Up here above Cincinnat at Meldahl dam, we used to be able to fish the lock walls and we would use magnets to keep us on the wall. We catch hybrids, smallmouth, crappie, walleye, sauger, drum, cats and whiteys. However, because of an older man and his pontoon boat being anchored and not being able to release when an approaching barge came into the lock there was an accident. Since then, no one is allowed to be in the lock area and the approach area either. This is about a 1/3 mile from the dam and below it. If you try to approach this area the Lockmaster calls out on speaker phone to leave and if you don't you will get a ticket in the mail or police will come. This negligence has cost alot of good fishing to dissipate from this area. They have really cramped the fishing up here. Not sure what the law is down there, but I would definitely obey the signage/buoys etc.
Bassky