THE MAUMEE RIVER LEVEL THIS MORNING IS 581 FEET 6 INCHES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. DOWN 2 INCHES FROM YESTERDAY MORNING. THE WATER TEMP. THIS MORNING WAS AT 61.7 DEGREES. UP 1.7 DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY. THE WATER CLARITY IS GOOD AT SIX INCHES. CROSSING TO BLUEGRASS IS SAFE . WADING OVER TFISHING REPORT 5/11/09
FISHING REMAINS FAIR TO GOOD. A FEW ANGLERS TOLD ME IT WAS A LITTLE SLOW IN THE MORNING. NOT SURPRISING SINCE THE WATER TEMP. WAS DOWN YESTERDAY MORNING BY TWO AND A HALF DEGREES. SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM THIS MORNING AS THE WATER TEMP. IS ON THE UPWARD TREND AGAIN. ALL ACCESS SITES TO THE RIVER ARE PRODUCING CATCHES OF WHITE BASS. THE WHITE ST. ACCESS, ORLEANS PARK, AND ALONG THE TOW PATH ARE BEST PLACES TO FISH FROM THE BANK. SHINERS, SPINNERS, SMALL JIGS, BEETLE SPINS AND SHALLOW DIVING CRANK BAITS ARE THE FAVORITES FOR CATCHING WHITE BASS. A FEW WALLEYES ARE BEING CAUGHT. NOT TO MANY LIMITS OF SIX, BUT NOT TO BAD FOR THIS LATE IN THE SEASON
O BLUEGRASS ISLAND CAN BE DONE AT 582 AND LOWER.