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Fishing regulations at Metzger Reservoir, OH
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Fishing regulations in Ohio can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching White bass as of April 13th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Striped, Hybrid-Striped, and White Bass regulations for the Ohio River - Western Unit (Ohio/Kentucky) Regulations. The following are the ONLY unified regulations in this agreement and must be followed when fishing on or within a quarter mile of the Ohio River on its embayments and tributaries to the first riffle or dam in the Western Unit.
bag limit = 30; no more than 4 striped bass, hybrid-striped bass, and white bass (singly or in combination) over 15-inches.
Kentucky regulations apply to boat anglers fishing beyond the 1792 low water mark, identified at wildohio.gov. WildOhio.gov.
Striped, Hybrid-Striped, and White Bass regulations for the Ohio River - Eastern Unit (Ohio/West Virginia) Regulations. These Ohio regulations apply only to shore anglers when fishing on the Ohio shoreline and all anglers in Ohio embayments and tributaries within the Eastern Unit.
bag limit = 30; no more than 4 striped bass, hybrid-striped bass, and white bass (singly or in combination) over 15-inches.
West Virginia regulations apply to boat anglers fishing the main stem of the Ohio River, shore anglers fishing the West Virginia shoreline, and boat and shore anglers fishing West Virginia embayments and tributaries within the Eastern Unit.
For more information about site-specific regulations, see Ohio Division of Wildlife Fishing Regulations.
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- White bass - 12 members reported to have caught this fish
- Smallmouth bass - 6 members reported to have caught this fish
- Channel catfish - 6 members reported to have caught this fish
- @cromagbc reported a nice Channel catfish.
- @jensenlitke reported a nice White bass.
- @collinsheets reported a nice Smallmouth bass.
- @Ayeyosolo reported a nice Black crappie.
- @Ayeyosolo reported a nice Black crappie.
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