Maumee River Report- Walleye run info

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The annual Maumee River Walleye run is fast approaching  . 

Top License Sellers- Full list published in the regs.

Resident 1 year – $25

Resident Senior-$10

Non Resident-1 day-$14

Non Resident-1 year-$50.96- The $11 Nonresident Lake Erie Permit has been discontinued and is no longer required. Nonresident anglers fishing Lake Erie and tributaries only need a valid fishing license.

 

Well every year I’m sure you hear from your buddies uncles friend that’s been fishing the Maumee river since he was 3 or some dude named Paulie that you met on the river( you know the same guy that has all the regulations memorized) that this rule  or that rule is in effect. For example -There is some sort of river myth out there that live bait is not permitted during the spawning run- NOT TRUE. Live bait is just fine and some times a piece of juicy night crawler can spark a bite on a slow day.

Crack open the fishing regs for yourself, free here at the shop or click on the link below.

Click on the below link for the 2022-23 Ohio Fishing regulations.

https://ohiodnr.gov/static/documents/wildlife/laws-regs-licenses/OhioFishingRegs_English.pdf

Starting Tuesday March 1st the spring spawning rules go into effect.

I will post the sunrise/ sunset times daily.

Walleye  bag limit – 6 fish – 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 frozen and slushy in some deeper areas -lots of open water in the shallower spots.  The Water temps that we are looking for are mid 40s to get the spawning instint started. More later as we get closer.

Note – We are not doing a  Maumee Tackle Walleye tournament this year- due to declining participation . We have some ideas for for a different kind of river tournament  next year, we’ll keep you posted. 

Have fun, be safe and good luck fishing.