🏹 Ohio River Bowfishing

Stage Forecast — Both Stations

7-Day Precipitation Forecast

Turbidity History (NTU)

💡 Pro Tips — Bobby's Ohio River Bowfishing

• Best visibility: <20 NTU. Under 10 NTU is near-perfect. Stage dropping = fish moving onto banks and flats.
• Sweet temp window: 65–80°F. Carp, gar, and buffalo are most active. Water >80°F = fish go deep.
• Full moon nights are premium: more ambient light, active feeding patterns. Quarter moons still workable.
• After a flood event like the 2026-05-29 spike: wait 5–7 days for sediment to settle. Stage dropping fast + turbidity under 30 NTU = go.
• Velocity >2.0 mph = hard to hold position, fish hugging bottom. Under 1.5 mph ideal for flats hunting.
• Evening/night (golden hour through midnight) consistently outperforms daytime. Fish move to shallows after dark.
• Huntington often clears 2–4 days before Cincinnati after floods — good leading indicator.
• Maysville pool sits between Greenup & Meldahl dams. No direct ORSANCO turbidity sampling, but conditions often mirror Huntington. Stage tends to be more stable due to pool management.
• After E. coli events (>400 CFU/100mL): wait for data to show drop. It's a safety concern, not just aesthetics.