Lake Monona

Dane - Wisconsin


  • 333 catches

  • 2K+ followers

  • 253 spots

Year-round panfishing. Quality Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike. Muskie population improving.

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Lake Monona Fishing Reports

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  1. Ben Eckard-Lee
    - Lake Monona

    Details: 10 in. Black Crappie with a Bass Pro Crappie Maxx Tube

    Female Crappington on the ole' Tube! totaled 6. Green Pumpkin with 1/16th oz head and slipfloat on Okuma Celilo with 4lb P-Line Flouroclear.

  2. Ben Eckard-Lee
    - Lake Monona

    Details: 10 in. Black Crappie with a Bass Pro Crappie Maxx Tube

    Another nice Crappster on the Tube. Green pumpkin with 4lb P-Line Flouroclear and Okuma Celilo with Pfluger President and slipfloat.

  3. Ben Eckard-Lee
    - Lake Monona

    Details: 10 in. Black Crappie with a Bass Pro Crappie Maxx Tube

    NE wind. Water 64. Air mid 70s. Green Pumpkin Bass Pro Crappie Maxx Tube on 1/16th ounce jighead and slipfloat. 4lb P-Line FLouroclear, 5'6" Okuma Celilo ...more Ultralight, and Pfluger President.

  4. Ben Eckard-Lee
    - Lake Monona

    Details: 10 in. Black Crappie with a Crappie Maxx Tube

    Fished through channels and got a few, missed some more. Got this one on a crappie minnow with a Tru-Turn hook and slipfloat with 4lb monofilament. Water 64. Air ...more high 70s with NE breeze kicking up in evening. Cold front approaching.

  5. bill white
    - Lake Monona

    Personal best this morning. Smashed my finger launching the boat, then found battery was dead for motor. Pull started it & headed out, glad I persevered!

    34 in. Northern Pike with a chatter bait with white skirt

    1. Tami Scott 0
      Very nice! Congrats on “personal best”! Catching a fish like that after a rough start, makes it all worthwhile!
    2. Ben Eckard-Lee 0
      It is a very nice northern!
    3. George Horvath 0
      Nice northern
    4. bill white 0
      oops…I mean a Muskie
    5. bill white 0
      can anyone tell me…is this a northern pike or is it a Muslim
    6. Rick Carey 0
      yes sir..way to make it happen
    7. Mike Horn 0
      impressive
    8. Neil Levey 0
      Way to hang tough!
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  6. caleb lowery
    - Lake Monona

    Early august first ever musky

    35 in. Muskellunge with a Chaos tackle single 8 bucktail

    1. caleb lowery 0
      thanks!
    2. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Nice Musky Caleb!!! Congratulations
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  7. Jay Johnson
    - Lake Monona

    Caught casting a spinnerbait around the docks.

    2 lb. 2 oz. 18.0 in. Largemouth Bass with a Spinnerbait

    1. Jay Johnson 0
      Melissa,
      Yo can see the spot if yo ugo to details and then click on the View on Map button. I caught it sometime in the early afternoon in 2020.
    2. Melissa Latempa 0
      Where did you catch this? What time of the day?
    3. Bill Myers 0
      awsome
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  8. Jay Johnson
    - Lake Monona

    Caught using a custom made pink jig head and custom poured plastic body.

    10.0 in. Black Crappie with a Pink Jig and Plastic

    1. Carlotta McDonald Weaver 0
      How is the fishing in Nimisila this time of year?
    2. Mike Kisner 0
      Let's see the lure!!
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  9. Truman White
    - Lake Monona

    yo I haven’t posted here in soo long. this is a catch from a couple months back.

    16 in. Largemouth Bass with a crankbait

  10. Bryan Bergman
    - Lake Monona

    5 lb. 3 oz. 20.0 in. Largemouth Bass with a Jig

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