— The newest Lake Monticello fishing report, updated October 20, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-monticello-sc-fall-2017-fishing-report/ August 31 Lake Monticello water temperatures have dropped several degrees from their highs in the 90s. Lake levels generally fluctuate daily. Tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that towards the end of the summer lake Monticello bass fishing got tough, […]

— June 30 Lake Monticello water temperatures are hot, ranging from the mid-80s to 90.  Lake levels generally fluctuate daily. The offshore bass bite is still pretty good on Lake Monticello, and the best pattern remains unchanged from that described June 6.  However, tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that it is starting to […]

— The newest Lake Monticello fishing report, updated July 14, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-monticello-sc-summer-2017-fishing-report/ June 30 Lake Monticello water temperatures are hot, ranging from the mid-80s to 90.  Lake levels generally fluctuate daily. The offshore bass bite is still pretty good on Lake Monticello, and the best pattern remains unchanged from that described June 6.  […]

— The newest Lake Monticello fishing report, updated June 30, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-monticello-sc-summer-2017-fishing-report/ June 6 Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the lower to mid-80s, and conditions are relatively clear.  Lake levels generally fluctuate daily. Tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that bass have finally gotten out deep on Lake Monticello.  On Sunday […]

  — March 9 Lake Monticello water temperatures still range from the upper-50s to mid-60s depending on area of the lake, with the lower end warmer because of proximity to the cooling station.  Lake levels always fluctuate daily. Considering the temperatures it’s not surprising that Lake Monticello bass are moving shallow, and Andy Wicker of […]

— February 9 Lake Monticello water temperatures still range from the mid-50s to mid-60s depending on area of the lake, with the lower end warmer because of proximity to the cooling station.  Lake levels always fluctuate daily. Tournament activity has a lot of bass fishermen on other lakes in the spring, but Andy Wicker of […]

— Please note that the newest Lake Monticello fishing report can be found at http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-monticello-sc-winter-fishing-report/ January 20 Lake Monticello water temperatures range from the mid-50s to mid-60s depending on area of the lake, with the lower ender warmer because of proximity to the cooling station.  Lake levels always fluctuate daily. Tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria […]

— Bass: Good.  Andy Wicker reports that bass are starting to group up (with the white perch) in their winter holes, and vertically fishing a jig has been very effective. Catfish: Fair to good.  Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that the big fish bite is improving on Lake Monticello as temperatures drop.  Fishing on the […]

— November 28 Lake Monticello water levels are in the low 60s. As expected, tournament bass angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria says that the spoon bite on Lake Monticello is really good right now.  In a few hours of fishing on a recent trip he and his fishing partner caught more than a dozen bass […]

— Catfish: Very good.  Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that even though this isn’t the best time to target big fish, the free line drifting bite remains very good.   Drifting over very deep water with unweighted/ barely weighted small pieces of cut fish or shrimp is a good way to put a bunch of fish […]

— July 26 Earlier this summer tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reported a strong bass bite on Lake Monticello, but as he says happens every year at this time that action has slowed down – significantly.  In the last Thursday night tournament Andy says that his team took second place with two fish for […]

— Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the high 70s to low 80s. As predicted by tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria in last week’s report, fish are finally starting to move towards some of their summer haunts on Lake Monticello.  The last few times Andy has been out he has found some pretty good […]

— Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the high 70s to low 80s. While Sunday and Monday have been cooler, last week and into Saturday it felt like summer had already arrived.  But that didn’t mean that bass had moved into a summer pattern yet on Lake Monticello, however, and in a small event last […]

— Water temperatures shot up in March and it looked like the majority of the spawn would take place sooner rather than later, but after three or four weeks of holding and even back-sliding temperatures it now looks like the April full moon will bring up a massive wave of spawning fish on Lake Monticello.  […]

— It is not uncommon to hear anglers say that catfish are moving shallow in the spring in preparation for the spawn, but that’s really not what’s going on.  Rather, Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) says that catfish are moving towards the banks because that’s what all the other species are doing.  Gizzard shad, threadfin shad, […]

— In his last update tournament bass fisherman Andy Wicker of Pomaria predicted that by the March full moon a significant percentage of fish would be spawning, and sure enough that has come to pass.  Andy says that right now most Lake Monticello bass are shallow, be that right on the main lake or in […]

— With the warm weather predicted for the next couple of weeks in South Carolina, bass around the state should be moving shallower and into the spawning period.  But tournament bass fisherman Andy Wicker of Pomaria says that because of the warm water discharge on the lake, this period often comes earlier on Lake Monticello […]

Readers of this site know that during the colder months the Lake World bait shop frequently repeats the mantra that to find striper on Lake Murray fishermen should follow the birds.  Tournament bass fisherman Andy Wicker of Pomaria says right now that is also good advice for catching bass on Lake Monticello, and at this […]

Around the Christmas holidays it’s a safe bet that big blue catfish are feeding in South Carolina, and even with unseasonably warm weather this year is no exception.  From the North Carolina border to the Midlands to the lower part of the state, South Carolina anglers are putting some big catfish in the boat right […]

On a lot of South Carolina lakes the prolonged warm weather this fall has actually helped the bite – especially for anglers who want to fish shallow.  Instead of starting to move deep bass have continued to hang around only a few feet of water, staying in more of a fall pattern than an early […]

In his last Lake Monticello update tournament bass fisherman Andy Wicker reported that the jigging spoon bite was starting to come on.  It has now arrived, and in Andy’s opinion the best jigging spoon fishing of the year will be found between now and December.  While a lot of people will be fishing spoons in […]

For the last few months Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) has reported an excellent bite for numbers of eating-sized blue catfish on Lake Monticello, and although the bite for big fish has been fair he has promised that once cooler temperatures arrive the big fish bite will turn on.  He has also predicted that the deep […]

Lake Monticello is known for being full of catfish, ranging from small to medium eating-sized fish on up to monster blue catfish that would be considered trophies anywhere.  And true to expectations Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that right now Lake Monticello continues to live up to its reputation, with an excellent numbers bite as […]