Maumee river report – March 1st- 2023–Spring rules in effect.

 AND HERE WE GOOOOO!

SUNRISE/ FIRST CAST-7:09 AM

SUNSET/ LAST CAST-6:24 PM

COLORS: A good rule of thumb on where to start is “bright colors on brighter sunny days / dark colors on the cloudy overcast days” Walleye don’t quite see colors the same way we see them. Keep in mind that we also have all colors available in the slightly larger 4 inch tails. More visible and gives a better vibration  in this murky water

WEIGHT: 1 oz and up

BLUEGRASS ISLAND:  Located in Sidecut Metropark – Way too high and dangerous to cross today-flowing fast and cold. This area is is very popular with it being  shallower and having many rock shelves you can stand and wade on to reach the deeper middle channel. Be very careful wading, because there are very deep drop offs.  We see many anglers join the “Maumee River Swim Team” in this area. The water also flows faster here because of the higher rockbed.

If your going to fish today -Orleans park in Perrysburg will be your best chance. 

Today is the day the spring fishing spawning rules go into effect. As always regulation books are free here at the shop.

Walleye  bag limit – 6 fish per angler per day – 15 inch minimum

NO FISHING WITH A LINE WITH
MORE THAN A SINGLE HOOK.
The line may not have a hook larger than ½
inch from shank to point, or lure having more
than a single hook larger than ½ inch from
shank to point. Double and treble hooks are
prohibited. These regulations apply to the
following areas:
 The Maumee River from the Grand Rapids
Providence Dam to a line in the Maumee
Bay from Little Cedar Point to Turtle Island;
 The Sandusky River from the Waterworks
Dam in Tiffin to a line running ¼ mile east
of and parallel to the full length of the
Norfolk Southern railroad bridge in Sandusky Bay;
 The Portage River from State Route 19 to
the dam at Elmore;
 The Mahoning River from the dam at Berlin Reservoir to Lake Milton.
FISHING IS ALLOWED ONLY
FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
 The Maumee River from the Ohio Turnpike
bridge to the Old Waterville interurban
bridge at the end of Forst Road in Wood
County, and from the State Route 295 bridge
to the Grand Rapids Providence Dam;
 The Sandusky River from the Waterworks
Dam in Tiffin to the northern tip of Brady’s
Island in Fremont;
 The Portage River from State Route 19
to the dam at Elmore;
 The Mahoning River from the
dam at Berlin Reservoir
to Lake Milton.

RIVER CONDITIONS: The Maumee is still too high difficult  to access most fishable areas. Probably will take a few days to see any numbers coming in.

We are watching the river and sending out scouts….with fishing poles.

Starting this Saturday March 4th we will begin our spring hours   6AM-8PM

Have fun, be safe and good luck fishing.