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Ohio River (Ohio reach), OH
River in Multiple (Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs, Athens, Washington, Monroe, Belmont, Jefferson, Columbiana) County, Ohio. 451 miles of Ohio's southern border (KY/WV). Lock-and-dam pool system creates tailwater fisheries below each dam (Markland, Meldahl, Greenup, R.C. Byrd, Racine, Belleville, Willow Island, Pike Island, Hannibal). Blue catfish in the Cincinnati pool; sauger + flathead + hybrid striper concentrated in tailwaters.
Overall bite score
Scored 24 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
11 tracked species in Ohio River (Ohio reach), with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Schmidt Recreation Area (Cincinnati riverfront), Anderson Ferry, Coney Island, East End ramp (Cincinnati); Marietta riverfront ramps; Pomeroy + Gallipolis access. Reciprocal KY/WV license midstream.
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