Ohio River

[Ohio Bill]

Has anybody fished it in the last 30 days? What did ya catch??

[bill dowler]

HEY I HAVE BEEN FISHING BELOW WILLOW ISLAND A FEW DAYS... WE WERE DOING REALY WELL FOR EYES AND SAUGER... MY COUSIN CAUGHT A 8#3 OZ EYE LAST WEEK.... BUT ONCE AGAIN WV DNR SHOWED UP AND STARTED SHOCKING.... FISH HAVE LEFT NOW FOR A WHILE

[205]

Got the barge plugged in, nice fat chubs and shiners sitting in the creek. Be hitting the dam in the morning bill and Bill. Give river report tomorrow eve. :)

[mrtwister_jbo]

hey guys hit the pike last week was pretty slow ended up with 2saugars both about 14'' got on hopkins spoon buddy got 1 about 17'' on jig (chart)an minnow combo
then hit a little creek that runs threw mingo an got a 7lb drum
an 1 real nice walleye 21'' both on jig an minnow
going hunting in the mornin an hitting either tappen or the pike in
the afternoon!!!! will post 2morrow night
mrtwister
hunting trip is a scouting trip 4 smokepole season!!!!!

[205]

Looks like we have 3 pools in a row covered bills, twister and me. Willow Island Hannibal and Pike Island. Hit the water at daybreak. Had to use the barge like one of those ice breakers at the North Pole to get to mouth of Fish Creek. Then had to fight the ice coming out of the creek and into the river the whole time. :( They were there, but didnt really get into em. Brought 3 sauger home around 14-15 inches. Lots of cigars and hybrids. Still quite a lot of current coming from dam, so I didnt fish up towards dam. Water at the surface was 32.8 degrees. Sounds logical for all the ice. :D Figured the "Ole Farts" from New Matamoras would of showed but didnt see em. Oh well, had a good time anyway. Anybody know of a good way to keep the rod guides from freezing solid? :D :D Later

[bill dowler]

get you some kind of cooking spray like pam, or something similar to that, spray your line and your eyes as needed, but i always use braid, and it really freezes, but that has worked for us... how big was the hybrids?

[bill dowler]

hey 205, if we can catch a fit day in jan. and the lake isnt froze we may try to get with ya and hit the water, and plan a yote trip

[mrtwister_jbo]

hit the mouth of ohio cross creek in mingo 2day
only got 2 fish 4 about 1hr then got escorted off of railroad property:mad: by the local police !!!!!
said we tresspassed on R&R property fished there 4 2many years 2 tell lol 1st time i've ever had any trouble there since the mill was on strike a few yrs ago!!!
o well, anyway caught one saugar about 15'' on jig minnow
missed 2 other short strikes on minnow an splitshot.
buddy had one on that got off at shore looked 2 be a nice walleye around 18''or so!!!
hit the creek in town 4 a little while with no bite's,then went 2 fish fry a buddy house an watched the steelers game .snuck out bow hunting 4 last hr or so seen 4 does an a small buck no shots offered so looks like smokepole will be out !!!!!!!!!:D
mrtwister_jbo

[205]

Dont that really tick ya jbo. Probably has been a good spot for decades. :( Should of told those flat foots to chill out! That u were carrying fishing poles not RPG's and u werent wearing black hoods. U hear lots of similar situations everywhere. Oh well, its the world we live in anymore. Geesh!

[bill dowler]

hey 205, your mail box is full

[205]

I unfulled it.:D