December 15

Lake Monticello water temperatures are still in the upper 50s, and the water is clear. Lake levels normally fluctuate daily.

The bass are still in a pretty consistent pattern on Lake Monticello, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

December 2

Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the upper 50s, and the water is clear. Lake levels normally fluctuate daily.

The bass have settled into a pretty consistent pattern on Lake Monticello, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

November 19

Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the lower 60s, and the water is typically clear. Lake levels normally fluctuate daily.

With more cold weather on the way this weekend the cool weather patterns should get even stronger on Monticello, but tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

November 11

Lake Monticello water temperatures have dropped into the lower 60s, and the water is typically clear. Lake levels normally fluctuate daily.

It’s the best time of the year to catch a bigcatfish on Lake Monticello, and Captain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports

November 5

Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the upper 60s, and the water is typically clear although stained around the banks with recent winds. Lake levels normally fluctuate daily.

Warmer temperatures have the bassa little behind schedule on Lake Monticello, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

October 20

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures have dropped to the mid-70s and the lake is relatively clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

As water temperatures drop the Lake Monticello bass are starting to move deeper, and even though tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

September 29

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are around 80-82 degrees and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

There’s not much change in the bass pattern on Lake Monticello, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

September 16

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-80s and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

As expected, tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that bass are

September 2

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

It’s another transition period on Lake Monticello for bass, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

August 19

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

We are getting closer to the hot fall bite for big catfish on Lake Monticello, and Captain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports

August 6

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

The pattern for catching big catfish on Lake Monticello is changing now that the spawn is almost completely finished, and Captain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports

July 29

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

There’s still not a lot of change with the bass fishing on Lake Monticello, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

July 22

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.

There’s not a lot of change with the bass fishing on Lake Monticello, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

July 9

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

Unfortunately the deep bass fishing has gotten tougher on Lake Monticello, which tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

June 25

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

The latest CATT tournament on Lake Monticello this past Saturday was won with a respectable 16 ½ pounds of bass, but with only 5 teams fishing it’s hard to get a really good idea of just how strong the bite is right now from those standings.

June 18

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

Last week we promised that a Lake Monticello free-line driftingcatfish report would be coming after the author went on a charter withCaptain William Attaway (803-924-0857), and the results of that trip did not disappoint.

June 10

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

Two weeks ago tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria and his brother caught a 20-pound sack to win a CATT event, but if anything the Lake Monticello bass fishing has gotten even better since then.

May 26

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

Every now and then it’s good to have confirmation you are talking to the right people, and just this weekend tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria gave that confirmation when he and his brother won the CATT event on Lake Monticello with a 20-pound sack of bass. 

May 20

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

Even though he has a bass tournament this weekend on Lake Monticello, tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria

May 6

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

The Lake Monticelloblue catfish are very much in pre-spawn feeding mode, andCaptain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports

April 29

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s and lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily. 

The bass spawn is basically in the rear-view mirror on Lake Monticello, but instead of the fish being in a post-spawn funk tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

April 16

Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s. Water levels fluctuate daily.   

While there are a few bass still on beds on Lake Monticello, overall the spawn is winding down and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports