Boats on Chartiers Creek

I was doing a little scouting of the lower stretches of Chartiers Creek (Steubenville Pike to the mouth of the Ohio) earlier this week.  I came to a few conclusions.  
 
The good news is the fishing looks fantastic--especially for wayward Ohio River flatheads..  Now for the bad news--and there is a lot of it.
 
Most of the bank is waaay overgrown for shore fishing.  Most of the bank is also privately owned and it seems there are some crazy landowners (according to some locals) along Creek Road that are likely to shoot you if you trespass.  There are a few shore spots in the Rocks that look ok but they likely carry the same risk of some combination of robbery, dismemberment, and/or death especially given that I will mostly fish at night.  Everything else is owned by the railroad.
 
I do, however, have my trusty jon boat.  It drafts 6-8" and I've managed it into some pretty tight places--it is really great in small water.  Being on the creek solves the private property issue and adds an element of safety assuming nobody is taking potshots at people in jon boats (although in this day and age this may be optimistic).  I guess I have enough faith in humanity left to assume I will be safe.  So the plan is to anchor up along creek road and catch the flathead of a lifetime.    I can launch at Newport Marina across the river.
 
I'm assuming there is enough water at the mouth of the creek to get into the channel.  Current was high earlier this week but the creek channel appears to hold a few feet of water.  Has anybody ever seen a boat on the creek before?
 
Thanks!
 
 

is Chartiers deemed navigable?  if not, private land extends through the creek if they own both sides.  just a  warning.  
 
also, get your tetanus shots.  

GilliganJR
is Chartiers deemed navigable?  if not, private land extends through the creek if they own both sides.  just a  warning.  
 
also, get your tetanus shots.  

Good point Gilligan.  Glad you brought that up.  Will have to look into that.
 
 

Would STRONGLY advise conceal carry. Better safe than sorry.

Yea.  Starting to sound like a bad idea.  Fishing is lots of fun but not worth dying for.

Porktown
I have taken my kayak on it.  DO NOT go on it after any rain.  It is filled with sewage after any sort of rain.  I have also seen boats at the mouth, maybe 30 yards up into the creek, from the mouth.
 
I used to fish from shore at the point, but it gets extremely sketchy.  Housing projects are on the other side of the shopping center parking lot, and a good bit of rif raf will hang out at the railroad bridge and point.  After fishing there and about 20 guys showed up there to party, and luckily didn't demand my belongings as I snuk away "to find a better spot", I decided that spot wasn't worth it.
 
I personally would go to about 100 other places before there...

That is EXACTLY why I got a carry permit over 25 years ago...always had the wife fishing with me and waay to many dirtbags congregate to verbally abuse and demean the innocent..no big deal by myself, I can handle myself, but if you feel threatened don't be a victim permits and guns are easy to get for the law abiding..don't think twice, shoot em if they threaten you, plain and simple. they'll shoot you no prob. Watch the news. They do every day. I had two young African americans (who started that name anyway? Geez, were they born in Africa? I wasn't born in Italy, I'm not Italian American, just American) throwing rocks at me and a friend fishing the dam on the beaver river. Yelling did nothing so I climbed the hill and confronted them...well, two dads (African American too lol)were there of those boys, and it was obvious immediately why they were that way. I told them I was going to use their kids intestines like nightcrawlers for bait if it continued..it worked, its the fear factor, don't be a victim, pack a gun, protect yourself and others with you.

eyesandgillz
Darn tax rocks strike again!  

eyesandgillz
Darn tax rocks strike again!  

Those were ebt welfare rocks not tax rocks. Tax rocks are lighter in color.