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Subadult bass movement was limited to nursery embayments or tributaries with infrequent movement to nearby main channel areas. Bass preferred a mixed microhabitat consisting of a combination of vegetation and woody debris. This mixed microhabitat was less common in main channel habitat assessments compared to tributaries and embayments.;Core use areas of Ohio River subadult bass are larger than reported in impoundment studies (<11,684 m2), suggesting Ohio River habitat is poorer than other systems. Management should focus on habitat restoration rather than stocking to enhance Ohio River bass fisheries.","abstract_html":"Ohio River electrofishing surveys identified embayments as preferred macrohabitat of subadult largemouth bass. Catch rates within macrohabitats were low ranging from 0.00--2.73 subadult bass/hour. Embayment electrofishing CPUE was higher than tributary or main channel except in spring, when tributary CPUE was highest.;Core use areas were calculated from biotelemetry data and ranged from 88--59,400 m2, representing 0.02--89.00% of available study location macrohabitat. Subadult bass movement was limited to nursery embayments or tributaries with infrequent movement to nearby main channel areas. Bass preferred a mixed microhabitat consisting of a combination of vegetation and woody debris. This mixed microhabitat was less common in main channel habitat assessments compared to tributaries and embayments.;Core use areas of Ohio River subadult bass are larger than reported in impoundment studies (&lt;11,684 m2), suggesting Ohio River habitat is poorer than other systems. 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