Maumme River Report- 24 March 2017- Better conditions have arrived!

LEVEL-580.8

TEMP- 40.5 degrees

Barometer: 30.05 Â inHg and falling

Wading to Bluegrass Island is possible

Clarity-8 inches

Sunrise : 7:32 AM (First cast)

Sunset: 7:50 PM (Last cast)

Yesterday morning was slow-there was a skin of ice on the river yesterday morning-and the action didnyt pick up til the sun came out. We did see a limit out of bluegrass island and a few at buttonwood. Some a few were caught at Jerome rd rapids as well. Today the river is up a few inches , clarity is good and its going to be close to 7- degrees this afternoon. If you have been waitng for better conditions , well they are here, time to hit the river.

All fishing areas are accessible todayÂ .

Weight: Â 1/2 oz Â -5/8 oz- water still 1.5 feet below normal levels

Leader:Â 18- 24 inches -Shorter leaders were working good yesterday

Colors: Â Try some brighter colors today to start with Pink head /Pink sparkle tail Â – Orange head /Green sparkle tail Â – Orange head/ Yellow fire tigertail. – Yellow head/ Xmas lights tail

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning.

Tonight

A chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.