Brown County fishing with Father in-law!!

[LiveOne]

Yellow wood lake is close, but it sure doesn't compare well to texas bass! Expect mostly short fish, 11"-14". It's a little bigger than most electric motor only lakes. I haven't fished there in a long time, but it is safe for a canoe. You should try one of the ponds in the park too. Good luck, Steve.

[lakedawgs]

>Yellow wood lake is close, but it sure doesn't compare well
>to texas bass! Expect mostly short fish, 11"-14".
>It's a little bigger than most electric motor only lakes. I
>haven't fished there in a long time, but it is safe for a
>canoe. You should try one of the ponds in the park too. Good
>luck, Steve.

Luckly he is not much of a fisherman back home...I do miss fishing in TX. I have been to Yellowwood a few weeks ago, very nice lake. I was hoping to get the newly rebuild 1953 Evinrude 3hp out on the water, but I agree, if I cannot find any good suggestions for a quiet area on Monroe, I'm thinking Lake Yellowwood and the electric motor will be the way to go.
The larger lake in BC park is Ogle lake, would seem like it would be heavily fished due to it being in such a popular park, but maybe not.
Thanks,
Matt

[LiveOne]

Hi, really if you go to the north end of Monroe it's all idle zone. That doesn't mean everyone will comply but you should avoid the brown county area that has the waterfowl nesting area. It's so shallow their you will risk running you electric motor in the mud a lot. I guess it depends also on how comfortable your family is in a canoe, if someones a little skidish Monroe may not be good. You don't want to launch at Cutright many boaters go a little fast when heading to the causeway and the wind can kick up some good waves there at times. I will say that catfish cove is sheltered well, it's on the southeast side of the lake, but it only has a gravel road that dead ends at the water. No true launch, but I have put a jon boat in to fish bluegills. I can't speak for the bass fishing there but there is a mixure of shallow and deep water.
I don't fish Ogle lake but when I have been there I mostly saw a few people bank fish for bluegills with kids. It might be an easy trip for a morning or evening.

[lakedawgs]

Good advice, I will look at a map tonight.
Thanks much,
Matt Anderson