Interpretive Center, the Falls

[Jackster]

Any one catching anything below the interpretive center or at the upper? I was thinking of going Friday afternoon. I am hoping to get out of work a couple hours early.

[Grumman]

Haven't heard or been since before the holidays. I am curious myself, I don't like all the salt that is washing into the river from the roadways and would guess that the fishing is really slow because of it.

[DaveR]

Haven't heard or been since before the holidays. I am curious myself, I don't like all the salt that is washing into the river from the roadways and would guess that the fishing is really slow because of it.

I've never heard of salt melt runoff affecting a fishery. That is interesting if it did. Better talk with Jerry Abramson if its true. I think Clean Water Act is more important than getting roads safe enough to speed (seriously).

anyway, don't be tightlipped about the sauger below, let us know. its going to be crowded anyway with folks that can't even spell internet.

[Chubminnow]

I watched a segment on Kentucky Afield one time where they were fishing below the falls for Sauger. I've never fished for Sauger from the bank below the falls but from what I could tell by watching this particular episode of Kentucky Afield, it looked like the bank was plumb full of sauger fishermen, it looked like they were dang near shoulder to shoulder. It kind of reminded me of watching the kids around the trout tank at the Louisville Boat Show. As swift ast he current is it seems to me like the chances for catching another man's line are good.

[first2fish]

I had never fished there either until last feb. From the bank for sauger. My freind kept telling me he was catching 2-5 pd'ers so i left work one day early to meet him there. Fished for 15 minutes and caught a 18 inch sauger. Im ready to catch some more. I think i like fishing better from a boat at the falls though. Get pretty crowded from the bank at times. I like fishing the river and always have good luck but im still not eating any fish out of there. I know its ok to every so often but i have enough health isssues without adding mercury to my system !---good fishing all........as soon as the ice melts--lol

[artcarney_agr]

I've never heard of salt melt runoff affecting a fishery. That is interesting if it did. Better talk with Jerry Abramson if its true. I think Clean Water Act is more important than getting roads safe enough to speed (seriously).

It's not just Louisville, Cincinnati contributes a good bit too, as well as the surrounding areas that all drain to the Ohio.

Once it rains and the salt hits the river, it's going to be rough for a little while.

[mhall]

A five pound Sauger would be a beast. Most of what is caught down there is cigars to 18 to 19 inches. 20 inch plus fish are there but are fairly rare. You will also occasionally get a nice Walleye in the mix to.

[riverrat12]

Fished below the upper dam last Fri. only managed one around 15in. on a jig head with three minnows on it. The grub bite wasn't happening...I had the river all to myself, didn't see another fisherman...And yes salt definetly affects the bite. the blue stuff in your minnow water is a form of salt, it slows there matabalism down and gives them lockjaw. That way they don't poo in there water and die. Chuck

[riverrat12]

A five pound Sauger would be a beast. Most of what is caught down there is cigars to 18 to 19 inches. 20 inch plus fish are there but are fairly rare. You will also occasionally get a nice Walleye in the mix to.

You got that right Mark 5# is huge.eyes maybe but sauger doughtful.

[salmo]

was there today for about an hour-no fish caught--8 people fishing from bank and I saw no one catch anything. Fished from around 1230 to 130--checked out shippiong port side of river and water was being generated in the right place but didn't take poles down as we hadn't been on that side in over twenty years--any of you all catch anything over there?

[JD7.62]

Honestly Id like to measure the saliny of the Ohio before and after the winter salt season. I use about 2lbs of salt / 100 gallons of water in my FRESHWATER fish tanks. I would imagine that 100gallons is a MUCH smaller percentage of water in the Ohio then 2lbs of salt is compared to all the salt dumped on the roads. Salt is a very common mineral and is naturally occuring in our waters. I really dont think the road salt has that much of an impact. The other chemicals they put on the roads, well that is a different story.