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Fishing regulations at North Fork McGuire Creek, 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 1st, 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 North Fork McGuire Creek fishing
- Muskellunge - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- Channel catfish - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- Bluegill - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @monk.williams reported a nice Spotted bass.
- @paulbalint reported a nice Bluegill.
- @simonwaring reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @zacharoo69 reported a nice Channel catfish.
- @bbourquin3622 reported a nice Muskellunge.
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