Maumee River Report 27 March 2007—

LEVEL-580.8 and slowly rising

TEMP- 48.5  degrees

Barometer: 29.09  inHg and rising

Wading to Bluegrass Island is possible

Clarity-5 inches

Sunrise : 7:26 AM (First cast)

Sunset: 7:54 PM (Last cast)

Yesterday we Had just about all conditions though out the day, cold in the morning, rain mid morning, then sunshine and warm by lunch–was a pretty good day of walleye fishing. We saw many limits brought in and plenty of singles and doubles.
Today the conditions should be steady all day -overcast and mid to high 50s. The rain from yesterday has brought the river level up a fw inches and increased the current, it is expected to slowly rise throuout the day, which should bring a fresh push of fish in from the lake and get the fish already in the river good and active.
Hotspots: Bluegrass Island , Buttonwood Park and Schroders areas were again the most productive yesterday . Fish were caught also along the towpath, Jerome rd rapids and ford st access. We did see a few caught at the Ft. meigs area as well. Word of caution -the ice a few years ago changed the bottom at the Ft. Meigs crossing and this year it seems to have changed another inch or two , so we are getting reports that guys 5’10” tall or less are not making across with out getting some overflow into their waders( I am 5’8″ and couldn’t make it over last year). Now this isn’t an exact science so if your around that height exercise caution when crossing.

All fishing areas are accessible today .

Weight:5/8- 3/4 oz with increased flow may need a bit heavier weight to touch bottom

Leader:36-48 inches

Colors: With the changing conditions we saw fish caught on a variety of colors all yesterday. Red head/ Pink sparkle tail – Green head / Motoroil tail – orange head / orange tail – black head/ berkley firetiger tail

Today A slight chance of showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 3am, then showers likely after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday A chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Have Fun Be safe and Good LucK Fishing