fishing the ohio river?

[lousyfisher]

Was wondering if you could give advice for fishing the Ohio river?  I am new to bass fishing and am having trouble catching bass, plus it seems to get a lot of pressure.  I have read a lot about fishing lakes but am not sure it will work the same in this river.   Any help would be helpful.

[guardrail]

What pool of the ohio are you fishing???

[lousyfisher]

I mostly fish the hannibal pool. 

[guardrail]

OK i have fished the gallipolis pool and have had good luck finding both large and small mouth --as far as lures  i used craws and crank bait nothing out of the norm.
the river fish do put up more of a fight--just look for key spots rock wood bridge pilings  river points  lots of stuff to fish in a river

[wvbassangler]

I mostly fish the hannibal pool.  

Fish the barges with a crank bait make sure you have a senko ready on a differ rod you will miss a few on a crank bait as soon as you do flip a senko you will get a good bag of Large mouths.(DT 20's)

[lousyfisher]

What about islands?   I read where the points taper into deeper water are good spots, but I have never had any luck.  Plus I don't see others fishing it, so that tells me it's not worth fishing right?    The river here is 20 to 35 feet deep in the channel, do bass hang out in this deep of water? 
  Thanks.

[wvbassangler]

What about islands?   I read where the points taper into deeper water are good spots, but I have never had any luck.  Plus I don't see others fishing it, so that tells me it's not worth fishing right?    The river here is 20 to 35 feet deep in the channel, do bass hang out in this deep of water? 
  Thanks.

them green backs are all over I would start fishing places that don't look good to no one laugh now and pm me later I don't know much about Ohio but I know some peeps that are hard to beat on that river get a DT 20 and go to work

[Johnmccutchan]

Was wondering if you could give advice for fishing the Ohio river?  I am new to bass fishing and am having trouble catching bass, plus it seems to get a lot of pressure.  I have read a lot about fishing lakes but am not sure it will work the same in this river.   Any help would be helpful.

Wow. The good ole Ohio. I grew up on this beast. I have had tremendous luck on the rebel craws for smallies. Check out the connecting creeks where they run into the river. The mouths are always a great place to throw a crankbait and Carolina rig. Be sure as well to follow the creek channel out. You would be surprised out how many bass hang out on those creek channel drop off where they go into the river. Also in the winter months go around the power plants with a firetiger crankbait. The fish like it cause the water is 85 degrees in the winter months there. Bridge pilings and barges are normally a great spot as well. Just remember not all barges are as productive as others. Good luck...

[wvbassangler]

Wow. The good ole Ohio. I grew up on this beast. I have had tremendous luck on the rebel craws for smallies. Check out the connecting creeks where they run into the river. The mouths are always a great place to throw a crankbait and Carolina rig. Be sure as well to follow the creek channel out. You would be surprised out how many bass hang out on those creek channel drop off where they go into the river. Also in the winter months go around the power plants with a firetiger crankbait. The fish like it cause the water is 85 degrees in the winter months there. Bridge pilings and barges are normally a great spot as well. Just remember not all barges are as productive as others. Good luck...

power plant discharge 5 eye green backs  you are correct that is a great production place early spring and late fall

[lousyfisher]

Thanks guys.   So will bass be in the deep main river channel?   I ask because it seems there is no structure at all, just sand/ mud.   Most people I see fish the bank structure and nothing else, which is what I do, but I would say these fish are very pressured.  If this is where the fish are how do I catch them with so many others doing the same thing?   Sorry for the newbie questions, but it's irratating to hear how a buddy of mine can go out and catch 30 fish and I catch 3 using the same techniques.

[wvbassangler]

Do you get FLW mag if you do check page 50 myth busters bass busting bass fishing's beggest myths "don't beleive everything you here
and no problem thats what we are here for maybe some day you will chine in on one of my dumb ?'s
I have learned that the more time spent on the water will increase production fish change by the hour it's no longer spring, summer, fall and winter as the world turns lol

[jigman1]

I fished a tournament up there a couple weeks ago and I ended up second. I was catching them on Orange Crush Bandit 100 Series Cranks and flipping a sweet beaver on laydowns by current breaks. Also the guy that won it was throwin a chatterbait.

[lousyfisher]

hey jigman1, what pool were you fishing  and if willow island,  were you up close to new martinsville?   I was up there this past thursday,  the river was swift but we managed to catch some nice smallies.  Mostly fishing a gulp minnow.