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Ohio River at Falls of the Ohio State Park, Ohio river Fishing Report
Description:
Located on the banks of the Ohio River, Falls of the Ohio features a spectacular interpretive center over-looking fossil beds. The 386-million-year-old fossil beds are among the largest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world. Facilities at the park include a boat launch ramp onto the Ohio River, a cultural arts program, education programs, hiking trails, picnicking, fishing, and an interpretive center.
Fish
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: Cut bait, nightcrawlers
Depth: bottom
Comments about fish:
Bank fishing below Interpretive Center is popular for catfish.
Comments about body of water:
Park closes at 11p.m. Night fishing is permitted with the purchase of annual entrance permit and a hang tag that must be displayed in the window at all times. Permits are available at Interpretive Center There is a daily $2.00 daily parking fee. Interpretive Center is open Mon.-Sat. 9-5 & Sun. 1-5.
Ohio River at Falls of the Ohio State Park, Ohio river Fishing Report
Description:
Located on the banks of the Ohio River, Falls of the Ohio features a spectacular interpretive center over-looking fossil beds. The 386-million-year-old fossil beds are among the largest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world. Facilities at the park include a boat launch ramp onto the Ohio River, a cultural arts program, education programs, hiking trails, picnicking, fishing, and an interpretive center.
Fish
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: Cut bait, nightcrawlers
Depth: bottom
Comments about fish:
Bank fishing below Interpretive Center is popular for catfish.
Comments about body of water:
Park closes at 11p.m. Night fishing is permitted with the purchase of annual entrance permit and a hang tag that must be displayed in the window at all times. Permits are available at Interpretive Center There is a daily $2.00 daily parking fee. Interpretive Center is open Mon.-Sat. 9-5 & Sun. 1-5.