There are many great areas to explore all the way to Pittsburgh on the Ohio River .I grew up fishing it back in the 70’s and I’ll tell you it was rough and pollution rampant. I’ve seen it become a great place to fish now but a lot of industry has left and water quality has improved hugely. There’s a trade off between recreational use and industrial use and finding balance is tuff. And you’ve got to be careful in front of those big barges because they can’t see you sometimes
Sorry buddy if your eating anything out of the Ohio River I feel sorry for you, the DNR post articles yearly about consumption of fish from the Ohio River, 2 fish yearly last I saw. Your eating fish that is swimming in chemicals from DuPont aswell as their food. I am seriously concerned if your actively eating fish from the Ohio
@Carl Smith Indiana DNR says the only way to stop commercial net fisherman and protect the river is to take those states selling commercial net permits to court. $$$$
Excellent & Informative content. Thanks Dave for taking the time and effort to highlight the downside or pitfalls of the sport in order to giver the viewers a holistic understanding of the sport. I appreciate the reminders regarding boat ramp and motel parking lot safety and security. In a future video could you also touch on "Fish Consumption Bans and Advisories". I have never experienced a content creator addressing this point. Thanks again Dave for all your time and attention to detail.
Launched from Virginia Point. You were fishing my home water but several miles downstream from me. Had I known you were here, you could have left your boat in my yard overnight and saved yourself some driving.
Good to see you in my home water. From Huntington and upriver barge traffic thins out. I watched Chris Souder catch a 62lb flathead across river from Huntington boat ramp. Look forward to your next trip to this area.
Fishinhg for our area has been hard for awhile due to commercial fishing but luckily we can still pull nice fish from time to time at the mouths like big sandy, guyandotte and even symmes creek where i was bale to land a 38lb blue from the bank in shallow water!! thos ebarges are no joke but help produce nice fish, keep up the great work! You and a few others have motivated me to ger a boat and taking fishing/channel to the next level!! You're an inspiration to us all and we learn countless info video to video!!
Great video and tough conditions!! I took a boat for a test ride in 2009 in Louisville, needless to say boat motor blew up. Barges were ever where, two in particular was heading down river and both passed us on each side. Kudos to the Captains. To have no experience boating I do understand the barge traffic you were dealing with and you did a fine job.
I'm from Gwinett Co. Georgia. I heard you mention West Point. My cousin Sean Capes fishes tournaments quite often and West Point is a popular lake for tournaments. I mentioned in the comments on another video of yours that you need to visit Lake Chatuge in Young Harris GA. There are some huge catfish in that lake especially by the dam. Keep fishin', I'll keep watching. Stay safe.
I loved your reaction to all the barges and having to move for them. Set back and eat a piece of cheese and watch the barges go by. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for trying so hard to give us a video!
Heck yeah brother you were in my neck of the woods in this video on the Ohio River. Wish I could have been there. Peace out from Ohio Don T. Keep doing what you do and I'll be here watching. Peace out from Ohio Don T
Hey Dave when I lived in Illinois and Iowa when the barges used to come through I would throw in front of them and after the barge would go over it would Stir the Water up and I would actually catch fish right after the barge went over because it would stir everything up on the bottom
Thanks for puting a light on the problems up here. The Kentucky waters of the Ohio are not worth the trip. The WV and PA stretches are amazing but the farther NE you go the less blues you find. But the flathead fishing gets better.
Nice hat you got,good talk ...hope you catch some big fish soon....if you ever get in Kentucky again you might want to try Barren River Lake ...it was some nice blues in it,and with your knowledge and equipment I am sure you could catch some there....take care Dave ....good luck fish on!!
Like you I like the idea of a challenge. Before being a boat owner, I was strictly a waters edge fisherman. But I was good at it. I always had a plan. We're talking saltwater. We have tides, you have damns that open and close. But what I liked to do is find a spot with other people fishing and not catching much. I'd methodically put my plan to work. Soon I'd see the fruits of my experience and many hours in different conditions produce fish when everybody else were noticeably frustrated. My money to spend on fishing was hard to come by. I rarely bought bait. I knew how to catch bait and to KEEP IT ALIVE. I knew how to not lose tackle. The cool part about those days fishing amongst the folks, especially the younger kids, was teaching so they'd have success and not discouragement. A kid fishing is alot better than the alternatives. When I was 17 and in my 1st summer in florida an old man, a daily regular took me under his wing. His name was Orville, a past generation name. To some old retirees, I was a bother, not him. These guys knew how to stretch a dollar. He showed me how to make my own floats that slid up and down the line from an old cooler lid. He had a mullet cast net and a 1/4" mesh net for glass minnows. Spanish Mackerel killers. 1st time I ever saw somebody use a window sash weight for fishing. 10/0 hook, 200lb MONO HD eyebolt and rope tied to the concrete hand rail on the bridge above. Everybody said he's never going to catch anything on that. But it was an amazing sight when that rope would stand straight out off of the railing. His dream was to be able to catch a jewfish. Yep before they changed the name to goliath grouper. And before they were protected. If I had to give him a mythical name it would be The Old Man and the Sea Wall. There was about four or five old men out there everyday. All lined up on thier aluminum lawn chairs. They were there to catch Spanish mackerel. You can catch Spanish mackerel 9 out of 12 months down here. The kingfish however are a spring and Fall Run. Those old men didn't want anything to do with the kingfish. I had to laugh when they'd hook one. It became an effort to save some line on thier open faced reels as the KF would smoke the cheap drag systems As a seventeen-year-old, Orville had an impact I still remember today. I'm now 66. I can still see that big straw hat and the faded brown Rambler parked astride the rip rap surface commonly found around Bridges of that time.
Im watching this. I fish this section regularly. You were at barge central! Glad to see you ran into the same problems i do.I feel this was a real depiction of how it really is.
Thanks for taking the time to come out our way very good interesting video hopefully we'll run into each other some day keep up the great work much appreciated Dave!
Dave, I went to Catlettsburg with you even though I was afraid we'd run across this ol' girl I was going to maybe marry one day up there. She was a good catch and maybe I messed up letting her get away. Heck, I always go with you and I always catch at least 1 or 2. Those are successful fishing trips and me and you are enough alike we don't get in each other's way. Having spent the first 28 years of my life in Knoxville I miss fishing some of the exact places you've fished here. The park up by Island Airport and Admiral Farragut Park just to name 2 of many. I appreciate your videos, Dave and thank you.
This area is local to me & yeah fishing here sucks anymore commercial fishermen has destroyed these waters we make the trip south to watts bar and it’s a field day compared to what we have if you can catch fish in this part of the Ohio you can catch them anywhere glad you came up here and checked out what we are having to deal with Dave much respect!
Kentucky sells commercial fishing permits. Indiana DNR says to protect the ohio river from commercial net fisherman, kentucky would have to be taken to court.
I've fished all over, but had the most dangerous non marine trips were on the Mississippi when in Memphis. We used to see huge tugs, misguided barges, telephone pole sized logs, hot water heaters, refrigerators, and on and on. Cat fish were inedible there. I used to give them to the locals to eat.
That’s actually one of the better parts of the Ohio river system for fish numbers. The farther up river you go, the worse it gets. The pool above the Belleville damn is really bad.
I respect that dave realizes how good the fishing is on the tenn river system. Next spring dave needs to head east to nc catch the blues and stripers running in the rivers. Actual rivers
Wish I'd known you were coming ky. Have a couple bodies of water near me I'd like to see you fish... within a few miles I have both the Cumberland river (upper section) and Laurel River Lake (another notorious dead zone that should be productive).. would be fun to see you and Richard both tackle these areas and see if you can out fish the locals lol... good video man. Not all areas are winners!
This was a little different type video and I really enjoyed it. Suggestion. If you haven't done a video in a good while on your boat I think it would be interesting to see a video featuring your boat....what kind of boat, setup, and all the usual info a carfishing angler might like in boat d\etails. I remember some years back you did a video like this.
Have you ever fished up north in the waters that feed Chesapeake Bay? Blue cats are considered an invasive species in those waters. Thanks for another informative fishin video. I usually fish Truman Lake in Missouri. Good Blue fishing there.
I fish the Big Sandy but farther south in the mountains of East,Ky. Theres no commercial fishing down here. The river is smaller and harder to navigate in places but its good fishing in the right places.. Great flathead fishing
Catfish Dave I just wanted to say I appreciate all of your video and your content as I myself in a bank fisherman or anyhow try to be LOL I like watching your videos if you get different ideas of what else to try and look for thank you sir have a great day
Here in my part of Georgia , the Appalachian catfish is an evasive species, so from my understanding the DNR will go to populated areas of the river and shock them. I rarely see a cat fish at the ocmulgee.
I live in Northern Kentucky and I'm amazed to hear that there is comercial fishing inmthe Ohio. I wouldn't eat out of it if was starving. I'd rather eat worms and crickets.
One of your more enjoyable vids, I also like just to go to new places. What I find interesting is I go to where those people live and they come to where I live! Go figure.
On the next episode of Hoarders you have your host “Catfish Dave”. COME ON DAVE ! Clean that stuff up and organize it. Thank you for the quality videos.
You were fishing in my backyard. The Ashland and Huntington area is a zoo when it comes to barge and tug traffic. If you go down river from Greenup it's not bad.
Dave I live around Mount Vernon, In on the Ohio river. It hasn’t been great for blue’s. However the Wabash connects to it at the SW point of Indiana. The first boat ramp on the Wabash is Dogtown boat ramp in Posey county. I have jug fished and pole fished it for years and we easily catch 40 to 50 pounders on the deep outside bends. However it’s shallow with deep narrow channels. When I say shallow it’s below 10 feet and sand most of the time. If you get this way you might consider that option.
I used to fish this same are with my Dad and cousins back in the 60s. Didn't catch anything then either. Below Greenup Dam is ok for Sauger but you can't eat them because they will stink up the house when you cook them from all the chemicals.
Not 100% sure, but I think I caught that you are from the Watts Bar area? Come on down to Scottsboro, Alabama. Schedule a hotel ahead of time, because they fill up fast. I'd recommend the Quality Inn in Scottsboro. When I was moving to this area, and my home was being built, I stayed at that motel, while they were doing renovations. It was already turning into a great place, but I imagine it's even nicer now they are finished renovating. Fishermen crowded the parking lot, (in the dead of winter), with their boats. Even then, getting in and out of the parking lot was easy. I'm an elderly woman. Always felt safe there. Parking lot is very well lit up. Plenty of boat ramps nearby. Great fishing. You might see one or two tow boats going by, or you might not. Barge traffic is very thin on that part of the river. But pleasure and fishing boats are plentiful! You may have been to this area before and I missed it. I just started watching your channel a few weeks ago.
Dave, Have you ever fished Lake Hartwell in S C or Ga.? I live on Hartwell in Anderson SC. If you have not tried it or want to fish it again, I'll give you a place to stay. You are welcome in my home anytime.
I believe you can catch catfish out of a mud hole Dave. I hated to see you go so far, and not catch more than what you did. That barge traffic was crazy. Spite it all it seemed to be a pretty place. Thanks for letting us tag along. Take care, God Bless.
Myself and several people I know catch large fish from this stretch of river consistently. Yes, there is barges, yes the paylake people have hoop-netted certain spots, however, with knowledge on where to go, its certainly not dead.
Paylakes and commercial fishing have screwed up the quantity of big blue catfish in the ohio. There is still a very healthy flathead population only b/c they are tougher to catch. You don’t see many pleasure boaters until summer when the river level is more stable. Springs rains cause massive shifts in the river conditions.
Catfish Dave in my neck of the woods. The Ohio in the tri state area has been decimated by commercial fishing to stock local pay lakes. You can throw a rock in any direction from Huntington,WV and land near a pay lake. The Ohio itself does and can produce big fish you just have to a much lesser chance nowadays. The stretch of Ohio above the Robert C. Byrd towards Point Pleasant, WV locks and dam in fished heavily by catfish anglers for that reason.
I'd say your best bet would be starting at the Smithland dam or pool whatever they call it and work your way down to the Mississippi River. Commercial fishing isn't as bad in that stretch of the river and 60s and 70s are common in that area too. Smithland pool runs from the dam all the way to the Mississippi river. I'd love to see you get a 70 out of there!
@catfishdave so you finally came to my area. Your literally right 100 yards from me. Awesome to see. So far I'm about halfway through video. Unless you start slaying them I told you it's the dead sea. Now imagine if ypu don't have a boat.
Was in Marietta yesterday where the muskingum meets the Ohio. Was scouting a place to throw from the bank with my son and dammit right there on the bank was looked to be a 60 or 70lb flat head dead baking in the sun. People can be so disrespectful.
I leave in friendship tn.38034 truck driver can you please tell where I need to catfishing. I'm always short on time when i.git home. You are a true cowboy of fishing hell of man I sow when you got lure stuck in your thomd
Ohio river by portsmouth has a huge salt pile next to the river..every time it rains..salt pours into the ohio river. With that..anything south of the salt pile is very few fish around.. Up at the green up dam is were they all go..
I guess your in my neck of the woods lol I fish the Ohio river in Cincinnati but into Indiana side caught a 48lber just out on a point out of a inlet were barges can still pass and it was a night bite would love to see some night fishing catfish Dave
ive witnessed the decline in the fishing in the Cincinnati area on the Ohio river there are still some big fish but way fewer and far between , many many paylakes in the surrounding area have had it's toll here on the river ,
The Ohio River here in Cincinnati has been decimated by commercial fishing. You're very lucky to catch one over 25lbs. Most are 5-10lbs.
Yes agree it’s tough in that part
There are many great areas to explore all the way to Pittsburgh on the Ohio River .I grew up fishing it back in the 70’s and I’ll tell you it was rough and pollution rampant. I’ve seen it become a great place to fish now but a lot of industry has left and water quality has improved hugely. There’s a trade off between recreational use and industrial use and finding balance is tuff. And you’ve got to be careful in front of those big barges because they can’t see you sometimes
@@dcdcts that’s why I can’t catch anything that size over that way tried hard last year and gave up on it lol
Sorry buddy if your eating anything out of the Ohio River I feel sorry for you, the DNR post articles yearly about consumption of fish from the Ohio River, 2 fish yearly last I saw. Your eating fish that is swimming in chemicals from DuPont aswell as their food. I am seriously concerned if your actively eating fish from the Ohio
@Carl Smith Indiana DNR says the only way to stop commercial net fisherman and protect the river is to take those states selling commercial net permits to court. $$$$
Excellent & Informative content. Thanks Dave for taking the time and effort to highlight the downside or pitfalls of the sport in order to giver the viewers a holistic understanding of the sport.
I appreciate the reminders regarding boat ramp and motel parking lot safety and security. In a future video could you also touch on "Fish Consumption Bans and Advisories". I have never experienced a content creator addressing this point. Thanks again Dave for all your time and attention to detail.
It’s nice that you travel and try other places than just all the good ones. Thanks for what you do.
Dave! Great video. I would love to see you come fish the Cumberland River near Nashville. Maybe even fish the downtown section.
Im impressed you ventured out like that and appreciate you showing the challenges
Launched from Virginia Point. You were fishing my home water but several miles downstream from me. Had I known you were here, you could have left your boat in my yard overnight and saved yourself some driving.
Good to see you in my home water. From Huntington and upriver barge traffic thins out. I watched Chris Souder catch a 62lb flathead across river from Huntington boat ramp. Look forward to your next trip to this area.
Fishinhg for our area has been hard for awhile due to commercial fishing but luckily we can still pull nice fish from time to time at the mouths like big sandy, guyandotte and even symmes creek where i was bale to land a 38lb blue from the bank in shallow water!! thos ebarges are no joke but help produce nice fish, keep up the great work! You and a few others have motivated me to ger a boat and taking fishing/channel to the next level!! You're an inspiration to us all and we learn countless info video to video!!
Great video and tough conditions!! I took a boat for a test ride in 2009 in Louisville, needless to say boat motor blew up. Barges were ever where, two in particular was heading down river and both passed us on each side. Kudos to the Captains. To have no experience boating I do understand the barge traffic you were dealing with and you did a fine job.
I'm from Gwinett Co. Georgia. I heard you mention West Point. My cousin Sean Capes fishes tournaments quite often and West Point is a popular lake for tournaments. I mentioned in the comments on another video of yours that you need to visit Lake Chatuge in Young Harris GA. There are some huge catfish in that lake especially by the dam. Keep fishin', I'll keep watching. Stay safe.
I loved your reaction to all the barges and having to move for them. Set back and eat a piece of cheese and watch the barges go by. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for trying so hard to give us a video!
Heck yeah brother you were in my neck of the woods in this video on the Ohio River. Wish I could have been there. Peace out from Ohio Don T. Keep doing what you do and I'll be here watching. Peace out from Ohio Don T
Hey Dave when I lived in Illinois and Iowa when the barges used to come through I would throw in front of them and after the barge would go over it would Stir the Water up and I would actually catch fish right after the barge went over because it would stir everything up on the bottom
Thanks for puting a light on the problems up here. The Kentucky waters of the Ohio are not worth the trip. The WV and PA stretches are amazing but the farther NE you go the less blues you find. But the flathead fishing gets better.
Nice hat you got,good talk ...hope you catch some big fish soon....if you ever get in Kentucky again you might want to try Barren River Lake ...it was some nice blues in it,and with your knowledge and equipment I am sure you could catch some there....take care Dave ....good luck fish on!!
Like you I like the idea of a challenge. Before being a boat owner, I was strictly a waters edge fisherman. But I was good at it. I always had a plan. We're talking saltwater. We have tides, you have damns that open and close. But what I liked to do is find a spot with other people fishing and not catching much. I'd methodically put my plan to work. Soon I'd see the fruits of my experience and many hours in different conditions produce fish when everybody else were noticeably frustrated. My money to spend on fishing was hard to come by. I rarely bought bait. I knew how to catch bait and to KEEP IT ALIVE. I knew how to not lose tackle. The cool part about those days fishing amongst the folks, especially the younger kids, was teaching so they'd have success and not discouragement. A kid fishing is alot better than the alternatives. When I was 17 and in my 1st summer in florida an old man, a daily regular took me under his wing. His name was Orville, a past generation name. To some old retirees, I was a bother, not him. These guys knew how to stretch a dollar. He showed me how to make my own floats that slid up and down the line from an old cooler lid. He had a mullet cast net and a 1/4" mesh net for glass minnows. Spanish Mackerel killers. 1st time I ever saw somebody use a window sash weight for fishing. 10/0 hook, 200lb MONO HD eyebolt and rope tied to the concrete hand rail on the bridge above. Everybody said he's never going to catch anything on that. But it was an amazing sight when that rope would stand straight out off of the railing. His dream was to be able to catch a jewfish. Yep before they changed the name to goliath grouper. And before they were protected. If I had to give him a mythical name it would be The Old Man and the Sea Wall. There was about four or five old men out there everyday. All lined up on thier aluminum lawn chairs. They were there to catch Spanish mackerel. You can catch Spanish mackerel 9 out of 12 months down here. The kingfish however are a spring and Fall Run. Those old men didn't want anything to do with the kingfish. I had to laugh when they'd hook one. It became an effort to save some line on thier open faced reels as the KF would smoke the cheap drag systems
As a seventeen-year-old, Orville had an impact I still remember today. I'm now 66. I can still see that big straw hat and the faded brown Rambler parked astride the rip rap surface commonly found around Bridges of that time.
That’s when you need a marine radio I guarantee they would tell you
Love that Brown Strat behind you. Thank you Dave for the video!
You should try the Gallipolis area and point pleasant has the Kanawha river also. Lots of good water. It's my home pool.
That was a great challenge thanks for sharing Dave enjoyed!
Im watching this. I fish this section regularly. You were at barge central! Glad to see you ran into the same problems i do.I feel this was a real depiction of how it really is.
Thanks for sharing brother
Makes me feel better about my abysmal luck on the Ohio. Lol
Appreciate the road trip videos. Keep it up
Thanks for taking the time to come out our way very good interesting video hopefully we'll run into each other some day keep up the great work much appreciated Dave!
Dave, I went to Catlettsburg with you even though I was afraid we'd run across this ol' girl I was going to maybe marry one day up there. She was a good catch and maybe I messed up letting her get away.
Heck, I always go with you and I always catch at least 1 or 2. Those are successful fishing trips and me and you are enough alike we don't get in each other's way.
Having spent the first 28 years of my life in Knoxville I miss fishing some of the exact places you've fished here. The park up by Island Airport and Admiral Farragut Park just to name 2 of many.
I appreciate your videos, Dave and thank you.
Dave, you're my &hero, you're so down to earth
This area is local to me & yeah fishing here sucks anymore commercial fishermen has destroyed these waters we make the trip south to watts bar and it’s a field day compared to what we have if you can catch fish in this part of the Ohio you can catch them anywhere glad you came up here and checked out what we are having to deal with Dave much respect!
Thanks for another fishin video brother . I apreitiate your hard work. God bless
Missouri river southeast Nebraska. Big Fish bring the road trip out this way.
Kentucky sells commercial fishing permits. Indiana DNR says to protect the ohio river from commercial net fisherman, kentucky would have to be taken to court.
Dave I believe you could catch a 60 pound Bluecat in a mud
puddle!! Thanks for sharing your trip!!!!
Reminds me of my younger days in Baton Rouge in the Mighty Mississippi across from Death Valley. River boats and Bargers everywhere. But big catfish.
I've fished all over, but had the most dangerous non marine trips were on the Mississippi when in Memphis. We used to see huge tugs, misguided barges, telephone pole sized logs, hot water heaters, refrigerators, and on and on. Cat fish were inedible there. I used to give them to the locals to eat.
Catfish Dave is a true fisherman. I love this channel 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🐠🐠🐋🐋
Back in my younger days. I’d be out there on the Ohio River fishing weekend Bass Tournaments and sometimes weekly evening Bass Tournaments as well.
That’s actually one of the better parts of the Ohio river system for fish numbers. The farther up river you go, the worse it gets. The pool above the Belleville damn is really bad.
I respect that dave realizes how good the fishing is on the tenn river system.
Next spring dave needs to head east to nc catch the blues and stripers running in the rivers. Actual rivers
I think you could cast your bait in the Sahara desert and catch a catfish, love your content
Blues are a pretty catfish. Hey Dave ...have you ever fished Clendening Lake in Ohio off 800 middle east of Ohio.
Wish I'd known you were coming ky. Have a couple bodies of water near me I'd like to see you fish... within a few miles I have both the Cumberland river (upper section) and Laurel River Lake (another notorious dead zone that should be productive).. would be fun to see you and Richard both tackle these areas and see if you can out fish the locals lol... good video man. Not all areas are winners!
Big D! Any chance of bringing back some bluegrass jams when you gotta big'un on? .... Just wondering. Gonna watch either way.👍
This was a little different type video and I really enjoyed it. Suggestion. If you haven't done a video in a good while on your boat I think it would be interesting to see a video featuring your boat....what kind of boat, setup, and all the usual info a carfishing angler might like in boat d\etails. I remember some years back you did a video like this.
That’s where I live ! It’s really bad here to fish for catfish, cause of all the commercial fishing. I wished the State would put a stop to it
Have you ever fished up north in the waters that feed Chesapeake Bay? Blue cats are considered an invasive species in those waters. Thanks for another informative fishin video. I usually fish Truman Lake in Missouri. Good Blue fishing there.
Shhhh. Don't tell anyone
I fish the Big Sandy but farther south in the mountains of East,Ky. Theres no commercial fishing down here. The river is smaller and harder to navigate in places but its good fishing in the right places.. Great flathead fishing
Catfish Dave I just wanted to say I appreciate all of your video and your content as I myself in a bank fisherman or anyhow try to be LOL I like watching your videos if you get different ideas of what else to try and look for thank you sir have a great day
Hey Dave. Would love to see you try and attempt to catch a monster size catfish here in Southern California.
Here in my part of Georgia , the
Appalachian catfish is an evasive species, so from my understanding the DNR will go to populated areas of the river and shock them. I rarely see a cat fish at the ocmulgee.
I hear that in Carrollton Kentucky there is a commercial fisherman who has a aquarium. To keep catfish caught by nets for pay lakes.
I live in Northern Kentucky and I'm amazed to hear that there is comercial fishing inmthe Ohio. I wouldn't eat out of it if was starving. I'd rather eat worms and crickets.
The weather is finally getting better up here. You ought to do a Great Lakes road trip!
You need to give Truman Lake in Missouri a try. Lots of big blues and flatheads.
One of your more enjoyable vids, I also like just to go to new places. What I find interesting is I go to where those people live and they come to where I live! Go figure.
On the next episode of Hoarders you have your host “Catfish Dave”.
COME ON DAVE ! Clean that stuff up and organize it.
Thank you for the quality videos.
Dave how many fishing. Licenses do you have to keep in all these places. What does that cost you every year? Do you ever deal with game wardens?
Hey Dave, the a lake just east of Dallas, Lake Towakoni. Theres some big Blues in there, come on out and give it a shot.
Good looking Stratocaster, man.
Wished I knew you was coming up, I would have came and met you and showed you where I go .
Good video Dave thanks
You were fishing in my backyard. The Ashland and Huntington area is a zoo when it comes to barge and tug traffic. If you go down river from Greenup it's not bad.
Dave I live around Mount Vernon, In on the Ohio river. It hasn’t been great for blue’s. However the Wabash connects to it at the SW point of Indiana. The first boat ramp on the Wabash is Dogtown boat ramp in Posey county. I have jug fished and pole fished it for years and we easily catch 40 to 50 pounders on the deep outside bends. However it’s shallow with deep narrow channels. When I say shallow it’s below 10 feet and sand most of the time. If you get this way you might consider that option.
Westside of Evansville here!
I used to fish this same are with my Dad and cousins back in the 60s.
Didn't catch anything then either.
Below Greenup Dam is ok for Sauger but you can't eat them because they will stink up the house when you cook them from all the chemicals.
Dav I always enjoy your shows very informative good commentary please please bring back your music it’s greatly missed thank you thank you
Not 100% sure, but I think I caught that you are from the Watts Bar area? Come on down to Scottsboro, Alabama. Schedule a hotel ahead of time, because they fill up fast. I'd recommend the Quality Inn in Scottsboro. When I was moving to this area, and my home was being built, I stayed at that motel, while they were doing renovations. It was already turning into a great place, but I imagine it's even nicer now they are finished renovating. Fishermen crowded the parking lot, (in the dead of winter), with their boats. Even then, getting in and out of the parking lot was easy. I'm an elderly woman. Always felt safe there. Parking lot is very well lit up. Plenty of boat ramps nearby. Great fishing. You might see one or two tow boats going by, or you might not. Barge traffic is very thin on that part of the river. But pleasure and fishing boats are plentiful! You may have been to this area before and I missed it. I just started watching your channel a few weeks ago.
Dave, Have you ever fished Lake Hartwell in S C or Ga.? I live on Hartwell in Anderson SC. If you have not tried it or want to fish it again, I'll give you a place to stay. You are welcome in my home anytime.
I believe you can catch catfish out of a mud hole Dave. I hated to see you go so far, and not catch more than what you did. That barge traffic was crazy. Spite it all it seemed to be a pretty place. Thanks for letting us tag along. Take care, God Bless.
Myself and several people I know catch large fish from this stretch of river consistently. Yes, there is barges, yes the paylake people have hoop-netted certain spots, however, with knowledge on where to go, its certainly not dead.
I have caught most of my big catfish in small creeks that lead to the river. I use a kayak to get in there.
Is anything being done, or can anything be done to either limit or shut down commercial catfishing in areas? It’s sad the impact it has.
DAG BLASTED BARGES!! Carry on
Paylakes and commercial fishing have screwed up the quantity of big blue catfish in the ohio. There is still a very healthy flathead population only b/c they are tougher to catch. You don’t see many pleasure boaters until summer when the river level is more stable. Springs rains cause massive shifts in the river conditions.
Catfish Dave in my neck of the woods. The Ohio in the tri state area has been decimated by commercial fishing to stock local pay lakes. You can throw a rock in any direction from Huntington,WV and land near a pay lake. The Ohio itself does and can produce big fish you just have to a much lesser chance nowadays. The stretch of Ohio above the Robert C. Byrd towards Point Pleasant, WV locks and dam in fished heavily by catfish anglers for that reason.
I'd say your best bet would be starting at the Smithland dam or pool whatever they call it and work your way down to the Mississippi River. Commercial fishing isn't as bad in that stretch of the river and 60s and 70s are common in that area too. Smithland pool runs from the dam all the way to the Mississippi river. I'd love to see you get a 70 out of there!
Commercial fishing has ruined the part of the Ohio River in Ashland Kentucky where I live
100% agree I bank fish ohio river not far from Ashland ky on ohio side across from Russell ky
Have you ever been to Lake Ozarks to fish? Also, have you ever done a boat fishing video without the use of a fish finder? Just on knowledge or luck
Interesting to me good video thanks
Glad to see you were in my state there are some better places on the Ohio !
Hey Dave you ever fish Hartwell lake in SC? Down by the dam they say there well over 100 pounds and divers have seen 6 footers
@catfishdave so you finally came to my area. Your literally right 100 yards from me. Awesome to see. So far I'm about halfway through video. Unless you start slaying them I told you it's the dead sea. Now imagine if ypu don't have a boat.
Another good one, lots of real life inf
Have family that fish below greenup, they catch some pretty good cats from the bank.
I would have no problem fishing there,
Well, this video was you eatin cheese by enlarge and Catfish Dave playin dodge that barge! 😂
Good stuff. TY
I live close to the new river in most places catfishing is terrible but smallmouth fishing is usually pretty good
If you want big catfish the Potomac River is the place or the James River and lastly the Rappahannock River in Virginia.
We flathead fish the French broad river in hot springs nc. Every time a train comes around down those mountains we get a bite. No joke
Was in Marietta yesterday where the muskingum meets the Ohio.
Was scouting a place to throw from the bank with my son and dammit right there on the bank was looked to be a 60 or 70lb flat head dead baking in the sun.
People can be so disrespectful.
I leave in friendship tn.38034 truck driver can you please tell where I need to catfishing. I'm always short on time when i.git home. You are a true cowboy of fishing hell of man I sow when you got lure stuck in your thomd
Hahaha lol welcome to chemical valley lol cool to see dave fishing the places i fish
I live right up the road from this area. I go out there on my little 8 foot boat 😂
The comercial fishing and paylake scene in that area has destroyed the fishery. 20 years ago you could catch fish all day any day there😔
Dave you can catch no fish and it would be still a great video!
Ohio river by portsmouth has a huge salt pile next to the river..every time it rains..salt pours into the ohio river.
With that..anything south of the salt pile is very few fish around..
Up at the green up dam is were they all go..
We’ll said Dave about the Ohio river commercial fishing, a little bit of awareness helps out a lot, it’s not easy doing you tube here
Hope to see you up my way on the Ohio the Hannibal pool area one day 👍🏻
Fish the channel and the sides after a barge goes through. Wakes them up.
I guess your in my neck of the woods lol I fish the Ohio river in Cincinnati but into Indiana side caught a 48lber just out on a point out of a inlet were barges can still pass and it was a night bite would love to see some night fishing catfish Dave
ive witnessed the decline in the fishing in the Cincinnati area on the Ohio river there are still some big fish but way fewer and far between , many many paylakes in the surrounding area have had it's toll here on the river ,
7:03 what a legend