i was thinking about going soon.

 

i went out saturday..soon as i got there they let some of the water out of the lake into the creek and it muddied it up pretty bad.only caught 1 dink saugeye. i thought that there would be quite a few people there but there was only me my buddy and 1 other guy

 

i've went twice within the last month-- caught 44 nice fish one trip then only around 5 the next. the lake is really low and diffecult to launch.

 

ive been wanting to get back up there but not willing to make the hour drive if its really high

 

anyone have an idea of about how far paint creek is from Toledo?

 

I live in North Dayton and it takes me a little over an hour so I would guess 3-4 hours. Its a great place to fish and there are some really nice places to stay---Lazy H for instance.

 

from toledo to paint creek its somewhere near 230 miles

 

Have not fished it for saugeyes but it is 40 min. east of Cincinnati

 

thanks for the replies guys...sounds like a nice place to fish...definitely going to have to check it out....

 

The lake was extreamly low a couple of weeks ago. As far as I could tell the only launch available is by the marina/dam. Hope this helps

 

The lake was extreamly low a couple of weeks ago. As far as I could tell the only launch available is by the marina/dam. Hope this helps

Anyone know the condition of the spillway?? Still high and muddy??

 

Looks like it's only running about 300 c.f.s. right now.
http://www.lrh-wc.usace.army.mil/wc/scins.htm

 

Thanks for the info. That was lower then I was hoping for, much lower.

 

anybody been up to the spillway recently?

 

Have a little cabin just a few miles from the lake but haven't been there since last month's deer season. I almost quit fishing Paint because I fish twice as hard and catch half as much. My Buddie and I talked about tryin' Saugeyes one time next month.... if I actually do it, I'll put up a post... good or bad.

 

thanks a lot

 

oh so its really low now. i was thinking about going tomorrow on the holiday. got the itch to catch a few saugeyes or crappie or something lol.

 

went out today and should have stayed home. didn't even get a bite in 4 hours

 

bummer..i too have taken that long ride to many times to come up empty.

 

went out today and should have stayed home. didn't even get a bite in 4 hours

I fished the spillway on the 16th for about 3 hours with the same result. Water looked good, though... nice and clear, thawed, good flow, but not a single fish was pulled from the water during our stay.

 

I fished the spillway on the 16th for about 3 hours with the same result. Water looked good, though... nice and clear, thawed, good flow, but not a single fish was pulled from the water during our stay.

I've come to the conclusion that clear water=crappy fishing there.

 

I've come to the conclusion that clear water=crappy fishing there.

Yeah, and it drives me crazy. I am going to make a Thursday morning trip up there this week. I'm sure its probably a little stained, maybe even muddy right now from the rain and little bit of snow we had. But, I reaaaaaaaaaally want to snag up a couple saugeye for dinner.

 

you might see me up there Wedebrook. I don't have class until 6:30 and its on my way home at UC Clermont. and some saugeye fillets sound pretty flippin good. I just ran out of my Erie perch from the fall.

 

I didn't make it out on Thursday, and went against my better judgement this morning and headed out the spillway despite the cold weather, wind, and high pressure. I ended up fishing from about 10:30-12:30 with not even a strike. I took some pictures and video of the conditions at Paint Creek Spillway today, so if anyone is considering going anytime soon, have a look at these first:

The water is up a bit, murky and flowing pretty fast coming out. It does slow down a little downstream, but still murky.

And here are the videos of the water flow at the spillway:
http://s790.photobucket.com/albums/yy182/wedebrook/?action=view&current=VIDEO00071.flv
http://s790.photobucket.com/albums/yy182/wedebrook/?action=view&current=VIDEO00061.flv

Disclaimer: No fish were harmed in the making of this expedition.

 

still looks the same as when i was there a month ago