The Maumee River Walleye Run

An edifice of physical diversity, a tower of beauty and effluent sceneries describes the Maumee River Walleye Run. The river has its mouth on the south west of Lake Erie and Toledo city in Ohio. It is here that the River Maumee emanates from. The river is endowed with run off cool waters that rise during spring, with tiny gravel and rocks that make the river look flawlessly beautifully.

The chief tributaries of the Maumee River are the Tiffin River and the Auglaize River. The river also comprises of other islands that adds to its magnificent natural scenery. These islands are mainly located in the northwestern part of Ohio. These islands include the Granger, Butler, Indian, Aubadon and the Marengo Islands.

The Maumee River navigates through the gently sloping terrain of Ohio that includes towns and cities such as the Grand Rapids, Maumee, Antwerp, Perrysburg and Napoleon in Ohio. New Haven and Fort Wayne found in Indiana are among cities and towns found along the Maumee River banks. This river consequently adds to the serenity within these towns, making life very peaceful.

The river then takes a myriad of meandering courses towards the Maumee Bay, which is 209 km away from its inception point. The Maumee Bay is just adjacent to an overstretch of Lake Erie in Toledo city in the state of Ohio.

In early 1671, the river was widely known as River Miami, though its name changed a few decades later. The Maumee River Valley then became US property in 1795 after The Battle of Fallen Timbers and the Northwest Indian War. This war broke out along the riverbanks towards the northern end of Maumee River. Maumee River has also been significant in national productivity and development. Apart from fishing activities, the river serves as a hub for transport.

The River Maumee's mouth at Lake Erie supports a considerable number of activities. It therefore blesses Ohio with a myriad of business prospects running from coal, oil, grain and traffic. However, the river becomes unproductive as it moves upstream towards Maumee town in Ohio. The river becomes shallow in depth and can support exclusively recreation and nothing else. The Erie and Miami canals that are abandoned behind at this stage appear parallel to the Maumee exactly between Ohio, Toledo and Defiance towns.

There are parts of this river's towpaths that are presently used for recreation and as a tourism attraction site. The Erie and Wabash canals that has its origins on the Maumee River continues moving on through Defiance town to Fort Wayne as it crosses the famous summit towards the Wabash River.

The Maumee River also has interesting patterns that recur throughout the year. It is believed that the precise commencement of the Walleye Run all depends on the seasonal patterns. It begins with the melting of ice, after which the fish start to move down stream.

The Walleye Run takes place when the temperature is about 40 degrees centigrade. Thousands of fish travel through the Maumee River, although a few of them are caught by fishermen along the way. These walleyes are basically grouped into two. There is a group that has its origins in Lake St. Clair, which is about 40% of the entire population. The rest of the fish come from Lake Erie.