The Duke Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 I'm heading down here Thursday to get away from our ice-infested bodies of water. Does anyone have information on the current conditions here? I'm not looking for spot, baits, or anything like that. I'm just hoping to find out the current water temperature. But I'll take anything else you can give ;D Quote
Uncle Leo Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 I am planning on going down weekend after next. I also am interested in the water temp. Hoping it will be warm enough for the bass to think about the spawn. If so I plan on working the creek bays. Bass should be there thinking about spawning or will be spawning. Let me know how you did. Quote
The Duke Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 I was told by a buddy today that the water is 11' above summer pool and the water is chocolate milk. Maybe I won't make the drive... Quote
fishhawk Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Monroe Lake hasn't been a great producer the last few years. if I was coming south I would go a little farther to Patoka. Don't know the current conditions but I've seen it fishable when Monroe is a mudhole. You might try to get ahold of someone at a tackle store or marina there to find out. Quote
fishhawk Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Also the bass on Monroe usually won't spawn until the 3rd or 4th week of april Quote
carySE406 Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Here is a post I found from the forum at www.indianainfo.net My brother and I fished Monroe Lake down around the dam for about 3-4 hours thursday afternoon. I mostly went to to check out the boat and make sure it was running and everything worked. Water was 42 degrees, very stained, and there was a steady breeze. The lake is up, and the dam road ramp was almost completely submerged (it's not too hard to launch form the road there, though). We saw a lot of loons working the open water, but we couldn't find fish. Fished cranks, spinners, and worms along the main points and around cover, and drifted nightcrawlers and shad as well. No luck. We then gave up and went down to the tailwaters and fished for about another hour until just before dark. The gate was open, the water was up over the stairs, and there were several people fishing down there. Nobody cuaght anything that I could see. At least the sun was shining, and the boat is running, and I wasn't at work. Still searching for that first picture of '08 though. -MAtt Hope that helps!! Quote
Uncle Leo Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Sounds like I should ax this idea. I have no experience with this lake under these conditions so I would expect the fishing to be brutal. Quote
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