icefishing walleye in monksville res.

[bucknbass]

New to this site,live in Hamburg NJ. wondering if anybody icefishes for walleye in monk.res. And where is a good spot to start from,lures or bait to use. Is nighttime better than daytime? Thanks fore anyinfo. GREAT SITE!

[Pike Popper]

I wish i could help you out catching walleyes through the ice from Monksville, but I can't even help myself. That seems to be the one fish that eludes me. I have tried ice fishing Monksville before daybreak and after sunset and i still have never caught one. I usually try out from the bridge and use rapala jigs or other jigs with no luck. I will be out there a bunch of times again this year until I can actually catch one from this place.

[bayonne]

lake hopatcong seems to produce the best fish the main lake points

[MikeThePike]

I've seemed to try everything short of jumping thru the hole and trying to find a walleye. A vex or underwater camera should help ya out.

[JigAwhopper]

I second LH for Walleye,  and perhaps Swartswood too.  I tried Monksville a few times but never got one,  that place is tough 

[LoneWolf]

Monks can be tough but so can any other lake or res.. You have to put in some time and find them or pattern them.
As for the best time your best bet would be from the last 1/2 hr of light on. I've caught them at mid day but that isn't the norm.
Good luck   

[baginwal]

What is the earliest tha Monksville typically produces good ice?

[Pike Popper]

Was out fishing on it December 30th last year(ice wasnt thick though)...Almost made it out Christmas nite but the risk was too high...Instead fished Upper Greenwood that had safe ice...For a typical ice fishermen probably safe in first or second week in january to go out on.

[4inch_ok]

What is the earliest tha Monksville typically produces good ice?

Tha area up along Beech road is usually one of the 1 st places with safe ice. Unfortunatly not many fish.

[TONYR]

Hey BUCK I live in Hamburg also. Send me an email and lets see if we can get together and try LH or Big Swartzwood for a shot at the eye's.

[jiggingfoul]

tried sunksville a few times every year and thats one tuff lake.lh has alot of walleyes
and once ya find them they will cooperate.jigging the #7 & #9 rapalas is a great bait
for them also.just make sure ya have a few different colors.

[Icephishnphreek]

What kind of structure do you focus on when targeting eyes?

[jiggingfoul]

i like real rough bottom,stumps,rock piles,ledges and humps.these place will hold bait.
you find the bait you find the walleyes.

[mark mercer]

im from hamburg also, three people in one square mile hmm thats interesting

[baginwal]

im from hamburg also, three people in one square mile hmm thats interesting

Hey Mark,

There is a guy in Hamburg who repaired the transmission on my truck awhile back.  He had a pretty impressive shop and was a GREAT GUY!  I can't think of his name.  Any chance you know who I am talking about?

Thanks.

[mark mercer]

its probaly a-1 transmission used to be called bud and walts, if it had a radiator shop attached to it then yea it is. that place is was owned by a former cop, and his brother. anyway yea i hope that helps

[baginwal]

Mark,
Thanks for getting back to me on this.

I don't think that is who I was thinking of.  The name of the guy's business is his name.  He primarily works on Transmissions for race and street cars. 

Thanks anyway,
Walt

[MikeThePike]

Tha area up along Beech road is usually one of the 1 st places with safe ice. Unfortunatly not many fish.

That cove is the only 1 I've ever actually caught fish in. Where the creeks come in seem to produce fish.