maumee bay- turtle island area

[jiginitis69]

The bay is the bay. The fish are there, but they feel a little sick right now breathing in all the mud the noreasters held in. More rain expected for the next few days so it will only get worse. If you want to fish the bay go to the mudline towards the michigan line. It does clean up there, but with all the rain the next few days I would focus on the reef area. One mistake allot of fisherman make on the reefs is they go to the reefs. I recommend you try towards Magee Marsh and fish in 13 FOW and drift to 16-17. If the water is dirty drift over 19-20 FOW and watch your graphs. The water on the bottom is colder and cleaner. You'll see the Mienke Boys out there and if ya see a Pirate Charter boat its worth the drift. Snow Pirate, Treasure Pirate, and Kieth started a third boat but I dont know its exact name, but it will be Pirate something. I'm gonna wait till the water clears. Generally it takes 3 days for the bay to clean with south-west winds.

Keep in mind that the current flows west to east. And when we have east winds it stops the flow of water. The Bay is like a balloon. The river fills with air (Muddy Water) and with noreasters the water has no place to go. When the wind changes and blows from the S or W its like flushing a toilet.

Good Luck and Good Fishing

[MBLMIKE]

We tried but it was not in the cards to get out last thurs like we planned got busy at the shop did any one fish thursday, I need some good fish stories until next time weather and buisness permits me to get out .

[mrahn]

Is this Wayne Johnson carpenter extrordinaire? And Jon Lamb, x- carpenter refinery operator? I've only tried the bay once so far, last Saturday morning. Got in one 20 min drift near the grn/wht bouy caught one missed a couple before the big waves sent us packing. They have to be in there thick. Can't get my boys to leave the reefs!