Monticello - Could this be true?

Outside of the plant closing I heard from a local at the ramp that they may open up the lake to connect to Sandlin? Has anyone else heard this? I hope its not true.

Not a chance. Fake news.

Thank goodness!

There's always a chance of just about anything in today's world. Think about it, our last 2 Presidents are Obama and Trump!

For this case, I don't see the benefit other than if they did then the land around Monti could be developed which would be very interesting to say the least. I seriously doubt they go down that path, but again, you never know.

I'm setting on the pumps one summer and I'm the only one on the lake.I watch a guy unload at the ramp and he comes wtfo and sets down 20 yds from me. He yells,Where's the cut to Sandlin!. I replied ,right over that dam. He got a puzzled look on his face and turned around went back to ramp and loaded up and left.

LOL atleast it was a short drive.

The guy I spoke with mentioned that it may be an option instead of someone managing the "lock" since that is currently managed by the power plant. Of course Sandlin's water level is lower than Monti so it would pull alot of water out of the productive areas everyone is used to fishing. Especially North of the highway bridge....

Monticello is owned by TXU and I can't see a situation where they would benefit by connecting to Bob Sandlin and vice versa. Another issue is the two lakes are on two different levels same as Cypress Springs. It may happen one day who knows but most on here won't be around to see it.

That would essentially EMPTY the entire North end of the lake if they did that. So, I just can't see them doing that. The monetary value the state places on the fish alone would make that foolish.

i hope the guy that cut down all the trees in monticello cove does not own a bulldozer. did he ever go to jail.

Lock? What Lock???



Let's do a 'what if':

The water elevation is only 2.5 feet difference. Normal pool of Sandlin is only a foot below current level of Monti. They could split the differences in normal elevation... Otherwise dredging of Monti on the north end would be required

Back to reality...
I think I read that TXU was deeding the plant property back to other entities (Titus County?) when they dismantle the plant. I wonder if that includes deeding the lake back to the state or water district.

I heard this also from an employee at the plant. It is right at 4' elevation difference.

No jail time !! And still fishing a lot of big tournaments.Seems when daddy has $$ kids do whatever they want !!!

No they fined him something like $275/K. He paid it and laughed all the way to the bank. Just raised the price of the lots to cover the fine. Judge got him though in the end. They deemed the waterfront sites unfit to build boat houses (they will not grant building permits) so the land owner must sell and disclose no boat docka can be built.

Can someone explain all this? ^^^^ what happened?

yall do know they let the homeowners do the same thing on Cypress Springs, right? yall should crucify them, too! when the water got low enough, they permitted the cutting down of the last trees in a few of the coves.

The plant had to shut down because a guy was cuttin’ timber in Sandlin and running it under cover of fog thru the locks at Monti so the judge threw the book at him and ordered his daddy to dredge Smith Creek or else the homeowners on Cypress could cut their timber too.

IF Monticello " Gates" are opened and the NORTH end goes DRY. I call 'dibbs" on all the baits I find while walking that area !

wild bill

Fake News! No plant shut down because of this. There is no way he could run the timber thru the locks at Monti". Ordered to dredge Smith creek??? Why???

What they did do was build that barrier across Monticello cove to keep floaters from getting into the main lake on Sandlin.

Gettin' deep in here.

hes not a criminal, i know him, cutting the trees did not hurt fishing one bit, in my opinion being a local, I feel it increased the fishing in Monticello cove, when he cut the trees where do u think they went? in the water, I think they are now called "lay downs" or "cover" what do bass love? lay downs and cover, he just like half of American, tired of the bull [censored] regulations imposed by government officials who have never put a rod in his hands, and to answer your question, he paid his fine, and still fishing on Lake Bob Sandlin.

There is always 2 sides to every story.
you just have to figure out what side of the story you are on or want to believe.

his parents have been dead a long time, he has his own business and works very hard at it, he has employees like any other business, if you ever get the chance to meet him while on Sandlin, ask him where to catch good fish, I promise u he will tell you. A friend of mine was using my camp on Sandlin for a family vacation, he was fishing out of a beat up 80's model boat, he showed my friend where he had put a brush pile, told him how to fish it, he didnt care weather he was rich or poor, my friend caught a 7 pound plus bass thanks to him. Most of you probally dont even know his name, just some outlaw who broke regulations, never judge the book by its cover, read the man before judging him.

What in the world does through the locks mean?

very true, and there are a lot of very wealthy dr's lawyers, and judges who own property on Cypress Springs who have heavy duty political pull, they not only took out all the trees, they killed all the grass with poison, all so their spoiled brat kids could act crazy in dads high dollar wake boats.

Very wrong statement! His parents died years ago. He isnt a kid, he is a business man with a family. Get your story correct, plus people on Cypress Springs destroyed the lake a very long time before he ever cut one tree in Sandlin! Very wealthy people with political pull killed the grass, cut the trees, so their babies could play in their wake boats and 90,000 party barges, Cypress became known as a Party Lake for at least 20 years or more.

lol lol! thats too cool!

Not to start an argument, but he is/was a criminal. He knew he was not allowed to cut down the trees but he did it anyway. These newly cut trees went in the water but how many floated out into the main lake creating boating hazards? He did pay his fine but why was he fined? He did a criminal act, was caught and was fined.

Given the state of Bob Sandlin lake management at the time, it's a stretch calling him a criminal.

He paid a 275,000 fine!!! Wow
Would that quality as a felony?
If he committed a felony, how does he fish tournaments.

If he broke the law by cutting down tree's then I would say he is a criminal.. I think he paid for it also..

I have never seen in any rules of tournaments saying you cannot fish if you have committed a felony .

Good lord guys. This was years ago. He made a mistake and paid for it. He is not the devil. Family man and a good guy who has always been nothing but nice to me and everyone I have seen him interact with. How long is this dead horse going to be beaten?

Stren had no felony rule if it was in the last 3 years.

He didn't own the lake or the trees in it. Cutting them down was a crime. When you commit crimes you are a criminal.

If I go onto anyone else's land other than mine and cut down timber without a permit or permission to do so I am breaking the law and I know it. Everyone knows it. It doesn't matter that I thought it would be good for business or that the people in control of the area and its timber were being stupid. It's still a crime.

Not sure how the other trails are but the ABA rule is if your've ever been caught cheating in a tourney, any tourney, and its been verified you are banned from participation, Ryan Lovelace had a win taken away from him in 2015, & don't believe BASS or FLW will let him enter any of their sanctioned events either.

Anyone know why they drop the level in Monticello over 2 feet this week ?

Not to mention all those stumps are just below the water when lake is at normal pool.

the lake was dropped in the past when repairs were required to concrete structures that were below the water level. they maybe accessing structural items / connections for future demolition.

read rule 10 on BassChamps site.

It says anything to do with a tournament . This had nothing to do with tournament