maumee

[griz]

anyone been done to the maumee yet was considering going sunday afternoon, last year got some decent fishing this time of year. just wondered if the ice had cleared out, the maumme tackle .net is not up and going yet. good luck to all.

[Lunker]

The ice is cleared, very few fish yet but big gar and buffalo carp, you can catch pike at GrandRapids on big minnows. Id try the lake first if you have a boat or the deeper waters towards downtown Toledo , I bet they are staged up there already. Tonite the water was like glass but not a bite off of Luna Peir yet. But I did have 3 snow geese to keep me company out there in the dark, it was very cool..

[griz]

thamks lunker, boat isn't ready yet. snow geese eh, used to see a ton of them down at erie gun club in the fall, also a few around mouille. to bad we don't get enough to copensate for the spring hunts like out west.

[Lunker]

Yeah I just got back from Maumee and 2 guys trying didnt have a bump yet. This reminds me people if you come down dont try to anchor in the fast current, get in one of the many calm water spots behind an island or around a bend first. It was this time last year some guys from michigan decided to anchor off the back of their boat and right in the middle of the current. They both died and one wasnt found for a while. This river is very fast and treacherous if you arent in slack water.

[griz]

i was down there last year when that happened. that river is a smoker even after a slight rain. normally we just wade the rapids above bluegrass and stay close to shore and to avoid the crowds down below at the parks. did also watch a guy go for a heck of a ride after trying to save a jig caught on a rock a couple of years ago, lucky there were people down stream to help him out. also these guys anchoring need to put a lot of slack out there incase of a surge and also keep a sharp knife handy. better yet just stay in the slack like you say

[Randy]

Lunker


How high is the river? My son has his spring break next week, we were thinking about comming on down. May be Thursday if the weather stays decent. If you would let us know how high the river is,we would appreciate it.

Thanks, Randy

[griz]

randy call the maumee bait and tackle for river conditions as their web site is not up tp speed yet.419 893-fish.

[Marcellus Bodi]

Hi,
The mighty Maumee is open.A little high and muddy.There was 2 guys fishing at Oreans Park today.

[Lunker]

Its at normal levels to me now. I thought it would be high but its pretty nice . Usually shes raging by now. Did you see 3 guys across the river today Marcellus? I was one of them.:D did they do anygood?

[Marcellus Bodi]

Hi,
I just saw them from the Bridge.How did it feel to be out.I went fishing 3 times the last 2 weeks up to the Rocky by Cleveland for Steelhead.I only got 1 Steelhead but it was great to be out.I'm just learning the river thing for Steelhead.

[CMFish51]

Checked out the river 3-5-04 and its raging pretty good. The 400 MPH winds are throwing around some big time lumber. Saw a 30 foot tree just blazing down the river with that fast current. The water at the Jerome Road and Rapids area is up into the trees. VERY VERY muddy....Couple weeks, we will be good to go....We need some nice weather to get the water temps into higher 40's and no rain to bring down the water level....Not too much longer

Corey