Monument Lake is a reservoir in Colorado, near El Paso County.
Monument Lake in El Paso County is a reservoir in El Paso County, Colorado, and covers about 31 acres and holds roughly 305 acre-feet.
Monument Lake in El Paso County can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish listed for Monument Lake in El Paso County include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Snake River Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch.
For a quick check of this small, open reservoir in El Paso County, try this for yellow perch: keep a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm close to the bottom on a flat beside deeper water.
Across this Colorado reservoir of small size, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
On the 31-acre reservoir in El Paso County, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
On the 31-acre reservoir in El Paso County, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
On this Colorado reservoir of small size, other targets listed here include Channel Catfish; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
On the 31-acre reservoir in El Paso County, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
During an opening pass on this small, open reservoir in El Paso County, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
Around this Colorado reservoir of small size, a medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs and small casting baits; add a stronger outfit and a proper leader when northern pike are the target.
At Monument Lake in El Paso County, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
For a simple plan, use a light jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
On this Colorado reservoir of small size, choose one manageable arm or shoreline and check its cover, first break, and nearby open water before making a long move.
On the 31-acre reservoir in El Paso County, move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.