Flathead CATFISHING on the Ohio River 

My old man was an Ohio River rat... He could catch and cook some great catfish. East Liverpool Ohio living on a house boat on the river. He could swim like a fish too. Wish I would have wrote down his catfish recipe. Liked n Scribed!

love watching you fish off the ohio river. boat fishing is the best but I live in an apartment and no where to store a boat. so bank / shore fishing is the best I can do. great to watch.. keep it coming..

Great video Steve. The new boat looks good and seems to have a lot of room. The catfish I know the least is the flathead so it is always great to get information about them. Thanks Tom

Awesome!! This is hands-down my favorite catfish channel!! Keep up the GOOD work! 🎣

Boy that is a beauty of a boat Steve and those flatheads are just down right lovely themselves can't wait to finally hook into one of those bad boys...anywho nice vid and definitely looking forward to the next

Hey Steve, just letting you know that I have enjoyed your videos. Last winter I watched a lot of them and guess what. I lived in Alabama and I went fishing during the night and caught a 68 pound blue catch using circle hooks and flat no roll sinker with cut bait. Had a time of my life landing that sucker. tks Rick

Steve your Video's Are Awesome Thank you for all the Tips on Catfish

Me and my Husband love watching your videos, we dont have a boat yet but working on it so we do alot of bank fishing for Cats. we went a couple weeks ago for our first time in a boat and my husband caught about a 36 lb cat and he is hooked and wanting a boat , lol. We live near the Tennessee River in Colbert County!

Love flat heads, enjoy your videos, caused me to order the rear mount Rod holder ,plus other stuff. Thanks

really enjoyed this video! you were very informative on how to get these flatties and they are my favorite fish so i am thankful for this video!

Alright Steve...Welcome back I'm thrilled that you are back on the videos...Looking forward to seeing the night action....

Very professional video! Thanks Much! I enjoy watching your videos and they get me pumped up to get out there and do some cat fishing.

thanks steve. youre vvery humble and i hope you continue to make these awesome catfish videos! tuneing in all the way from iowa!

Great video as always

Hey Steve, great video! Love your new boat that thing is awesome!

Thank you Steve for the videos and illustrations. I've learned a ton from you!

Thanks man! I love your vidoes more than my cable.tv

Great video Steve and nice catch

I find myself looking everyday to see if you have posted any new video. Enjoy watching. Thanks Steve

nice to see u back in operation steve ! missed ur videos!!

Awesome video Steve. I'm always learning something new. I know exactly where you are at I think. Couple miles below the dam. I fish that section alot.

awesome video good fishing

Great video! Wish I could get there to go fishing with you. Flathead does taste better than channel or blue cats to me! Excellent job on the videos and great job explaining the location. Thanks for your hard work fishing and on the videos! Any tips to catch flatheads from the bank?

Love the videos and just the type of guy you are. Keep doing what you're doing Steve. I agree with Billy some bank fishing videos and maybe some Lake video would be great as well.

This is prob my favorite channel on RU-vid. Thanks for the great videos. Looking forward to the next one.

Always A pleasure to watch your Videos Steve, Good luck and God Bless your Friend Greg

Hey Steve! I always have good luck in the same "fishy looking" places on the ohio using live bluegill. I've even caught blues on them. I'm waiting for the contest to see who gets to go fishing with ya. I've been without a boat for about 2 yrs now. Going to pick up my new boat next weekend! I'm gonna order some rod holders and versa Trac bases real soon. FYI I live close to markland dam! Seen guys catching them below the dam, but I've had no luck this year from the bank up in the pool above markland. Tried shad, skipjack, bluegill, mooneye. Numbers gotta be low up here.

yet another great and informative video and yes steve id like to see more night videos ive caught most of my bigger fish at night

ya that intro is great, takes it to the next level as well ll ways nice catfish and great tips

awesome video steve! new boat looks sweet!

Very nice video and indeed please keep them coming I get excited every time my email says you posted a new video and I try all your technics out on the water.!! Btw your monster rod holders are perfect. I have used them now for 3 years still going strong .

Everything your doing for catfishing is awesome! I've watched your videos for years and how they have evolved over the years is amazing! Keep it up and I hope you get your own show some day haha! Ill coin it now, "The Bill Dance of Catfishing" haha!

nice clip Steve keeping comming be safe , be catching flat heads on the IL. river too Big Jim .

Love fishing for big flatheads . Keep the flathead videos coming!! If you get a chance to go farther west, Missouri has some monster cats in our state.

hey love this spot might try it next fishin trip.

Ready for the night video!!

ohh finally wile watching this video in the piece of wood you found had mussels so in the rio grande we catches catfish in some of them in there intestines they had shells and I told my dad and my bro "look what I found inside the catfish some shells and I wonder why they would eat shells"I trew them back to the water and I saw in the video they seem exactly so I told my brother"look look the catfish like mussels let's try it for bait when we get some"ok so that try the mussels for bait I'm going to try it

man i cant wait till you do the night time vid i loveee fishing at night here on the arkansas for big blues and them ole flats ! ps steve will you please let lisa catch a dang fish bro yeashhhhhhhh poor lady doin all that good videoing for ya and ya wont even let her real one in bro come onnnnnn lol thanks keep up the good work you guys love allll your vids

Nice job!

Good video. Went out other day & caught 5 flatheads, 1 channel, 1 blue. Slow bite out there with spawn.

Great video Steve. I ordered some skipjack from Kentucky and had it shipped to me. Took it out to diamond valley lake and got a 14lb and a 32lb flathead from the bank

Cool nice fish God bless you for your show

i wish i could go fishing with you that looks like alought of fun i tried to fish the Ohio river but never had luck down in cinncinatie

That new boat is coming along real nice. I like the new skin on the out side

great to see another vid with the new boat.

Thanks Steve for being the best catfishing teacher on youtube. I'm having a problem with the back end of my boat swinging back and forth in the current and wind on the Arkansas river when I'm trying to tightline on the bottom. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Keep up the awesome videos. Almost as good as going fishing myself. :)

Another great video! When fishing at night for flatheads, how far from the bank would you be casting your rods? Also, is there anything you do differently when fishing for Flattys when they are spawning.

Steve, I have a video idea for you. The Ohio river seems to get a bad reputation for being dirty which leads to people not wanting to eat fish out of the river. I wonder if you know or could connect with some sort of an agency that controls and regulates water pollution to inform people of actual pollution levels in the river. Maybe even compare them to some local lakes like taylorsville.

Steve how you liking the new rig I notice how quite the motor is will it take the rough water and big waves I like the floor space and are sure you do.

Nice intro to the new video!

Sir I would give my right arm to go fishin with you! Love your videos. Keepum comin !

Steve what would you use if you were fishing in a small pond for channel catfish?

Hi Steve, great video. I was wondering if you have any experience fishing the Ohio river stretch between salt river and otter creek. I'm thinking about trying my luck out this year. I usually catfish at Nolin Lake, but the prospect of a monster fish from the Ohio is pretty tempting to give it a try.

Steve. Great videos. I live in south central park and do most of my catfishing in Conestoga river as I'm limited due to not having a boat. Want to try more areas like the Susquehanna river but tough when its only bank fishing I can do. Been catching some decent flatheads last couple weekends at night in Conestoga. Didn't realize they were in there. Usually caught channel cats but this year flatheads. I have been using green nightcrawlers and doing well. My bait shop sells salted shiners and suckers for bait. No luck yet with them. Maybe I should cut them up? About 4 inches long. Use the Carolina rig mostly in there. Thinking maybe start using Kentucky rig. Any suggestions? Conestoga water level is low so been trying deeper holes just off rapids/current. Primarily late evening in through night. Bite seems to shut off around midnight lately. Suggest keep fishing at that point? Thanks

so Steve how can i order some of the catfish poles that you use. i do alot of bank fishing i cannot get into web site to order. i also have a bass pro shop near me to buy the Catt Max reels. i really like how you explain your expertise in the video thank you.

I loved the info I've always fought my flats at nigh going to try on my next trip

Steve, how is the stability of the new aluminum boat compared to your old ranger? As far as walking around in the boat.

a+ video you make the best

man i love your videos

What do you use to catch skip jack and where?

love that new boat~

Steve what is good catfish rod for my Abu Garcia Blue Yonder 6500 Baitcast Reel and C3 7000?

Hey Steve my name is Robert Lopez been watching a lot of your videos. I don't a lot of flathead fishing in arizona on a river called the saltriver almost all of the flatheads we catch are on live baits. Do you ever use live baits, and do you ever fish at night. Thanks for the great videos I would love to come out too we're you live and fish with you.

Hey nice vid steve, we was there that day.

Another awesome video! Way to break in that new boat, looks like it catches fish like the old one. Do you ever have any trouble with gar in the Ohio River? We have a hard time keeping them off of cut bait, and even on live bait as well on the Missouri River. Any tips for doing so?

Where did you get your anchors,I have some made from rebar that are hard to hold the boat still.

Like the new video intro ! Very professional. I have question I live in kansas and was wondering how all this flooding and etc will effect spawning cstfish?

Do u ever use live bait? Thanks for making great videos

what kinda line you use for your main line?

boat ramp looks familiar where is that?

Hey Steve, I frequently fish the Kentucky River in the Anderson County area. I was wondering if you had any tips and where I could find some skipjack in my area?

I love your videos Steve just started watching them in the past couple weeks awesome!! Question what brand and size hooks do u use?

Steve I have another question if I bout the the Jon boat funnel base could I just screw in the td'5s or is the another peice I will need

Thank you

great video - the shows lookin real good Steve

I have a question for you sir: why were you using the bait clicker with the first fish and not the second one? I am not a fan of them personally. I have lost some good fish because the hook didn't set correctly. Also, (and this is the more important one) how is the new boat working out!? Looks great, I would love to have a setup like that!

The 20 was mine! An we need to hear more than just a giggle from Lisa!! Lol

Hey Steve I'm a new subscriber to your channel and I have a question. Does your tatics & tips be used in public ponds & paylakes when looking for that trophy cat.

nice one steve!!!!

Enjoying your videos and learning a lot.Do you use the bait clicker or do you keep the bail closed? It also looks like you let the fish hook itself and don't really use much of a hookset, is this correct?

I use ambassadors myself they are more costly though but the best

Hey steve dig the videos man, just curious have you ever tried wisker seekers catfish lures? They say theyre good for drifting, if youve tried them just wondering what you think of them. Keep catching hogs brother, you rock.

I love your advise what did you say at 1643 I couldn't make it out?

im curious. Where do you fish mostly on the Ohio ? Have you ever tried near the Newburgh Dam? Or Maby closer to Evansville ?

Truly enjoyed the flathead catfish, it's all about the way in having fun out of them ...

I have spinning reels with 80lb braid that goes to 50lb mono leader I've caught many 20lb to 30lb blue cats and flatheads would they hold up to a big cat as good as the Cat max reels you use?

I KNOW THAT RIVER HAS A CURRENT I LIVE A 1000 FEET FROM IT BUT YOU SURE CAN'T TELL IT. GREAT VIDEO STEVE GOD BLESS

Hey Steve. I've just recently stumbled on to your videos and I find them very informative and entertaining. I was wondering if you have any tips on bank fishing for cats? I hope to get a boat someday but until then I'm stuck on the bank.

Have you ever fished in the licking river if you have what did you use

Hey Steve, You fished that actual spot before the new boat ain't you !?

Another Great video Mr. Steve. Thumbs up and i wish you nothing but the best in this New Circle of life you're venturing into. Make the best of it.

You the man Steve! Caught my first respectable flathead last weekend came in at 28 1/3 pounds. Not quite up to your standards I'm sure but dang good for what we got going around here. Good tips with the adjacent water during the day. So would you target the deep during mid day then in the afternoon move up to that type of water before moving into shallow cover at night? And also would you drift in that adjacent water during that time of day or when is usually the best time for that? Thanks!

Which is better shad or skip jack

Do u know if cut sauger would work to catch catfish . I used some today and didn't catch anything. Which no body was catching anything

Hey Steve, Great video as usual. What time of the day were you fishing?

digging the vids Steve, What knife is that?

So where are you fishing at in this video Steve? Looks like some river between Huntington WV and Gallipolis Ohio

man I need a boat.. beautiful spot

What type of reel do u use I prefer using 6000s or 6500s maid by Abu Garcia

hey steve, what kind of reels do you use?