Ohio River question

[JustinM]

I have no idea about jug fishing on the river but I do have a question. Every single day at Newburgh there is a guy throwing out no less than 100 jugs. He starts about 100' behind the gates and they float all over the freaking river. He then sits on the far bank while these jugs float all over including being run over by barges. After a while the guy just runs down about 5 miles around a bend and let's them come to him. He then comes back up and picks them up. Is this legal? It's getting real annoying having to dodge jugs that are coming up stream cause of fish on them. Not to mention only being able to drift 50' back of the red line until the jugs float out.

[SteveM4A1]

i was under the impression that only 5 jugs may be used per person at one time..and the individual must have constant visual contact with them.

[JustinM]

Kenny and I have been playing dodge the jug on the way to the dam. We have to make several 90 degree turns to avoid them all. I'm serious there is atleast a 100 jugs out. If they are out tomorrow I'll take a picture so you all can see this mess. Chuck or any of you other guys who are on it year around know if it's legal?

[jfw]

i do know that jug fishing is illegal at the falls of the Ohio...but folks still do it

[Cobra_Joe]

Not a jug person but you raised my couriousity. This is what it says in the regulations. Hope it helps. 50 jugs are the max and they cannot be used within 200 yards of the dam.

One person may use no more than
two sport fishing trotlines or 50 jug lines
per boat) or 25 set lines at any one time.
Each sport fishing trotline, jug line or set
line must be: 1) permanently labeled with
the name and address of the user; 2) baited,
checked and all fish removed at least
once every 24 hours; 3) removed from
water, bank or tree when fishing ceases.
Prohibited Areas: Sport fishing
trotlines, jug lines or set lines may
not be used within 200 yards below any dam.

[smashdn]

Not a jug person but you raised my couriousity. This is what it says in the regulations. Hope it helps. 50 jugs are the max and they cannot be used within 200 yards of the dam.

One person may use no more than
two sport fishing trotlines or 50 jug lines
per boat) or 25 set lines at any one time.
Each sport fishing trotline, jug line or set
line must be: 1) permanently labeled with
the name and address of the user; 2) baited,
checked and all fish removed at least
once every 24 hours; 3) removed from
water, bank or tree when fishing ceases.
Prohibited Areas: Sport fishing
trotlines, jug lines or set lines may
not be used within 200 yards below any dam.

He may not be "Sport Fishing" if he is doing it everyday. And that might be the rub.

[JustinM]

Well I called the FW office this morning who immediately took my name and number and wanted a CO to return my call. I thought that was kinda odd... The CO called me back and asked a bunch of questions. After I answered all his questions I asked him a couple. They had reports of people jug fishing that are throwing back all the fish they are catching. He said with the price of cavier being really high right now they are worried about this guy only keeping paddlefish.

[mhall]

There is a pontoon doing it at the Falls and blocks up the Chute bigtime with all that mess. He puts out way too many and if they get hung up he just lives them and rives off for somebody to get it hung up in their prop and tear up the seals.

[jfw]

he was there today

[KyDr.B]

Well I called the FW office this morning who immediately took my name and number and wanted a CO to return my call. I thought that was kinda odd... The CO called me back and asked a bunch of questions. After I answered all his questions I asked him a couple. They had reports of people jug fishing that are throwing back all the fish they are catching. He said with the price of cavier being really high right now they are worried about this guy only keeping paddlefish.

Justin...are you serious this conservation officer fellow was worried about plankton eating paddlefish being caught on a jug? Is that possible? ( To catch them with a jug I mean.) That does'nt sound right. Glad you called those folks though.

[JustinM]

Well I know they can be caught on jug lines. There was a guy busted at hoovey lake catching them on jug lines. They threw the book at that guy.

[psvec]

when we had our last river tournament, there were about 50 jugs around the dock at angel mount, it sucked tring to dodge all those jugs