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Monroe Lake
Bloomington, Indiana
United States
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Monroe Lake is situated in Monroe, Brown, and Jackson Counties in south central Indiana. The lake is located near Bloomington, Indiana. Monroe Reservoir is 10,750 acres water with 23,952 total. has three state recreational areas: Hardin Ridge, Paynetown, and Fairfax. The lake is served by a full service marina. With many facilities to choose from, including: * Boating, with 9 launch ramps * Camping with 226 class A sites, 22 class B sites, and 75 class C sites * Cultural Arts Programs * Dumping station * Fishing / Ice fishing * Fishing pier * Hiking trails * Hunting * Interpretive / Recreational Programs * Nature Center * Picnicking / Shelterhouses * Rental-fishing boats, Pontoon, and House boats * Swimming / 2 beaches * Volleyball courts * Waterskiing Scenic bluffs, rolling topography and lushly wooded areas encompass Monroe Lake in south central Indiana. A number of other state and federal recreation areas surround the property including Morgan-Monroe, Yellowwood and Jackson-Washington state forests. In addition, the Hoosier National Forest, including Deam Wilderness Area, surrounds a large part of the area. There are very few bass fishermen who will dispute the fact Lake Monroe is consistently one of the finest bass lakes in the Midwest, and well up the list in all the United States. Four to seven pound bass are common, with seven to nine pound frequently caught; fish over ten have been caught and it is the considered opinion of fish biologists that the state record for Indiana will come out of Monroe soon.
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8/31/2010
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
J & R Guide Service
Alez and Kaeman Hughes from Bloomington IN. , caught 50 Crappie with J & R Guide Service on Saturday morning 8/28/10 . Fish were suspended at 12 feet in 15 feet of water . Bait - 1/8 oz. Nothead Jigs
Bloomington
IN
United States
8/26/2010
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
Tim's Striper Guide Service
Fished both Saturday and Sunday for Wipers (Hybrid Striped Bass) and did very well. Boated 18 on Saturday and boated 21 on Sunday. White bucktails and u-rigs were very good and some came on the planer
Bloomington
IN
United States
8/12/2010
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
J & R Guide Service
Dave Gilbert from Michigan and J & R Guide Service caught a two man Crappie limit , 2 Yellow Bass and a Channel Cat , on Monroe Reservoir on Monday morning on 8/10/10 . Fish were suspended at 15 feet
Bloomington
IN
United States
7/30/2010
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
J & R Guide Service
Taylor Dixon , Dillon & JT from Bedford IN. , tried a little dock fishing on Monroe Reservoir on 7/27/10 . Several nice Crappie and a few Bluegill on Nothead Jigs and minnows . Fish were taken at 12 f
Bloomington
IN
United States
6/22/2010
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
Tim's Striper Guide Service
Fished Monroe on June 19th and 20th. Fishing was Fantastic!! Boated over 20 fish each day. Limited out and released the rest. Fish were running 16 ft. off of the downriggers, and planer boards were pr
Bloomington
IN
United States
6/15/2010
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
Tim's Striper Guide Service
Fished Monroe reservoir for Wipers on Saturday, June 12. Fishing started out slow with no bites for 5 hours. We got into them around noon and boated 8 in the next hour. We had 5 on at one time. Fishin
Bloomington
IN
United States
3/23/2010
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
J & R Guide Service
Gage , Dillion and JT Pruett caught 36 Crappie on Sunday afternoon 3/21/10 on Chartreus Jigs and minnows on Monroe Reservoir with J & R Guide Service . Fish were taken in 2 - 4 feet of water on wood s
Bloomington
IN
United States
11/10/2009
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
J & R Guide Service
Nic Vlasic from Coatesville , IN , caught a limit of Crappie along with this nice Walleye , on Monroe Reservoir with J & R Guide Service , on 11/9/09 . Fish were caught on Southern Pro Jigs and minnow
Bloomington
IN
United States
10/27/2009
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
J & R Guide Service
Monroe Fall Crappie are starting to bite Linda Breedlove from Bedford IN. , shows some fall Monroe Slabs caught on a recent J & R Guide Service scouting trip with Phil Bartlett , on Thursday afternoon
Bloomington
IN
United States
10/13/2009
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
J & R Guide Service
Monroe Reservoir Fishing Report 10/13/09 Crappie , Yellow Bass and small Wipers seem to be on their fall travel pattern moving back shallow with the current falling of water temperature of 65 degrees
Bloomington
IN
United States
7/9/2009
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
Tim's Striper Guide Service
Tim's Striper Guide Service Report: Fished Monroe for Wipers on July 5th. Fish were more scattered than previous week, probably due to cool and windy weather earlier in week. Water temps (75 degrees)
Bloomington
IN
United States
6/30/2009
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
Tim's Striper Guide Service
Tim's Striper Guide Service - Monroe Lake Report Fished Monroe Saturday and Sunday (June 27th,28th) for wipers and tore them up. Boated 13 on Saturday and 15 on Sunday. Released most. Had 6 on at one
Bloomington
IN
United States
6/23/2009
Monroe Lake
Submitter:
Tim's Striper Guide Service
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 - Tim's Striper Guide ServiceFished Monroe reservoir on June 21, 2009. Did very well on wipers and limited out with 5 people on board (10 fish) by 11:00 am. Had 5 on at once and a co
Bloomington
IN
United States
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