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Ohio River Fishing Regulations and License Agreements
The following Ohio River fishing regulations are the result of negotiations
between the wildlife agencies of Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Since
1994 Ohio’s fishing regulations have been unified with those of West Virginia
and Kentucky for fishing on the Ohio River between our mutual borders. The
following daily bag limits and minimum size limits apply to the Ohio River and
its embayments and tributaries to the first dam or riffle. Note that the
regulations differ slightly between the Ohio/West Virginia border (Eastern Unit)
and the Ohio/Kentucky border (Western Unit).
Western Unit (Kentucky/Ohio border only) – Lawrence County west of South
Point, and Scioto, Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton counties. Ohio and
Kentucky will honor the other state’s fishing licenses along their common
borders on the mainstem and from the banks of the Ohio River, excluding
embayments and tributaries. The following regulations are the only unified
regulations in the agreement – for all other regulations, anglers must abide by
those of the state by which they are licensed, except that Ohio anglers must
abide by Kentucky laws when fishing from the Kentucky shoreline, and
Kentucky anglers must abide by Ohio laws when fishing from the Ohio
shoreline.
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Eastern Unit (West Virginia/Ohio border only) – Lawrence County
east of South Point, and Gallia, Meigs, Athens, Washington, Monroe,
Belmont, Jefferson, and Columbiana counties. Ohio and West
Virginia will honor the other state’s fishing licenses along their
common borders on the mainstem of the Ohio River, including its
banks and embayments and tributaries to the landmark location listed
in Publication 404, Waterfowl Hunting and Fishing on the Ohio River
(available online). This agreement applies to Ohio and West Virginia
residents only. The following regulations are the only unified
regulations in the agreement - for all other regulations, Ohio anglers
must abide by West Virginia laws when fishing the river mainstem and
its banks, embayments, and tributaries in West Virginia. West Virginia
anglers must abide by Ohio laws when fishing from the riverbanks,
embayments, and tributaries in Ohio.
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