[redbeard144]

going down there tomorrow,looking four some tips.never been there be four.taking some sonny's with me.but wont to try four some big-ones to.any help would be appreciated... how do i put up my pic ? on my avatar

 

[WylieCat]

Fished Monti Sunday, but I didn't use manufactured stink bait.

Caught 24 fish up to 22 pounds.

The big 'uns are there, but I would leave the stink bait at home and use natural bait.

 

[redbeard144]

my buddy used stink bait all night.made a mess.i used cattable worms.big fish of the night was 3/4 lbs. i think my DP broke,all the bait fish ,.big arch's.and the depth at the channel at 70ft plus.could this be wright? threw cast net in one bunch and cought several shad.tried to drift don't know what I'm doing wrong.all i did was get hung up.butt had a good time on that small lake.might try it again.(did like the way you can camp on the islands.saw allot camping on the banks.does any body know what it cost to stay?)

 

[redbeard144]

been reading,it said monti was about 7,000 acres w/300 smaller part to fish.i put in at some park off of 20-99 left the ramp to go to the big water,saw what looked to be a plant and the end of the lake.could ive been in the 300 acre part and not realy in the lake.will try again sunday,where can you putt in the big part???????????

 

[WylieCat]

"....i think my DP broke,all the bait fish ,.big arch's.and the depth at the channel at 70ft plus...."

If you are saying you saw a lot of big arches in 70 feet of water, that was probably standing timber.

 

[RiverratSC]

The ramp on 99 has been paved but the ramps are still the same. The small can only be fished three days a week. The lake with island is the main lake. The plant you can see is the V.C.Summer Nuclear Station/Plant. There is a ramp on Hwy 215 and some folks like it but it can be tough to load if the wind gets up any. Good luck.

 

[RiverratSC]

Like Wyliecat said probably timber which Monticello has plenty of.

 

[redbeard144]

thanks,cant understand why dp didn't show timber.but did get hung up alot

 

[blackwaterkatz]

how do i put up my pic ? on my avatar

Click on "settings" at the top of the page. This will take you to a page where you can add or change an avatar.

 

[chrisblue]

It dont cost anything to camp at the ramp or on the islands.

Theres nothing wrong with your depth finder. You will see more baitfish and more huge arches in Monticello than you will anywhere, gettin them to bite can be a whole other story. Theres lots of 40 to 100 foot of water in the lake and some alot deeper. Theres no main river channel (just valleys and gullies with just a few creek channels) and theres lots of standing timber in the lake that got topped off at about 20 or so feet before the lake was full. In other words, the tops of the trees are about 20 or so feet under the surface. If its just a constant line of arches stacked on top of each other and goes all the way to the bottom, then its trees. You can drift Santee style in the lake but you have to pick your spots to do it. Theres several large areas where theres no standing timber that you can drag the bottom, you just have to find them. One of the most popular and easiest clear places to find is the upper half of the lake, from the dike that seperates the big and small lake out to about 70 foot of water.

Heres a blury pic of my graph. You can make it out good enough to get the idea. When you see that.... get your rods up because you fixin to get hung.

Check this website out. It might can help you some. www.lakemonticellofishing.com

 

[redbeard144]

2nd trip to monti,several small fish still no biguns.fishing w/cattable worms,live brim.no bite on brim.try again in few weeks.it's a long way there about 1.5 hours.

 

[wylie catter]

I've fished two days of the past week on monticello. Used mostly fresh bream the first trip and used only shad today. Caught fish both times but the bite has been pretty slow for me. We've only been drifting lately. Awesome weather today.