STORE HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM SAT. 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM SUN. 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
RIVER CONDITIONS: 07/20 /08 LITTER. PICK IT UP. VERY SIMPLE.
THE RIVER LEVEL TODAY AT 6:00 AM WAS AT 579. DOWN SIX INCHES FROM YESTERDAY. THE WATER CLARITY IS BETTER AT ABOUT 8-9 INCHES. THE WATER TEMP. IS 77.2 DEGREES.
WADING TO BLUEGRASS ISLAND IS SAFE. (the normal summer river
level is 579 - 580)
PHOTO'S BY GARY LOWRY
THE MAUMEE TACKLE YOUTH DERBY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. USE THE LINK ABOVE FOR PICTURES AND RESULTS.
FISHING REPORT: 07/20/08
THE
RAIN WE HAD YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE RIVER.
WE HAD SEVERAL REPORTS YESTERDAY THAT SMALLMOUTH BASS FISHING WAS SLOW TO GOOD. I DO BELIEVE SOME OF THE ANGLERS THAT DID REPORT FISHING WAS SLOW MAYBE LACK A FEW FISHING SKILLS OR DO NOT KNOW OF SOME OF THE BETTER AREAS TO FISH. THE RIVER IS IN GOOD SHAPE. DOWN TO NORMAL SUMMER LEVEL. ANGLERS USE A LARGE VARIETY OF BAITS FOR SMALLIES. SOME OF MY FAVORITES ARE A " BIG-O", #7 FLOATING RAPALA AND A SUPER-SPOT. ALL SHALLOW DIVING CRANKBAITS. MY FAVORITE TOP WATER BAIT IS A REBEL "POP-R". JUST ABOUT ANY SMALLER SOFT PLASTIC BAIT WILL WORK WELL TOO.
CAT FISHING IS GOOD THROUGHOUT SUMMER. HIGH OR LOW WATER. YOU CAN CATCH CHANNEL CATS JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE RIVER. USE NIGHT CRAWLERS ON THE BOTTOM OR SHRIMP FOR GOOD RESULTS.
UP RIVER ABOVE THE DAM AT THE CAMP GROUND A FEW BIG FLATHEADS HAD BEEN CAUGHT JUST RECENTLY. THE LARGEST WAS REPORTED TO BE 49 lbs.
FLATHEADS ARE WIDE SPREAD UP RIVER. TRY FISHING SOME OF THE BIGGER POOLS. USE BLUEGILLS OR CREEK CHUBS ON A CAROLINA RIG. NIGHT CRAWLERS WILL WORK AS WELL.
HEY GUYS, I'M SELLING MY BASS BOAT
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COMPARE PRICES: MAUMEE TACKLE versus Bass Pro