YES! I got this 27" 7 lb walleye last night in the Mighty Maumee. I did not see anyone else catch one. There were about 10 people down there in all. The water is receding quickly, having dropped a foot and a half since Sunday evening. Places are opening up. Also, I communicated with Todd and some others who assist at Schroeder Farms. There is still so much ice that they don't know the condition of the ground under it. They may bring in a bulldozer this weekend to start moving ice off the road. They do not know yet if Schroeders will even open this year. Yeah, it's that bad. That is really bad news. Even people who try to park at the Davis overlook won't be able to access Buttonwood--there is no direct route to walk it, and of course each side of the overlook is PRIVATE PROPERTY! This is going to be a boater's year for sure.
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Did you take DBLD with you ???
CROSSING TO BLUEGRASS ISLAND IS GOING PERMITTED I HOPE TODAY – I spoke to the Metropark Rangers yesterday and they said that they now have the “SAFE/UNSAFE TO CROSS” sign up at the Bluegrass Island crossings. I checked this morning and there is no sign at the crossing by the cemetery and the parking lot gate by the pavilion is closed, so I’m not sure whats going on there. Crossing to the Island will be permitted as long as the the water level is deemed to be safe -and will be thus indicated by the signs -“SAFE TO CROSS OR CROSSING NOT PERMITTED” as soon as they get them in place .
I will follow back up with them later this morning and I will post any additional information that comes across.
JEROME RD RAPIDS- Same conversation with the park rangers- River rd. is closed at the cemetery near the tip of Bluegrass island. There is a “ROAD CLOSED” sign clearly marking the end point. Do not drive or walk down past that sign. The city has heavy equipment operators working to repair the road and area damage caused by last months ice /flood. Do not attempt to hike down to the rapids to fish , you will just be in their way and slow things up, plus you will get a ticket. Dont complain about it either. These guys have done some great work getting the devastation cleared up-so stay out of their way and we will be fishing the rapids sooner than later.
Yesterday we started seeing a few more fish being caught- Davis overlook and the Towpath from White street seemed to produced the best. All areas are showing a fish or two so it should be much better today. The little bit of rain that passed through the area didn’t affect the water level much , and the current isn’t moving too fast. with the ice melting off the banks more and more areas are becoming fishable. Exercise caution when wading out as the grinding action of the ice will have changed the river bottom to a degree in some places.
Have fun, be safe and good luck Fishing
Above report was from Maumee Tackle
Maumee River Water Level
Following in the left column is updates every 30 minutes of the Maumee River water level reporting sea level represteded from the 475 Bridge. Additionally there will be a full week’s prediction of the water level forecast to help predict the water level. Note that all future timeframes (current day for future dates) are forcasted water levels. Current and historical timeframes are actual water levels.
Current Water Height:582.17
Thanks Graybeard! I appreciate the updates! I spoke with those at Schroeders, and they will not open anytime soon...not even to park. It's trashed down there. I plan to get down there this weekend and take some current pictures. Also reported is that parking along River Rd up top of Davis Overlook will not be permitted this year...so if you do, expect a ticket from the police.
Doc..Looks like someone took some pictures of that area on this site
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MaumeeRiverWalleyeRun/photos/
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