Maumee River report 17 March 2017- Conditions have improved-Walleye being caught

Maumee River Report:

LEVEL-580.0

TEMP- 38.0 degrees

Barometer: 30.25 inHg and steady

Wading to Bluegrass Island is possible

Clarity-5 inches

Sunrise : 7:43 AM (First cast)

Sunset: 7:43PM (Last cast)

Well the weather finally gave us a slight break and  as a result we saw and had reports of a decent number of walleye being caught. A big jack for the weekly contest was brought in at  5.04 lbs. This weekend should be good fishing .  The reports are calling for a wintery mix of rain and snow but we need what we can get to maybe bring that water level up a bit. Regardless, the water temp has warmed 3 degrees overnight and that should trigger a pretty good bite today.

Weight:  1/2 oz -5/8 oz

*try a lead head – the walleye in the river are hugging the bottom in this cold water*

Leader: 2-3 ft

Colors:   Orange head /green tail   –  BlackHead / Pink tail  – Green head/ green tail –  White head /Orange tail

Today

Snow before 2pm, then rain and snow between 2pm and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. High near 37. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight

Rain and sleet likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday

A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 42. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

Be safe have fun and good luck fishing