I'm posting this an appeal to all sport fisherman who frequent this site. You may or may not be aware, but a growing number of catfisherman on the Ohio River are pushing for regulations to protect against the unregulated harvest of our trophy catfish in the Ohio and our other major river systems. Every year, in seemingly increasing numbers, tons and tons of large fish are being removed from our waters for sale to pay lakes and other uses. Almost to a man, the folks like me who frequent the Ohio are noticing serious declines in big fish catch rates as they notice more commercial activity on the pools they fish.

We, as catfisherman, have brought our case to the KDFWR and requested they take action similar to TN and AL to protect the fishery with a 1 fish over 34" per day limit. As surrounding states protect the resource, the pressure on our waters is ever increasing. As trophy catfisherman, our overall numbers are fairly small, so I'm asking ALL sport fisherman, if you agree with our cause, to show your support for this conversation effort.

A fellow catfisherman has created a website with a petition for this cause: http://www.monstersontheohio.com/#!petition-page. If you agree, we'd greatly appreciate your support by signing this petition. Further, if you feel strongly on the issue, please let the KDFWR know that as SPORT fisherman, you support this cause.

Thanks
Rob