RIVER UPDATE

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="1dd00500dvldtc.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>MAUMEE TACKLE</B></FONT><B>    </B><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MAUMEE TACKLE"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FISHING TACKLE"><U><B>FISHING TACKLE</B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FISHING TECHNIQUES"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FISHING TECHNIQUES"><U><B>FISHING TECHNIQUES</B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REGULATIONS"><U><B>REGULATIONS</B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AREA MAP WITH RIVER"><U><B>RIVER  MAP</B></U></A><B>  </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>RIVER UPDATE</B><B>   </B><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" MAUMEE RIVER 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<div> <B><IMG SRC="40d40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40c40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40b40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40a40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40740f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"><IMG SRC="40840f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40640f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40540f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40440f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40340f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40240f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="40140f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3ff40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"><IMG SRC="40040f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3fe40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3fd40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3fc40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3fbf0400.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="240" height="320"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3fa40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B>3/19/02</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f940f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f840f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f740f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f640f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f540f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f440f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f3f0400.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="240" height="320"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f240f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B>3/18/02</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f040f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3ef40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3ee40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3ed40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3ec40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3ebf0400.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="240" height="320"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3eaf0400.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="240" height="320"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e940f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B>3/18/02</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e340f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e840f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e740f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e640f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B>3/16/02</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e240f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e140f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e040f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B>MOONEYE</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3de40f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3b440f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B>2/22/02</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2/16/02</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2/13/02</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2/12/02</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> 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FACE="Baskerville" ><B>RIVER UPDATE</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>      </B></FONT><B>03/24/02     </B><A HREF="http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/Midwest/Ohio/Toledo/JavaLoop/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/"><U><B><U>WEATHER</U></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>                      </B><B><U> </U></B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REGULATIONS"><U><B><U>SUNRISE SUNSET CHART</U></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>                            CURRENT RIVER CONDITIONS                                                                                                                                       </B></div> <div> <B>W</B><B>ATER LEVEL 579 1/2        WATER TEMP. 39.5         CLARITY 7''</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>      </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>THE RIVER LEVEL WAS AT 579 1/2 THIS MORNING AT 5:45 A.M.  THE WATER TEMP. WAS AT 39.5 DEGREES AND THE CLARITY IS AROUND 7".  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     CROSSING TO BLUEGRASS ISLAND IS SAFE .    </B></div> <div> <B>    FISHING YESTERDAY MORNING STARTED OFF SLOW FOR MOST ANGLERS BUT THEN PICKED UP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NOT EVERYONE CAUGHT FISH, BUT QUITE A FEW ANGLERS WENT HOME WITH NEAR OR FULL LIMITS. BLUEGRASS ISLAND AND BUTTONWOOD WHERE THE HOT SPOTS YESTERDAY. WALLEYES ARE BEING CAUGHT AT ALL ACCESS SITES. MOST ANGLERS ARE FISHING LIGHTER JIGS 1/4-3/8 oz . WALLEYE ARE TAKING A WIDE RANGE OF COLORS: WHITE , CHARTREUSE , CLEAR CHARTREUSE WITH OR WITHOUT FLAKE , CHARTREUSE BODY WITH AN ORANGE TAIL AND MORE. ALSO FLOATERS ARE WORKING JUST AS WELL ON A CAROLINA RIG. </B></div> <div> <B>    THE LEADER FOR THIS WEEKS BIG WALLEYE CONTEST WAS JOE LEWIS OF SWANTON OHIO WITH A NICE 10 lb 8 oz WALLEYE AS OF 3/18/20 PICTURED BELOW.  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f040f00.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="320" height="240"></B></div> <div> <B> AND THEN ANGLER TONY KUCIC CAME INTO THE SHOP ON 3/19/02 WITH A NICE TROPHY THAT WEIGHED IN AT 11 lbs EVEN. TONY CAUGHT HIS FISH OFF BLUEGRASS ISLAND USING A 1/4 oz CHARTREUSE JIG ON SIX LB TEST.  TONY SAY'S " SIX LB TEST IS ALL I EVER USE AND ALL I EVER NEED FISHING HERE. " </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f1f0400.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="240" height="320"></B></div> <div> <B>             TONY KUCIC  11 lbs</B></div> <div> <B>    FISHING WITH LIGHT TACKLE CAN BE A GREAT ADVANTAGE TO SOME ANGLERS. DETECTING YOUR BITES IS EASIER AND BAITS ARE USUALLY INHALED DEEPER WHEN FISHING LIGHT. SMALLER DIAMETER LINES CUT THE CURRENT BETTER ALLOWING YOU TO FISH THE BOTTOM BETTER WITH LIGHT JIGS. BEST OF ALL IS THE CHALLENGE OF CATCHING A LARGE WALLEYE ON LIGHT LINE. TO ME THAT'S WHAT FISHING IS ALL ABOUT. GREAT JOB TONY!</B></div> <div> <B>          </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>THE WEEKLY BIG WALLEYE CONTEST STARED MARCH 11 AND RUNS THROUGH APRIL 19. CONTEST IS FREE AND STARTS EVERY MONDAY AND ENDS AT CLOSING ON SUNDAYS. EACH WEEKLY WINNER GETS A $20.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE GOOD AT MAUMEE TACKLE. THE BIGGEST WALLEYE OF THE SEASON WILL RECEIVE A $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>   </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>GOOD NEWS FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>  THERE IS NOW A 14" SIZE LIMIT ON SMALLMOUTH AND LARGEMOUTH BASS ON LAKE ERIE TRIBUTARIES TO THE FIRST DAM. THE OLD REGULATION READ, LAKE ERIE TRIBUTARIES TO THE FIRST RIFFLE. THIS IS GREAT NEWS AND SHOULD IMPROVE THE AVERAGE SIZE OF BASS IN OUR RIVERS. MOST ANGLERS PRACTICE CATCH & RELEASE ON BASS OF ANY SIZE. BUT NOW AT LEAST THERE IS IMPROVED REGULATIONS. OUR THANKS GO OUT TO THE OHIO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE.</B></div> <div> <B>    CONSTRUCTION  CONTINUES ON THE NEW BRIDGE HERE IN MAUMEE. THEY WERE GOING TO CLOSE THE BRIDGE FOR TWO WEEKENDS IN EARLY MARCH. BUT NOW THEY HAVE DECIDED CLOSING THE BRIDGE IS NOT NECESSARY.  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>                                 </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>         </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Baskerville" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Baskerville" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Baskerville" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>        </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>    </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>    </B><B>       </B></div> <div> <B>           </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>       </B></div> <div> <B>           </B></div> <div> <B>       </B><B>  </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>   </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>       </B><B>  </B></div> <div> <B>       </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>       </B></div> <div> <B>      </B><B>    </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>     </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>      </B><B>  </B></div> <div> <B>      </B></div> <div> <B>     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>           </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>         </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>               </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                      </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>      </B></div> <div> <B>      </B></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>    </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>    </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>         </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>     </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>              </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Baskerville" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#33FF00" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF3366" FACE="Baskerville" ><B>      </B></FONT><B>  </B></div> <div> <B>             </B></div> <div> <B>           </B><B>      </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>            </B><B>                                          </B></div> <div> <B>              </B></div> <div> <B>         </B></div> <div> <B>        </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div>        </div> </td> </tr></table></body>