Heard from a friend that lives near and said the road has been washed out due to last weeks ne blows. Army corp is doing an assesment but no word on a time frame. Could be a bust for boat fishing this year.
Road is not washed out .. There is damage done on both sides from the flooding from the past 2 NEers pushing the water over the road .
Wife and I were back there the day before it was closed down and had no problems .
Road isn't washed out but it is in incredibly rough shape. I rode my bike back to the pier and lakefront dike to fish the marsh. There are many spots on the road marked with spray paint where it needs to be repaired, not just the spot where it is collapsing from the marsh side. I went halfway down the lakefront dike and I have to say I was shocked to see how the lake has eaten away at the dike in such a short amount of time. There are boulders pulled back into the lake nearly 10 yards from what it was last summer. That dike is taking a pounding.
As for fishing, it was really weedy. Seems like it is at late summer level for weeds already. I don't think I will be riding the bike back to fish the marsh anymore. There were 3 guys fishing the marsh in yaks though. Maybe they had better luck than me.
Could be a while before they get the road taken care of.
Sorry, not from the area, but a couple q's about the marsh..
Is it possible full of pike? and I know about the road being closed, but the road on the south, can I get down it to launch kayaks?
Planing a trip up that way early next week and was curious about this being a destination.
hapoefully will also be able to get onto the lake.
Thanks!
Yes, still closed. I spoke with DNR over the weekend as well as the guys at Butch and Denny's and they are saying it will not be back open until the end of September.
Some guys that were frogging in there got checked by wardens and the wardens told them the road may not get fixed until next year. If the drawbridge in Port Clinton is any indicator of when things get done around here....I wouldn't hold my breath on them getting that road fixed in September.
Fished back there twice last week. They are close to finishing the road repairs. They definitely want it open by 9/1 for duck season. I road my bike back from the public launch. Fishing was pretty good overall. I hit 8 pike and about 15 bass total. One of the bass was just under 4 lbs.
Pike were hitting anything shiny and about 10-12 feet from shore. Spinner baits were probably the best. Make sure you are using a leader as well, they will cut your line.
Any update on when the road access will be open to Metzger's? I would think with duck season ramping up to all species they'd have it open, but hey ya never know.
Yeah, that's the part that is frustrating. Sometimes you think a project that should only take a few weeks ends up taking a few months (or more). Oh well, the old saying is "You can't rush city hall".
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