Winter Crappie and Bass Fishing Lake Monroe Spillway

[@T4Tacos]

Fished that same spot for the first time this past summer. Caught a walleye on half a sunfish.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

That’s awesome! I haven’t caught a walleye there yet but I have caught some big wipers in the spring around turkey season.

[@granvillej3316]

Hey thanks for sharing your day on a cold fall day on the river really appreciate your intro explained what you were going to do your setups, but also talked about safety a very responsible angler point! Tight lines take care and God bless!

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Thanks, I appreciate it, glad you liked the video!

[@jedidiahburress1835]

I started watching you a few months ago and I was telling my fishing buddy to watch your videos because we fish the same spots and it turns out he is your nephew lol

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

😂 that’s hilarious and pretty neat!! I’m glad you’re enjoying them. Tell him to contact me and we can get together for a trip 👍

[@adiekousaleosreed9875]

I loved this video man, definitely earned a subscription from me. I fish around Indiana as well and love to see other folks using the same techniques and baits I use and have success, makes me feel less crazy on my skunk days 😢 Great video brotha!

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Hey I appreciate it! One of the fun things about making videos is you don’t have to show the struggles 😂 some days I want to hang it up other days I feel like I could beat Bill Dance on his own lake 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@thecrappiehurtlocker2605]

Gave you a like solely based on the safety warning. Awesome job spreading safety. Awesome day on the water too

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Thanks, safety is always the main priority! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@bogolyskeepingitreel]

those are some nice looking baits! great breakdown of your thinking/technique! Those falls aren't going to go so well....we are not getting any younger brother! 😉 13:30 love when the lines are dark and sharp like that on bass. Nice outing of catching fish Greg! Glad you were able to find some Crappie as well then! Good stuff brother!

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

This ole spillway beat me up on a few occasions lol thanks for the kind words! It’s really helped with my watch through. Here I was thinking nobody wanted to hear me talk 😂

[@markabney]

Get yourself some heated gloves and vest, no it’s not a game changer but it definitely helps… Have you ever went to the hot water discharge down in Sullivan In at turtle Creek? Awesome winter time fishing.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Great advice! I picked up some wool gloves with fleece lining and man did it help a ton! I like the heated vests I need to invest in one. I haven’t tried that one but I have fished the one south of Indianapolis at the Duke energy plant. It can be really good at times but receives a lot of pressure. Thanks for your words and Time Mark.

[@gabrielablanco8373]

Got a Bobby garland green crappie baits and knew bass were going to eat it up and they did :) fish on bro

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Awesome!! Bobby Garland MoGlow is all I used for a long time in the winter. Catches fish flat out. Good luck and stay safe out there!

[@octafrank]

Great video! I've fished all over Monroe in my kayak this summer and fall, but have never tried the spillway. Looks like a good spot.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

It can be amazing specially the further you go. Big walleye and wipers in there too!!

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Great job buddy! You really braved it out! Thank you for sharing my friend!

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Thank you!! It’s getting cold over here 🧊

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

@PuddleWalkersOutdoors oh here too lol!!

[@anthonycarpenter9662]

I fish the same waters as you! Just discovered your channel

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Right on!! You must be the cause when I can’t catch a fish 😂 just kidding welcome to the channel

[@anthonycarpenter9662]

@@PuddleWalkersOutdoors I’m from Spencer I like fishing the falls in cataract and the spillway in Bloomington

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

@ I live in Gosport. Cataract is a favorite of mine. I grew up in Paragon and my dad took me and brother there all the time. You ever want to fish the creeks around you I know a few 😉

[@scottanthony1616]

I just subbed to your channel, i really enjoy fishing the Monroe spillway, maybe ill meet you some day, ill definitely give you a shout. Fish on, and Happy New Year.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Hey I appreciate it! I live in Owen county so it’s not to far of a drive for me. I really like there.

[@scottanthony1616]

@PuddleWalkersOutdoors and I live in Bloomington, that makes us neighbors.

[@southwestindianaoutdooradv4714]

Great video man! I’m itching to get back to the water! Hoping for Monday.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Good luck! I’m hoping I have some open water tomorrow.

[@iualumni6642]

Great show, man!

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Thank you I appreciate it!

[@LMBFishing6]

Awesome vid! Just getting started on this youtube thing myself. I'm also from Indiana. Greenwood area.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Thanks for the support! Good luck with your channel! I will check you out when I get home. I’m in Gosport close to Bloomington.

[@paulmanzone8373]

Super nice bass brother!!!

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Thank you, it was a fun fight! That spillway has some superb bass in it I was hoping to get one of them monsters but it was to cold to stick it out

[@paulmanzone8373]

@PuddleWalkersOutdoors I was cold watching you 🥶

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

It was so cold! It’s always so windy through there. Like a funnel for it.

[@Lowballinoutdoorz]

Lov all the explanations!!

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Glad you like them! It’s really helped with my watch through.

[@Donnie-jb9ku]

Love the vids! I use jerk baits and do better in the winter than in the summer I think

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

I should use jerkbaits more often. If this spillway wasn’t so snaggy I would use more here. In the summer I will use chatterbaits and spinners and thump them off the wood in there. Jerk baits though are on another level for catching fish.

[@RHLAMBOFGOD]

welp yes gave me faith tomorrow is going to be a high of 60 yes, I know waters going to be cold, but I'll be out and about 4am wake up for the ole Potomac girl tie rods brother.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

I got out today and it was in the 50s!!! I got rained on but found a couple nice ones today.

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Enjoy your day

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Thanks Dave!!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@ take care

[@Kens-bin]

Good spot . How about trout at raccoon soon 😅. I need to learn that one .

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

I’ve been out there a few times but I will make it a place of focus and see what I can find. I’ve heard about the trout there.

[@Kens-bin]

@PuddleWalkersOutdoors great. I just heard about from a guy fishing next to me at the mill

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

They stock them at some point. I will do my best and figure them out

[@grannygear1977]

Do you know what the water temps are there. In my area it seems like all the fish I’m marking have gone deeper.

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

It’s frozen a little in some areas so I’m guessing at most 40 degrees. They’ve definitely moved into deep sections and wintering holes.

[@perfectleveladventurefishi619]

lets go

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Woot woot!!

[@JB6Lights]

Any crawls you know of made in indiana?

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Not yet but the tri state show is coming up and they usually stick with local bait makers. I will see what I can find that I like and I will share it.

[@daveallover]

We should do a collab video

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

I would be interested in that

[@nickcook2813]

I slide and bust my butt on them banks every time I go there haha

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Had some close calls 😂

[@Gemni65]

Like catching fish in a barrel a kindergartener can catch bass in a spill way

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Yes fishing is meant to be enjoyable not frustrating but please check out my lake videos. That’s where I typically catch the largest bass.

[@Gemni65]

@ and what do bass relate to in a lake. Structure and currents same thing and lake fishing is now a joke with all the electronics that are involved but that’s a different conversation finding the current parts on said lake and find structure is the easiest way on a lake always. Current and structure I call them ambush points also fish can suspend in the current and let the water bring them their food without wasting energy

[@Gemni65]

@ but I do enjoy discussing bass fishing

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Yep I use the same strategies. I haven’t used electronics. My bank account says that’s not happening 😂 I feel more rewarded if I find them and catch them on my own. I think a lot of folks feel that way just lack the understanding.

[@Gemni65]

@ what I really enjoy about bass fishing is the outthinking the bass understanding them the first question I ask myself before I make my cast is if I were a bass where would I wait for food to come by and present itself for the easiest of consumption