Ohio River, Milton KY, Madison, IN Area

[vlparrish]

Sunday Dave (skipjack) and I hit the Ohio. We launched out of the Milton KY ramp loaded for bear. After netting way more shad than was possible to keep alive, we went to a spot and anchored. We sat there for 45 minutes without a bite and moved to another location. We sat there fora couple of hours, catching two blues in the 8 to 10 pound range. We then headed for more bait and this time rationing our catch a little. We moved to our third location. This is where we stayed until the night was over, but not until we landed five channels and 3 more blues. One of the blues Dave got was in the 20 to 25 pound range. Vern

[ka_c4_boom]

good job brother , thats showing me up :lol:

[ScottWiseman]

Nice job Vern....sounds like a good time! Poor Chuck....haha

[vlparrish]

Thanks Scott, and just think, I was pretty set on coming up that way with C4 and my fishing partner was running late so we fished this area. Vern

[SkiMax]

good job vern, i am fishing with you from now on, LMAO!

[duxsrus]

Nice job on the catches. I'd like to hit the river down that way some time.

[cattinfever999]

Vern,
I've fished that area before. The Ohio is a great place to fish and if the fish aren't biting, it's a great place to sight see. I caught a BIG blue cat, but the guy I was with didn't have a scale. He guessed it at 50lbs. I have a fishing guide who takes me around and lets me out fish him. He hasn't taken me in quite a while, he usually has a long waiting list for his services. Maybe when I get over this cold, I'll be put on the list. Congrats on the fish. "FISH ON"

Your wife:big_smile_2:

[vlparrish]

Thanks, Honey. Well, I had another great night on the Ohio. I launched about 6:30 and went after some bait. I had some nice shad when I started fishing. I ended up fishing three spots and landing 7 fish. The first catch was the biggest of the night, a flathead around twenty pounds. Then I moved to another hole and got 4 channels that were all under 5 pounds. Then the third hole produced another small channel and a six pound flathead. All the fish were caught on cut shad except the first one and he came on a 8 inch shad hooked live. Vern

[vlparrish]

I took Chuck out for his birthday to day. I figured we could spend the afternoon on the river. Well, he said he had a good time............................. and that he appreciated me showing him how to do it. We took my boat for a change, which he said gave me the rear seat advantage. Well, maybe he is right C4-0 Vlparrish-12. I got eight channels, three small flatheads and a nice 30 lb blue. Chuck did get the priveledge of catching a dandy gar though. We were using freshcut shad. Vern

[SkiMax]

U skunked him 8-0 on his bday? man what a brother.... :big_smile:

[ka_c4_boom]

U skunked him 8-0 on his bday? man what a brother.... :big_smile:

12 - 0 on my birthday what a brother , thats why i bought a boat he is not a guide for the front seat man he sets up so he is on the fish . the only way i could have been on them would have been to cast straight over his head and out the back of the boat :lol: thanks vern for showing me how to catch fish :roll_eyes:

[SkiMax]

after about the 5th fish i can't believe you weren't casting straight over his head, lol.

[vlparrish]

I got out on the Ohio this evening. The water was high and the river had a lot of drift. I ended up with a decent blue, 6 channels and a small striper. Vern

[SkiMax]

nice vern, i hate getting on here and reading about your catches while i am stuck 2 hours from the river. makes me wanna pack up and drive home that night

[vlparrish]

I just got back from the river. The fish were biting well. I got 5 channels, three flatheads and 2 blues. The two blues were the only fish of signifigant size. Vern

[vlparrish]

Dave and I got out today. We landed somewhere between 12 and 15 cats with a few blues being in the high teens to twenty range. Using shad live and cut. Vern

[ka_c4_boom]

good job vern and dave , wonderd why you never called me

[jdstraka]

Thats Super Vern, Glad to see someone having some Good Luck. J.D.

[vlparrish]

I will be hitting the river here tommorrow with my dad. We plan on getting some shad and trying the blues. I'll post results her tommorrow night. Vern

[vlparrish]

My dad and I got on the water today around noon. We had trounble getting bait but after an hour we had enough shad to try them a while. We ended up catching a channel a piece, both in the five pound range. Dad had a nice one slam a rod and got to fight him a minute before he pulled the hook out. Vern

[vlparrish]

Dad and I hit the Ohio River again this morning. We ended up with 2 blues and two channels. Here is a pic of the biggest blue. Vern

[vlparrish]

Skipjack, Chuck and I got on the Ohio for a litle bit Saturday afternoon. Chuck and I got bait but no fish and Dave got a nice blue. Here is a pic. Vern

[ka_c4_boom]

who's that good lookin guy in the back ground :lol: nice fish dave , thanks for sharing the pic vern

[ScottWiseman]

Chuck...you look cold. :smile2:

[vlparrish]

I got out on the Ohio yesterday with my friend Fishmania. He got two channels and I got skunked. Then I got out again today by myself and landed two channels and a nice blue. Vern

[ScottWiseman]

I got out on the Ohio yesterday with my friend Fishmania. He got two channels and I got skunked. Then I got out again today by myself and landed two channels and a nice blue. Vern


Way to go Vern!! Thanks for the info.

[vlparrish]

Chuck and I hit the Ohio for a bit today. I got two channels and a blue. nothing over ten pounds. Vern

[ka_c4_boom]

yes you did , and i got nothing again . but cold and wet :lol:

[vlparrish]

I got out on the Ohio today for a nice boat ride. It was pushing sixty degrees and calm, with a small chance of rain. I got me a couple of dozen shad, then anchored up in 23 feet of water and caught two channels in the five pound range. Then I went downriver quite a bit to another promising hole. I was anchored on the edge of an eddy, fishing the current break in about 40 feet of water. I got two blues that simply slammed the rod hard. Neither one of them were over ten pounds but the biggest was close. Then I anchored another hundred yards downstream and tried again. This time I got another channel, two more blues and a small flathead. All in all it was a fair day. I never got on any big fish, but had fun catching the ones I got and with the water calm it was extremely pleasant out. I did get to see a couple dozen turkey walking the bank also. Vern