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Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving

Posted By: Jaguar6

Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/03/15 02:36 PM

Won't be home from college until Thanksgiving. Monticello has been my favorite lake for the past 6-7 years. Just wondering what yall think the water temp will be by then considering the power plant not running much if at all. Trying to plan out the week if i should give it a shot or drive to welsh and squaw.
Posted By: Rudy Lackey

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/03/15 02:41 PM

They would be spawning in the past, i would guess later now. 2cents
Posted By: bassinbee

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/03/15 03:23 PM

I went out yesterday was in the mid to upper 70's everywhere I went. The only thing is that they are not generating as much, thanks to Obamas war on the coal industry, so it may get colder faster this year
Posted By: Chris G

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/03/15 06:12 PM

There is some pretty cold weather headed in next week and if that stays and we don't warm back up at all, the temps will drop fast. I fish out there quite a bit and last November was maybe the worst month I've ever had on the lake. I even posted on here last November after 2 straight weeks of the same thing that for those thinking about fishing it over Thanksgiving to not bother. So after 10+ posts accusing me of just saying that so I could have the place to myself I stopped trying to help people.

Water temps were 100+ just 6 weeks ago....if they drop into the low 60's or 50's next week, it should make the fishing REALLY bad again until the fish have a chance to adjust which last year took a couple of months.

now if they start generating again, then it could change everything.
Posted By: Allen Bass Fisher

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/03/15 06:54 PM

Jaguar6 sent you a PM.
Posted By: kcb

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/03/15 11:04 PM

Yes Chris I remember the weather well last November. I had a big trip planned the 1st week of November. We had a warm October and water temperatures were 70 and then the 1st couple weeks of November we had extended cold weather and by the 15th-20th of November the water had dropped 15 degrees. I'm referring to Fork on the above numbers. Really threw the fish for a loop and if Monticello is not generating it might do the same there.
Posted By: Kay Dyson

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/03/15 11:10 PM

Originally Posted By: Chris G
There is some pretty cold weather headed in next week and if that stays and we don't warm back up at all, the temps will drop fast. I fish out there quite a bit and last November was maybe the worst month I've ever had on the lake. I even posted on here last November after 2 straight weeks of the same thing that for those thinking about fishing it over Thanksgiving to not bother. So after 10+ posts accusing me of just saying that so I could have the place to myself I stopped trying to help people.

Water temps were 100+ just 6 weeks ago....if they drop into the low 60's or 50's next week, it should make the fishing REALLY bad again until the fish have a chance to adjust which last year took a couple of months.

now if they start generating again, then it could change everything.


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He's the guy I talk to before I go to Monti, straight up honest, and knows his stuff out there.. thumb
Thanks for the help Chris, and I look forword to our trip in the near future...
Posted By: Okie Poke

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 12:39 AM

Water was 85 at the discharge yesterday. Blundell and Smith were 75-77. I never went to the dam.
Posted By: Jaguar6

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 04:44 PM

I like that 85 and mid-upper 70's still. Good cold front next week but hopefully it will moderate again and stay somewhat warm.
Posted By: barryfish

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 07:03 PM

I really hope its good for this weekend. Takin my buddy there from ft hood
Posted By: CoyAintNoGoldFish

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 08:55 PM

Even if it gets cold, like really cold this winter, it should still be sweet. I hit it last February and we destroyed em. Only fished for 2 hours and had a 27lb limit. Water temps were in the low 50s and it was snowing/raining. They just need time to adjust. Any sudden change anywhere effects the fish. As long as it's relatively stable, should be game on out there. It's a special lake.
Posted By: Reds Bass Guide on Sandlin

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 10:09 PM

They won't generate again soon 100k start up. Slow at Sandlin now...
Posted By: Kay Dyson

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 10:52 PM

Originally Posted By: Okie Poke
Water was 85 at the discharge yesterday. Blundell and Smith were 75-77. I never went to the dam.


I was there Thursday before the rains came, found the same temps as OP, but I didn't go to the outlet.. I did go to the dam hooked on my last stop, it was 73' there. The plant had sandy brown smoke coming out of 2 stacks, the short ones and it was real loud around there, it was a fair amount of smoke justsay'n.
I didn't see any coal trains, big piles of coal were still there.
Posted By: 361V

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 10:58 PM

Originally Posted By: RedSkeeter
Originally Posted By: Okie Poke
Water was 85 at the discharge yesterday. Blundell and Smith were 75-77. I never went to the dam.


I was there Thursday before the rains came, found the same temps as OP, but I didn't go to the outlet.. I did go to the dam hooked on my last stop, it was 73' there. The plant had sandy brown smoke coming out of 2 stacks, the short ones and it was real loud around there, it was a fair amount of smoke justsay'n.
I didn't see any coal trains, big piles of coal were still there.
And the fishing was.....? :-)
Posted By: Chris G

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 11:09 PM

Originally Posted By: 361V
Originally Posted By: RedSkeeter
Originally Posted By: Okie Poke
Water was 85 at the discharge yesterday. Blundell and Smith were 75-77. I never went to the dam.


I was there Thursday before the rains came, found the same temps as OP, but I didn't go to the outlet.. I did go to the dam hooked on my last stop, it was 73' there. The plant had sandy brown smoke coming out of 2 stacks, the short ones and it was real loud around there, it was a fair amount of smoke justsay'n.
I didn't see any coal trains, big piles of coal were still there.
And the fishing was.....? :-)


He has been sworn to secrecy.
Posted By: Kay Dyson

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 11:13 PM

Originally Posted By: Chris G
Originally Posted By: 361V
Originally Posted By: RedSkeeter
Originally Posted By: Okie Poke
Water was 85 at the discharge yesterday. Blundell and Smith were 75-77. I never went to the dam.


I was there Thursday before the rains came, found the same temps as OP, but I didn't go to the outlet.. I did go to the dam hooked on my last stop, it was 73' there. The plant had sandy brown smoke coming out of 2 stacks, the short ones and it was real loud around there, it was a fair amount of smoke justsay'n.
I didn't see any coal trains, big piles of coal were still there.
And the fishing was.....? :-)


He has been sworn to secrecy.

Naw it was bad, thought I was back at fork eeks nuts bolt
Posted By: Okie Poke

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/04/15 11:38 PM

Originally Posted By: 361V
Originally Posted By: RedSkeeter
Originally Posted By: Okie Poke
Water was 85 at the discharge yesterday. Blundell and Smith were 75-77. I never went to the dam.


I was there Thursday before the rains came, found the same temps as OP, but I didn't go to the outlet.. I did go to the dam hooked on my last stop, it was 73' there. The plant had sandy brown smoke coming out of 2 stacks, the short ones and it was real loud around there, it was a fair amount of smoke justsay'n.
I didn't see any coal trains, big piles of coal were still there.
And the fishing was.....? :-)


I only fished for 4 hours Mon afternoon. Caught 9. Biggest was 3lbs and it came at the HW bridge. Could not get a good one in the pads. Then I went to Sandlin Tues and that definitely was a bust! First time on Bob.....pretty lake but didn't fare real well.
Posted By: Txmedic033

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/05/15 03:22 AM

What was the water temp on Sandlin?
Posted By: barryfish

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/05/15 03:36 AM

I have caught alot of slot fish out there and i don't mean 16" fish. Have only been once this year and that was may. Wasn't a dink fest but wasn't a toad fest either. Makes me wonder where all the 7's and 8's go that used to be at the discharge.
Posted By: Chris G

Re: Monticello Water Temp around Thanksgiving - 11/05/15 01:58 PM

Originally Posted By: barryfish
I have caught alot of slot fish out there and i don't mean 16" fish. Have only been once this year and that was may. Wasn't a dink fest but wasn't a toad fest either. Makes me wonder where all the 7's and 8's go that used to be at the discharge.


They all move over to the pipeline so those Fork guides can bring their customers over and tie up to the buoys and post pics on Facebook about how they KILLED'em on Monti today thus creating the merry-go-round fight trying to be the first boat to those buoys on a Tuesday morning. Sorry for the bad run-on sentence but it was all in jest anyways! hahaha kind of
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