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Rattlesnake Creek is a public river in Fayette County, Highland County, Madison County and Clinton 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 public-trust river.
A warmwater Ohio stream — smallmouth and largemouth bass, channel catfish, rock bass, bluegill and carp. Wade or float; bank access at road crossings, parks and public land.
It runs roughly 39 miles through the Southwest Ohio region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, channel catfish, rock bass; bluegill, common carp, white bass are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the Rattlesnake Creek at Centerfield OH USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Rattlesnake Creek and Camp Run.
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: Most Ohio fishing rivers are waded or floated by canoe, kayak and jon boat; the Ohio, Muskingum and lower Scioto take bigger craft.
Bank & bivvy camping: Bank access is at ODNR access sites, road crossings, parks and public land; other banks are private riparian land — Ohio landowners control the bank on non-navigable reaches.
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: 1 mapped — Boat ramp.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 03232300 — Rattlesnake Creek at Centerfield 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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