Marcus T. Franklin asked:


Dear Anglers,

I recently e-mailed the ODNR this question which they did not answer, so I'm
depending on fellow fishermen for an answer.

"If you have an Ohio Fishing License are you allowed to fish the
Ohio River from the Kentucky side.
An example would be fishing the Meldahl dam from the Kentucky
side of the Ohio River.
Or do I need to obtain an Kentucky Fishing License?

Please reply if you know the answer.

Thanks....and Good Fishing !

Marcus



OHIO RIVER
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 Southpoint,
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. This agreement applies to Ohio and Kentucky residents only. 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

(That means you don't need a KY license)

Eastern Unit (West Virginia/Ohio border only – Lawrence County east of
Southpoint, 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 first dam or riffle.
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.

(That means you don't need a W. V. license)