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Little Miami River is a public river in Warren County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Clark County and Clermont County, Ohio, managed by State of Ohio (public-trust water). You can fish it on an Ohio licence, but bank access is only at road crossings, parks, ODNR access sites and other public land; riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable reaches. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
A state and national scenic river through SW Ohio — one of the best float-fishing smallmouth streams in the state, with rock bass, channel catfish and spotted bass. Canoe liveries the length of it.
It runs roughly 102 miles through the Southwest Ohio region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, rock bass, channel catfish, sauger; muskellunge, flathead catfish, largemouth bass are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the Little Miami River near Oldtown OH USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Mill Run and Caesar Creek Lake.
Species from Ohio DNR fish-management and public-access data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Ohio. Some state-park lakes, city reservoirs and MWCD lakes have posted hours or seasonal closures, and a few beaches close at dusk — check the property rules for this water.
Boats: Horsepower and speed limits are set per lake in Ohio — many are 10 hp, electric-motor-only or no-wake, while the big Corps and border reservoirs are unlimited. MWCD lakes need their own launch permit. Check the ODNR listing for this water.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Ohio state parks (reserve ahead), the MWCD lake campgrounds, Corps campgrounds and AEP ReCreation Land (free permit). Dispersed bank camping is not permitted on ODNR wildlife areas — they are day-use for fishing.
Tackle: Statewide daily limits: 6 black bass, 6 walleye/saugeye (4 on Lake Erie in most zones), 30 crappie, 4 muskellunge (1) — many lakes have their own bass slot or length limits. Lake Erie has its own regulation booklet. Check the current Ohio fishing regulations for this water.
Boat ramps: 20 mapped — Fort Ancient Scenic River Access, Canoe Launch, Kayak Launch, Boat ramp, Jacoby Road Canoe Launch, Boat ramp and others nearby.
Camping: 20 sites mapped nearby — Dan Beard Reservation, 4-H Camp Clifton, Lower Narrows Campsite, Camp Greene, Kroger, Chippewa and others.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 03240000 — Little Miami River near Oldtown OH. Full gauge data →
Anyone 16 or older needs an Ohio fishing licence — resident annual is about $25, non-resident annual about $51, and 1-day and 3-day licences are also sold. There is no separate trout stamp. Buy online or in the HuntFish OH app from the Ohio Division of Wildlife. An Ohio fishing licence covers public rivers and the whole Ohio side of the Ohio River. Bank access is only at road crossings, parks, and public land — Ohio's riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable stretches.
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