| Lake Erie and her tributaries are world famous for | | | | larger walleye will be from hatches from 1996, 1998, |
| their walleye fishing, and to kick every walleye | | | | 1999, and 2001. There has been walleye caught on |
| season off there is a fishing spectacle that is rarely | | | | this run dating back to the 1980's. These are |
| seen, and it's called the annual Maumee River walleye | | | | extremely large fish and also extremely rare.head to |
| run. If you catch the river at it's best when the | | | | The best place to fish at in the annual Maumee |
| walleye are going up river to there spawning grounds | | | | Walleye run are From the Conant Street bridge |
| full speed you can catch your limit of walleye very | | | | between Perrysburg and Maumee. If you are wading |
| quickly. Just a note, there are some basic walleye | | | | you need to be very careful of the swift current. If |
| fishing equipment you will need for your fishing trip. | | | | you fall in the water is very cold and hazardous. So |
| Don't take this list lightly without these items chances | | | | being safe is a key factor. |
| are you will go home empty handed. | | | | There is some basic walleye fishing equipment you |
| Typically the Maumee Walleye Run on lake Erie starts | | | | will need to have to fish the walleye run. |
| about the middle of March. This when the walleye | | | | #1 If you are going to be wading you need to have |
| from lake Erie start there annual trek up the | | | | a good set of chest waders that are insulated. Make |
| tributaries of Lake Erie. The most famous tributary | | | | sure you also have a belt of some kind around your |
| run is the Maumee river. The date thousands of | | | | waist you will need this to mount basic tools. |
| walleye will start there migration up river is | | | | #2 You will need a good graphite walleye spinning rod |
| determined by good old mother natures The date is | | | | 6ft to 7ft in length that is rated Medium lite to |
| determined by when the the water temperature | | | | medium action. |
| reaches near the 40deg mark. The actual spawning | | | | #3 You will need your spinning reel to match the rod. |
| by the female walleye will not occur until the | | | | This is determined by the lure size. |
| temperature is between 42deg -52deg | | | | #4 You will need to spool your reel with "fire line" |
| Fahrenheit.Normally the ave date is late march into | | | | This line is designed not to stretch and you can feel |
| early april when this all happens. | | | | even the smallest of nibbles. |
| The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has | | | | #5 You will need a net (remember if you are wading |
| released their predictions for 2009 and the numbers | | | | this should be small in size. |
| and size are going to be good. The majority of the | | | | #6 You will need a stringer for your fish. |
| walleyes that will be caught will be from the 2003 | | | | #7 You will need to have floating walleye fishing jig |
| class. It has been estimated that these fish will range | | | | heads tipped with brightly colored plastic tails, fished |
| in size from 18 to 26 inches. There will also be some | | | | about 18 to 24-inches below a weight is generally the |
| bigger fish in the 22inch to 30 inch range. If you | | | | most successful lure. The amount of weight depends |
| know anything about walleye fishing these are some | | | | on the amount of current; at low river stages use |
| very nice size fish and excellent fillet size. There is no | | | | about 3/8 oz. weight and at high river flow you may |
| better eating then walleye fillets in the skillet. The | | | | need heavier ¾ oz. weight. |