Hello, I live in Louisville and am about 3-4 miles away from the boat launch at Cox's park. I mainly fish trout rivers like the Dix, Cumberland, and some places in TN, but my time has been restricted recently and I feel it's a shame to ignore the Ohio River virtually in my own backyard.

But, I don't know anything about fishing it - where, how, when, etc.

Are there guides on this section of the river? I see Captain Chip Mertens is listed on fishin.com, but his webpage doesn't work and I'm not sure of his contact info or if he's still guiding.

I'd be real interested in learning about hybrids and stripers and opportunities for them. (Oh yeah, and I suppose a giant catfish now and again wouldn't be bad :7 )

Thanks for any tips.