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Fishing regulations at West Branch Mahoning River, 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 Muskellunge as of April 11th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Muskellunge 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 = 2; min size = 30-inches.
Kentucky regulations apply to boat anglers fishing beyond the 1792 low water mark, identified at wildohio.gov. WildOhio.gov.
Muskellunge 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 = 2; min size = 30-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.
Muskellunge regulations for Pymatuning Lake:
bag limit = 2; min size = 30-inches.
For additional site-specific regulations, see Ohio Division of Wildlife Fishing Regulations.
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FAQ about West Branch Mahoning River fishing
- Muskellunge - 24 members reported to have caught this fish
- Rock bass - 7 members reported to have caught this fish
- Largemouth bass - 8 members reported to have caught this fish
- @jpg123 reported a nice Muskellunge.
- @davidskidmore reported a nice Muskellunge.
- @zeeman8 reported a nice Brown bullhead.
- @Michael_Gout reported a nice Smallmouth bass.
- @Michael_Gout reported a nice Rock bass.
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