Fishing guides on the Ohio River.

The Ohio River is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory, across Ohio and Pennsylvania. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

4 guides · Ohio and Pennsylvania

The Ohio River is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Cincinnati, OH, Franklin, PA, and Southwest Ohio, OH. Trips run as jet boat, stillwater, and walk and wade for blue catfish, flathead catfish, channel catfish, sauger, and walleye. The guided season on the Ohio River runs April to October. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Ohio River, photographed by Ripple Effect Guide ServiceRipple Effect, PA
On the Ohio River
4 guides on the Ohio River
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Which guides fish the Ohio River?

Dale's Guide Service, Hooked Up Guide Service LLC, Ripple Effect Guide Service, and Wild Cat Guide Service. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Ohio River?

Guides here run trips for blue catfish, flathead catfish, channel catfish, sauger, walleye, hybrid striped bass, crappie, and smallmouth bass. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Ohio River?

jet boat, stillwater, and walk and wade trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Ohio River with a guide?

The guided season on the Ohio River runs April to October.

Where is the Ohio River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Cincinnati, OH, Franklin, PA, and Southwest Ohio, OH.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Ohio River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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