCAT Garry Eads

[moore42420]

I fished that area earlier this year in between the Newburgh Dam and French Lick Island Marina. I caught some decent size fish 1-10 pound range. I have heard that there have been some nice sized blues taken around Hurricane Creek on the Indiana side of the island. I havent been back to that area for a couple of months though, Got too hot and the gas got too high.

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

THANK'S Mike

BIGCAT :)

[whiskerfisher]

Went fishing in the Yankeetown area last night. I caught a flathead that broke my hand scale, it bottomed out at 50 lbs. and popped the needle right off. The flatty was over 4 ft. long and measured 23 inches from fin to fin(pictoral?) The biggest one I have ever caught. I took some pictures and hopefully they will come out so I can post them on here. Last Friday we caught several flats and Blues in the 5 # range and one 28# flatty. Caught them all on shad. All most time to go back and try again. Good luck to ya all. Turned them all loose so they can get bigger.

[rodpod]

Rodpod have you fished up by the Newburg Dam or Yankeetown area or by Alcoa ?

BIGCAT Garry Eads

I fished the kentucky side of the newburgh dam this summer about 10 times and only caught a few channel cats. I caught alot of gar, and sheepheads though. I'll have to check out the spot by alcoa sometime soon.

[rodpod]

Went fishing in the Yankeetown area last night. I caught a flathead that broke my hand scale, it bottomed out at 50 lbs. and popped the needle right off. The flatty was over 4 ft. long and measured 23 inches from fin to fin(pictoral?) The biggest one I have ever caught. I took some pictures and hopefully they will come out so I can post them on here. Last Friday we caught several flats and Blues in the 5 # range and one 28# flatty. Caught them all on shad. All most time to go back and try again. Good luck to ya all. Turned them all loose so they can get bigger.

Wow, i cant wait to see the pics. Good job. I went out on the Ohio last night by some wing dikes and only caught one 7lb blue on cut skipjack.

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

wHISKER FISHER Good Job I wood like to see some pic of them.
Did you fish the hot water out let? :)

BIGCAT GarryEads

[MadKater]

looks like a few of you folks fish the same areas i do.i had alot of good nights down around the yankeetown area this summer.i fished down towards alcoa near the pileons one night with a buddy of mine and we pulled in several nice cats including 2 flats in the 30# range and had ahold of a cat that broke 65# power pro.
i have also fished the river front before not to long ago down thier at the mouth of the creek.it was the first time i had ever fished thier and i didnt care for it at all,got to many people that mess with ya,all i caught was 1 channel that was maybe 2# and a big drum...ill probably end up going back out thier again but itll be on a week day,kinda hard to pass up a spot that is only 5min from your house lol.

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Well I tried to Drift fish up by Yankeetown to day. On the OHIO river
and the wind was blowing so hard that it was blowing us up river.
The current was going west and I was going east. The Pontoon boat was like
a big sail . I did not catch any fish .The S.O.B's were on the bank watching us
float by. :mad:
BIGCAT Garry Eads

[rodpod]

Yeah I am getting tired of all of this wind lately. Went out tonight and it was 20mph, gusting to 30. Felt like alot more. And it was in my face the whole time. Wind just gets me frustrated when its that strong. I was trying to tie knots and it kept blowin my line around and messing everything up. The waves are loud and the sound of the wind make it impossible to hear your clickers. I feel your pain brother.

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

What is the OHIO River doing? I am thinking of doing some fishing next week. Is any one fishing below Newburgh Dam? :)

BIGCAT GarryEads

[rodpod]

Fished there today. Only one cat. A few sauger fishermen there. Lots of little bites though. Water is up a little bit and didnt have many spots to fish from the bank.

[Jagal]

yeah it was quite a slow night as far as the fish were concerned...but rodpod, madkatter, dreadnaght, and I had what beach wasn't underwater pretty much to ourselves....the fish weren't biting but it was relaxing anyways. I also fished toward downtown evansville this morning and had no luck at all.

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Rodpod and Jagal thanks for the up date.

BIGCAT GarryEads :)

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

What is the Ohio river doing ? I am going to go sunday or monday.
Is any one fishing the new burgh dam? :)

BIGCAT GarryEads

[rodpod]

I fished at the dam on friday and there were about 12 boats, and about 20 people bankfishing. I think everyone was catching sauger. The person I was with caught a 15lb blue and a small flathead. Was very cold......... Good luck.

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Brent [Rodpod] thanks for the help. :D

BIGCAT GarryEads

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Rodpod [Brent] Are you or any one doing any good on the Ohio River,
At NewBurgh Dam ,or up at Alcoa plant? I did not know if the Blues or the
soggers are biting yet. :)

BIGCAT GarryEads

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Mad Kater [Kris] I put in at Yankee town boat ramp and go down to the Ohio river. It is a little tight in one or two spots. But I can make it ,I have a 20 ft. Pontoon boat. I doubt if I will get to go till after the first of the year now.
I will give you a holler when I get ready. :)

BIGCAT GarryEads

[MadKater]

sounds good.......ill be going new years day,its a tradition for my dad and i to go fishing for somthing,usually crappie but this year its gonna be cats i hope lol

[rodpod]

Wheres everyone at? I know ive recruited like 20 of you lurkers. LOL Speak up, talk about how the fishing is.

[Wickedbreed]

hey gusy been down to the river past couple of days bank fishin went to cypress creek and was having GREAT bites but the dang ol dnr came down there and ruined it for us....they was nice but one of us didnt have the license on us...ok it was me and i had to go with them forever in the mean while someone caught a 12lb blue on chicken breast but nothin else besides that been doin at lot of bass fishin on the backside of 291 buddie caught an 8lb but thats been it the past week if anyone would like to go this week sometime or anytime for that matter email me at wickedbreedpits@yahoo.com (wickedbreedpits@yahoo.com ...i) i have no boat now so im stuck to the bank!

[MadKater]

wickedbreed.....i seen in your post that you fish cypress creek...do you know if that boat ramp at cypress creek resivoir is open to the public or not,th eone next to the old bait shop{not sure if thats even ther anymore...i used to fish the reivoir years ago with my dad and i think it cost around 4 bucks to launch a boat and i herd they closed it to the public..if its not open how would a fella go about launching a boat in thier without having to put in on the river and go up cypress creek?..ive been trying to figure this out for a couple years and have had no help in doing so,even stopped in and knocked on doors of them house near there but noone answerd any of em...if your not sure where im talking about its the resivoir/lake across from the dam not to far from alcoa...if you can figure out how to get a boat in thier ill take ya out,i have a 14' jon thats perfect for that place...i remember my dad catchin some big cats out of that place when i was young.

[Wickedbreed]

hey bub ill figure it out for ya the guys i go fishin with just went out not to long ago and went down to the creek so im sure they will let me know....i will pm ya about it as soon as i find somethin out.

[MadKater]

wickedbreed..did ya find anything out? i drove around that area yesterday and knocked on doors again got 1 house to awnser and the woman told me she sees alot of people fishing there on the banks but never any boats..the ramp is still there but the banks are all grown up there,i fished from the bank there for awhile and caught a few channels on cut skip,also caugth a big bowfin.
guess im just gonna throw my boat in there and hope i dont get a ticket,cause i dont know who else i could ask.

[KYfarmer]

How is the fishing around Evansville latley, it has picked up in the Owensboro area, been catching alot of flats the last couple of weeks.

[jason berry]

Im from evansville and Ive fished the Ohio many times if you have a boat theres a grain dispenser for the barges by hendersons downtown boat ramp well its a little farther down but, its good fishing and fishing under any barges is good but, my favorite areas are where the creeks feed into the river try underneath the twin bridges also and if you havent tried the green river I would start.

[Wickedbreed]

i did talk to a few people about the ramp and got some diff answers....one said it was open for a fee and another one said it was fine just go down there and put ur boat in park on the grass by the culdesac(sp) but my cousin and me have been puttin in down by yankeetown boat ramp thats not far away and its pretty clean

[MadKater]

i did talk to a few people about the ramp and got some diff answers....one said it was open for a fee and another one said it was fine just go down there and put ur boat in park on the grass by the culdesac(sp) but my cousin and me have been puttin in down by yankeetown boat ramp thats not far away and its pretty clean
welp thanks for tryin anyway......that would be one heck of a haul and dern near impossible fo rme to put in at yankeetown and make the trip up to cypress creek res. in a 14ft jon. id have to go a good 5 miles up the river then another 4-5 up cypress just to get there.but any way like i said thanks for tryin.

[catseeman]

MadKater, have you contacted the dnr that serves your area? or the local law enforcement about parking? I had a similar situation one time and found the closest deputy and ask him, come to find out it was all right to park on the road where i was fishing in owen county.

[KYfarmer]

Does anyone put in at Newburg beach, (KY side) I've seen people do it but I've also seen people sunk to the doors. Is there a certain route to take? We farm that area, and I dont like it down there after dark (unarmed!) but It would be easier for me than going to Newburg.

[Blacky]

When I was like 10 years old, I saw a guy pull a huge flathead out of Garvin Park. I also saw another guys pull a huge channel cat out of the lake at Burdette Park. I think I fished the Ohio in E-ville once. It was dowtown where the casinos are at now. Can't wait to come home!!!

[rodpod]

Does anyone put in at Newburg beach, (KY side) I've seen people do it but I've also seen people sunk to the doors. Is there a certain route to take? We farm that area, and I dont like it down there after dark (unarmed!) but It would be easier for me than going to Newburg.

I dont think you could take a trailer down there to the beach. MadKater and I went down there and made it about 15 feet onto the beach and got his truck stuck. If you have 4WD you shouldnt have any problems if its just a john boat.

I havent been past newburgh beach, so im not sure if there is a ramp down there or not.

And every weekend in the summer that place attract drunken 4-wheeler drivers. Its real loud and the times ive been there i wish i had a gun to shoot a hole in their gas can.

[rodpod]

When I was like 10 years old, I saw a guy pull a huge flathead out of Garvin Park. I also saw another guys pull a huge channel cat out of the lake at Burdette Park. I think I fished the Ohio in E-ville once. It was dowtown where the casinos are at now. Can't wait to come home!!!

I always hear about big fish coming out of Garvin park, but ive never seen any. The lake is pretty small and not very deep. And theres always 100 people fishing it. Ive tried to fish it a few times and didnt catch any catfish.

There is access on the river front if you like to deal with all of the motorcycle traffic. So make sure you have a sturdy rod holder that will work on the concrete because you cant hear a clicker down there. Ive caught fish there almost everytime ive been, but i dont like the publicity...everytime you're catching one you got 20 people watching you. And all the kids running around is crazy, they will start touching all your fishing gear and ask a million questions and want to use your fishing poles.......lol

Anyways, next time you're in Eville let me know and we'll go fishin on the ohio.

Im down to go every weekend, to anyone who wants to go send me a pm, except for madkater since he always outfishes me. lol

[MadKater]

Im down to go every weekend, to anyone who wants to go send me a pm, except for madkater since he always outfishes me. lol
oh so now the truth comes out lol.....all year ive wonderd why you havnt asked me to go fishin with ya and now i know :lol: look at it this way brother.you got the skill i got the luck :wink:........what do ya say we go this weekend to hovey? i know ya dont like fishin lakes but ive been havin better luck there then on the river or we can just keep it close to home and fish here by my house. just give me a shout.

[Blacky]

are there flatheads in Hovey??????

Are there flatheads anywhere in evansville???

[Wickedbreed]

Dont know how good it is really but my uncle caught a 30 lb flatty out of reflection lake (usi) and we have caught a lot of flatties on the ohio by the lock and dam (newburgh)

[MadKater]

are there flatheads in Hovey??????

Are there flatheads anywhere in evansville???

yes..hovey has channels,blues and flats. flats over 50# are caught all the time by limb liners and my biggest flat out of hovey was 48# on rod and reel. the hard part is finding them,that lake has so much cover and so many good "features" it is hard to locate em some times.

[slimcat]

Last time I heard the flatheads were almost caught out of Hovey. LOL

[rodpod]

Ive never catfished hovey lake but it looks perfect for flatheads, lots of submerged trees. Ive caught tons of crappie there but havent been back since its been dammed up. Its an oxbow off of the ohio river, so im sure there are some monsters in there. I seen an article last year about asian carp being real bad. Had a picture of the DNR guy in a boat with several fish mid-air. Not sure what the regulations are for motors, might be electric only or 9hp or lower.

[river_rat_42]

I'm not super far from you 'rodpod' but i'm not very close either(about a 2 or 3hr. drive). I fish anywhere on the ohio r. from madison to louisville, but mainly just in the charlestown area. Have you been having good luck on the river side of fishing.

[Blacky]

Brent and Kris,

Obviously I didn't make it home to E-ville this summer. I pretty much stayed here in I Philly. I was able to go fishing at least 5 nights a week. i spent the whole summer hunting for the monster flathead. I was able to get 3 fish over 25lbs including a tournamet winner.

As expected from my parents, I WILL be home for Christmas and was wondering what kind of fishing is good around there at this time. The eastcoat guys on the James catch huge blues in the winter. I ould meet up during Christmas break.

peace out!!!

by the way, what high schools did you guys go to???

[rodpod]

Craig, yeah the bite has been pretty good down here the last few weeks. Ive never fished upstream of the jt meyers pool. Was thinkin about makin a trip to cannelton sometime when the fishing is good and worth the drive. Bank fishing around here is kinda whack, mainly because theres a big city around here and 90% of the bank is private property. Then if you do have a good spot its hit or miss whether you can fish where you want.

Tan,
I went to harrison high school, next time you're down here give me a pm and maybe we can try to catch some fish. I dont normally fish in december or january because its cold as (#$* and windy everyday. Where did you go to school?

[Blacky]

Rodpod,

Mater Dei

Is there any warm water discharge around E-ville???

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Hey, we have water in the Ohio ,on the Ohio, and everywhere else
around the Ohio river. Is this going to help the fishing out? D.H or J.W
or Rodpod need some help. Talk to me, no doubt it is going to come up.

BIGCAT GarryEads:lol:

[Blacky]

This is pretty much off the subject but, Do any of you go to the Fall Festival??? I remembered they'd have in October right???? Man, there was great food and plenty of trashy people around. Good memories!!!!!

[rodpod]

Yeah i just got back from fall festival. I went there for lunch and im about to pass out in my office. And yes lots of carnies and mullets and all that.

[WRBC-H]

So Rod, are they still biting down there.. was thinking about coming down that way or to the clarksville area to stay and fish the Ohio from the bank... I just want to fish it before the winter gets here.....

[Blacky]

Well i'm coming home to Evansville on friday for a wonderful week in "the ville". I'll be there for a week. Just wanna know what place I might be able to catch a fish. Maybe a sauger or walleye??? any suggestions???