Catfish anglers are finding success fishing drop-offs at tributary mouths and large deep holes . Aug, 13, 2016 - Kanawha River Details: Longnose Gar Rare fish in the waters where I live and it was one of the fights and catches of my life. Sauger and Walleye are beginning to congregate below locks and dams on the major rivers. Kanawha River from Dunbar to Fraziers Bottom. They are said to be found in the Licking River, Kentucky; Kanawha and Blackwater Rivers, West Virginia; Ohio River, at Louisville and Cincinnati. In the Kanawha River, there are many of these honey holes for muskie, according to … Interestingly, approximately 20 percent are sport fishes, 80% are nongame fishes and 75% are found in just five families: (60-species) of carps and minnows, (31) perch, (18) suckers, (14) bass and sunfish and (12) catfish. What kayak do you fish out of for the river? West Virginia’s waters are blessed with a variety of fish resources, including 178 species and 3 hybrid sport fishes distributed among 24 different families. Focus on warmer evenings to increase chances of picking up bites. All other fish Conditions : Capacon River: Flows are currently reasonable for catching large wintertime Smallmouth, but stream temperatures are still too cold due to snow runoff. 04/16/18, 4/30/18, 06/04/18: 09/26/2018: Muskingum River, Ohio River and Little Kanawha River, Tomlinson Run, Cluster Island Side Channel, Yellow Creek, Babbs Island, Little Beaver Creek I always do float trips on the Little Kanawha. 4 1/2 feet long weighing 12 pounds. Paddlefish were once common in the Kanawha, but by the 1980s water pollution had killed off all but a few of them. Vary the kind of fish you eat. Expect warmer stream temperatures throughout the week, but fishability will soon depend on the possibility of rainfall. The New River basin has seven endemic species of fish, which are the: Appalachia darter, bigmouth chub, bluestone sculpin, candy darter, Kanawha darter, Kanawha minnow, and New River shiner. UPDATE, JUNE 29, 10:33 A.M.: According to the Office of Sheriff Mike Rutherford: Yesterday afternoon around 2:30 Metro 911 received a call reporting a body had been found in the Kanawha River near the Mountain Pie Company in Jefferson, WV. Kanawha River, river formed at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, U.S., by the confluence of the New and Gauley rivers. (1 meal=1/2 lb of fish) Kanawha River - from I-64 bridge in Dunbar downstream to the Ohio River. East Lynn Lake. The Kanawha River and two of its tributaries, the Pocatalico River and Armour Creek, have been the focus of a total maximum daily load (TMDL) study and preliminary federal Superfund investigations to determine the location and extent of the dioxin sources.
According to the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources, the most effective bait for both fish include white jigs, live minnows, silver spoons, imitation shad lures.

Try jigs … Fishing will continue to heat up through March for these species.