St. Marys River Fishing Report – July 2023

St. Marys River: According to Capt. Bert Deener, “I fished the upper river for just a couple of hours last Monday evening and had fun. I ended up catching seven fish (two bowfin, four warmouth and a bass). The bass hit a crawfish-gold blade Dura-Spin, but all the other fish ate a white-white blade Dura-Spin. Three of the warmouth were over 9 inches and really chunky, with the biggest weighing 11 ounces. I was just playing that evening and released them all. The river was off-color from the rains but still very fishable. The last Shady Bream Tournaments points event of the year is coming up on July 8. For the event, a team can weigh in 15 fish and live bait is allowed for this tournament (usually it is an artificial-only format). Check out Shady Bream Tournaments on Facebook for more details.

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