Fishing near Huntington, WV
Set in Cabell County at the confluence of the Guyandotte and Ohio Rivers, Huntington puts two major multi-species fisheries within the city limits. The Ohio River is known for trophy catfish reaching 60 pounds, while Beech Fork Lake and East Lynn Lake sit a short drive southeast for bass, crappie, and muskellunge.
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Alabama Shad
Alosa alabamae
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
American Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Bighead Carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Blue Sucker
Cycleptus elongatus
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