FG. i was out on a charter on friday night caught some blues jiging till dark switched over to clams only skate and dogs. not one stripper. lucky my 12 lb blue got me the pool.this week monksville see whats up with the walleye.
We jigged only no bottom fishing. No clams or bait was used that I'm aware of. Monksville and Merrill Creek are two places we've talked about trying out. Hear MC has some nice Lakers. Monksville is BIG! Good luck.
has anyone actually seen lake trout caught out of monksville? wen the d**n side froze over in the winter i tried jigging in 30-75 ft of water and caught some HUGE yellow perch and couple LM. Fish where mostly suspended and was able to locate them on my showdown but wasnt able to connect with any lakers or eyes.
that side of monksville is one of the last bodies of water that acheive safe ice in the winter and last year it was only safe for about 2 and half weeks but i find that there are a lot of oppurtunities for quality fish. between me and my brother we have had a few nice fish on that we never have gotten a look at, while fishing the deep water. i just wish i could have put more time in on the open water.
from what i read they stocked them in "open water", i didnt realize they put them so close to the d**n to the point of possibly risking them getting washed over but it wouldnt surprise me if they did. the lake is fairly deep and should be able to support some kind of trout in its ecosystem. it has a decent amount of bait in it as well. i just dont know why it hasnt worked. i have found that monksville has quite a bit of water that just doesnt hold fish. to me it seems like there are just a few areas that hold fish and those that have explored them are those whom have had success.
