ohio river

With the Ohio River back up to 42 ft. I doubt I will be able to get my boat out for anymore trip for this year. I will out of town visiting family from mid November for a week. So by the time I get back the winter weather will showing up. I may still get some bank fishing in if the river...

Normally catfishing from September to the end of October is the best time on the Ohio River. The river is clear, stable and the temperature is mild. NOT this year for the month of September has been very hot with heat index in the high 90’s. Then when it was not hot the rains pushed the river to...

I will be getting a hitch installed on my car this week. If the river is in shape then I will once again be able to use my boat for catfishing. Hopefully I will be able to get caught up with a lot of trips on the river in the remaining weeks of this season. I know the month of September was...

The Ohio River is still around 40 feet, muddy and fast current. Just about the time it is due to be fishable the rains are moving in to jack it back up. I have no real idea when I will be back on the river; or even fishing. For now everything is day to day until things settle down for me. I...

August 9th. I picked up my grandson around 07:45 and headed for the West side of Cincinnati to launch the boat. We got the boat in the river around 08:20 and headed down river. I tried to net some shad, but had no luck. I had spotted a friend that was fishing in the area, he wave us up to his...

July 26th. I picked up my grandson for a catfishing trip in my boat at 08:00. We got the boat in the river 08:45, but I noticed water coming in the back of the boat! So I had to get the boat back on to the trailer as quickly as possible before the water shorted out the batteries. We got the boat...

July 16th. I picked up my brother at 06:00 and drove to the river. We started getting our 5 rods in the water at 06:30. The river was clear and a slow current, we had hoped for some action. We had thawed small skipjack, shad, chicken liver and seasoned chicken breast, plus 2 decent size fresh...

June 22nd. I finally got my boat on the Ohio River for the first time this season! The river had been down however the heat indexes were over 100 degrees the past 4 days. I picked up my grandson around 08:00, then headed to get gas for the boat motor. We then took off for the ramp to do some...

June 14th. I picked up my brother at 05:30 then headed for the river. Since he has problem walking we drove the Cincinnati Public Landing. We paid the $5 fee to park our car there. The river was cloudy with a strong current as we got our lines in the water06:20. Just then 2 barges came by...

May 15th. I checked out Schmidt’s ramp again. The small dock is in again. The big dock will NOT be put in until the river gets around pool stage for a week. That is what the guy who takes care of the ramp told me. The Ohio River will be up around 35 feet this Friday and Saturday here at...

I checked out Schmidt’s field ramp today. I knew the river went up, but I did NOT see any dock set up! Not sure what happened, for they were putting the small dock in last Tuesday. When I talk with them it seemed they were also planning on having both docks in by the weekend. The Ohio is going...

Santee Rig Setup! I am going to put this rig on my catfish rods this season except my regular bobber rig rod hope it helps. I need all the help I can get for more catfish action this coming season. Wondering if folks have had better action with the rig on the Ohio River. When it gets spring...

My plans for CATFISHING in 2018 My brother and I agreed that we will be fishing at different spot from the bank next season. A lot will depend on how well he can walk. We have scouted out a number of places on the Ohio side of the river. That he might be able to get down to the bank. All of...

This was back in September. A fun after school outing with my 15 year old son. A great few hours that resulted in a .... trophy cat!

Since my brother and I realized it was going to be the last nice day for catfishing this year we decided to give it one more try. I picked him up at 11:00 and headed for the Ohio River. It was cooler than I expected but the river was in good shape for fishing so we expected some action. We had...

Here's our latest video. Nothing too big but fun times with my son.