Checked out Monksville for the first time today...mesmerized by the volume of timber in the north end...and in such deep water.
Went all the way back into the sunken forest where the two feeder creeks meet. Looked like it should have held some fish. Someone mentioned that they stock these creeks with rainbows. The muskies supposedly wait just outside the current and pick'em off. The currents were fairly strong, but seemed to cancel each other out, allowing for ideal casting position. Tried jig-n-pigs, spinnerbaits, and t-rigged worms here and in all areas of the standing timber. Nothing.
Clouds rolled in and the wind picked up. I switched to a buzzer and began pounding the shore. It wasn't long before a muskie that probably went 10+lbs blew up several inches from my bait. Minutes later, a bass of around 1lb. took the bait. So Skunksville didn't entirely live up to its name...pretty close though.
Spoke with a few others out on the lake. One fellow nailed a pair of big muskie on the south end. He was trolling with heavy gear when I spoke with him. Another landed two small bass.
Great looking lake and I hope to be back out there soon.
:beerchug:
Matt
Went all the way back into the sunken forest where the two feeder creeks meet. Looked like it should have held some fish. Someone mentioned that they stock these creeks with rainbows. The muskies supposedly wait just outside the current and pick'em off. The currents were fairly strong, but seemed to cancel each other out, allowing for ideal casting position. Tried jig-n-pigs, spinnerbaits, and t-rigged worms here and in all areas of the standing timber. Nothing.
Clouds rolled in and the wind picked up. I switched to a buzzer and began pounding the shore. It wasn't long before a muskie that probably went 10+lbs blew up several inches from my bait. Minutes later, a bass of around 1lb. took the bait. So Skunksville didn't entirely live up to its name...pretty close though.
Spoke with a few others out on the lake. One fellow nailed a pair of big muskie on the south end. He was trolling with heavy gear when I spoke with him. Another landed two small bass.
Great looking lake and I hope to be back out there soon.
:beerchug:
Matt