Maumee River Report – 11 March 2017

Maumee River Report:

LEVEL-580.5 down a few inches from yesterday

TEMP- 40.5 degrees down 3 degrees from yestersay

Barometer: 30.10 inHg and steady

Wading to Bluegrass Island is possible

Clarity-4 inches

Sunrise : 6:53 AM (First cast)

Sunset: 6:36 PM (Last cast)

Clear and cold all day yesterday with nearly identical conditions today just slightly less wind. We saw a few fish brought in to the shop and reports of  anglers out on the river getting singles and doubles. Buttonwood and jerome Rd Rapids were the good spots  and with similar  conditions anyplace with faster moving currents and some rip-rap should be good to try. Yesterday we saw some slow action as the walleye begin to move into the river in numbers.  The water level is holding steady so all access areas should be available to fish. Jerome Rd rapids, Sidecut Metro park,Bluegrass island, Buttonwood, the Towpath , Orleans Park , White street are some of the most popular places to put in and try your luck. Since the  water has  cooled as this weekend the walleye that have moved into the river may look for those deeper holes to hunker down .

Weight:  1/2 oz -5/8 oz

Leader: 2-3 ft

Colors:   Black head /Motor Oil Tail   –  Yellow Head / Pink Metal Flake Firetaill  – Green head/ Orange Tail – Green head /Berkly Naturanal chartreuseTail