Mississippi Fishing: Lake Monroe Fishing Report

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Date	18-Apr-24
Water Condition
Water Temperature

Conditions : LAKE MONROE: Bass - Bass fishing has been good recently, and some nice fish are being caught, mainly in water 5' or less. Beating the banks with jerkbaits, shakeyhead finesse worms, swimbaits, Texas-rigged soft plastics, or jigs seems to be working well.

Crappie anglers are struggling for the most part. Jigs are working as well as anything, but experiment with different color combos to find what they prefer.

Size, not numbers, defines bream fishing right now. Some very nice Bluegill are being caught on small spinners. Also try tightlining red worms around cover and along primary drop-offs for shellcrackers (redear).

No catfish anglers have been interviewed at the lake. Try tight lining worms, liver, or koolaid flavored chicken.

Water temperature: 68 Visibility: 24"

Reported by: MDWFP

Patterns	Lures & Spinners


About: - Lake Monroe is known for its good population of largemouth bass and shellcrackers, the 100-acre lake also contains good populations of crappie and large channel catfish. Largemouth bass over 10 lbs. are not uncommon, with good numbers of bass in the 3 - 6 pound range. Two handicapped access fishing piers make fishing from the bank popular. Although the lake is restricted to idle speed only, the boat ramp can accommodate boats of all sizes. Presently, there are no harvest regulations for any species. However, statewide creel limits do apply. Sportfishing licenses are required to fish with the exception of July 4. Fishing permits are also required. Directions to Lake Monroe From Tupelo, MS, take Hwy. 45 south to Highway 278. Go east on Hwy. 278 for 4 miles. Right on Lake Monroe Drive. Follow signs to lake.			Bluegill Crappie Largemouth Bass Catfish Redear

Misc Info: - Alert (3/10) The slot limit at Lake Monroe for black bass has recently changed from 16-24" to 18-24". Bass 18 to 24 inches long must be released immediately. Only one bass over 24 inches may be retained each day.