Maumee River Report 28 Feburary 2017

Store hours have changed-   Open at 6AM Daily 

Monday   thru Friday 6AM-8 PM

Saturday-6AM- 6PM

Sunday-6AM-5PM

Maumee River Report:

LEVEL-580.3

TEMP- 46 degrees

Barometer: 30.12 inHg and rising

Wading to Bluegrass Island is possible

Clarity-8 inches

• The daily bag limit for walleye in Ohio waters of Lake Erie is 6 fish per angler. On March 1 the daily bag limit reduces to 4 fish per angler. The minimum size limit for walleye is 15 inches.
• The daily bag limit for yellow perch is 30 fish per angler in all Ohio waters of Lake Erie.
• The trout and salmon daily bag limit is 2 fish per angler. The minimum size limit is 12 inches.
• Black bass (largemouth and smallmouth bass): the daily bag limit is 5 fish per angler with a 14 inch minimum size limit.

Very slow walleye bite yesterday. We had reports of only a few being caught, and those were at Jerome rd rapids , bluegrass island and button wood areas.  The radar shows a a much needed rain system  coming our way. Once this rain brings the water level up we should see a significant change in the numbers of walleye moving upriver. Like i have said before its still early and its been great even having the opportunity to fish in the sunshine of February.

Still slower and low water use a  36- 48 inch leader , 1/2 , 5/8 or 3/4 weight and with the overcast day day try some of the stick with some of the darker colors . We havent seen any consistancsy yet with what is the hot color  The shimmer shad tail ( kind of a silvery pearl with sparkle )The berkly power baits Xmas lights and purple metalic flake  seemed to generate a few bites  yesterday  on a orange head. Also green head /motor oil tail is still working..