Patoka and Monroe Hunting & Fishing Report
Ice Fishing
1/10/2010 12:00:00 AM

JT Pruett from  Fayetteville IN , tried a little ice fishing on Sunday afternoon 1/10/10 with J & R Guide Service and took a nice mess of Bluegills for Supper on area farmponds in Orange and Lawrence County. Ice was around 4 inches thick and Bluegills were caught on Wax Worms and Crappie Nibblets . 



January
1/8/2010 12:00:00 AM

The slow months of January and Feburary is upon us but there are still some fun things to do while we are waiting for Spring . Rabbit season is in till Febuary 15th and there does seem to be a good population of bunnies this year . We`ve been out several times already and have had good success and run a little fat off of those Beagle Hounds . With these cold temperatures near 0 this weekend coming up , we are looking for our ice fishing equipment and will be heading out on some smaller bodies of water to put some Gills on the Dinner table . 

 



Reid Buck
12/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

Bill Reid from Washington IN. , took his first muzzle loader Buck with J & R Guide Service on the cold morning of 12/5/09 . Bill`s Buck was taken in  Lawrence County .

  



The End of Gun Season 2009
11/29/2009 12:00:00 AM

We are happy to report that all of J & R`s Deer hunting Clients filled at least one and many two tags ,  except , one Archer and one Gun Hunter .  We are looking forward to the begginning of Muzzle Loader season as several of our biggest Bucks spotted this fall has not been claimmed . We hope that you had a great 2009 season . Opennings are available for next weeks opener of the 2009 Muzzle Loader Season .   

  



Wessell Buck
11/22/2009 12:00:00 AM

Andrew Wessell , age 13 , took his first Buck with J & R Guide Service on 11/22/09 . Andrew dropped his Buck with a H & R 44 magnum rifle .



Hoefling Buck
11/20/2009 12:00:00 AM

John Hoefling from Indy , took his first Buck with J & R Guide Service on 11/20/09 with a 12 gage Browning Shotgun .



Austin`s first Deer
11/15/2009 12:00:00 AM

Austin Siever from Vin. IN. , took his first Deer with J & R Guide Service on Sunday morning with his 44 mag Rifle .  Austin`s Doe weighted 140 lbs.



Floerke Buck
11/14/2009 12:00:00 AM

Jeremy Floerke of Bedford IN. ,  took a nice 14 pointer with J & R Guide Service on 11/14/09 in the Rivervale area of Bedford IN .  Jeremy took his Trophey with a 12 ga. shotgun .  The Rut is on .



Russett Buck
11/14/2009 12:00:00 AM

Jenifer Russett from Avon IN. took her first Buck with J & R Guide Service on 11/14/09 .  Jennifer took her Buck with a shotgun .



Airport depramation Buck
11/11/2009 12:00:00 AM

James Russell from Bedford IN. ,  took this nice 8 pointer with a Mathews DXT Bow on a depramation permit at the Airport in Bedford IN.



Monroe`s Fall Fishing
11/9/2009 12:00:00 AM

Nic Vlasic from Coatesville , IN  ,  caught a limit of Crappie along with this nice Walleye , on Monroe Reservoir on 11/9/09 . Fish were caught on Southern Pro Jigs and minnows in 8 feet of water near the Fairfax area .  

 



Archery Season going well so far with J & R
11/4/2009 12:00:00 AM

Archery season is on track with 6 Deer being harvested with J & R Guide Service in 2009 . The Rut is just starting  .  Next week should  be alot more active as far as the Rut is concerned . Fishing has been slow with the recent cold fronts but should be back on track by the weekend  with the pressure stablizing .



Monroe Fall Crappie are starting to bite
10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM
Linda Breedlove from Bedford IN. , shows some fall Monroe Slabs caught on a recent J & R Guide Service scouting trip with Phil Bartlett , on Thursday afternoon , 10/22/09 , on Monroe Reservoir . Fish were caught east of the causeway in 1 - 4 feet of water on Southern Pro Jigs and minnows . Water temperature is reading 59 degrees . The largest Fish of a 25 fish limit , measured 17 inches long .
 


Deer Archery season is in full swing
10/17/2009 12:00:00 AM

The 2009 Archery season for Whitetails is in full swing and gets better each day as we head for the RUT which should start the last week of October . J & R has harvested a few Doe so far with the ol Mathews Bow , building on the winter food storage ,  but are still sizing up the Bucks for my clients . A lot of nice Bucks have been located thus far . Good luck on getting your Buck in 2009 . 



Patoka Report
10/16/2009 12:00:00 AM

Todd Gowen and friend from Plainfield braved the eliments with J & R Guide Service on Friday afternoon for about 4 hours on Patoka Lake . 20 Crappie and two Yellow Bass were caught on Southern Pro Jigs and Hot Grubs . Fish ran from 7 - 8 inches with a water temperature of 59.7 degrees. Patoka water level is 5 feet above summer pool .



Monroe Report
9/28/2009 12:00:00 AM
Rev. Tatium and friends from Saginaw Michigan , caught 83 Crappie and 2 Channel Cats in 2 hours with J & R Guide Service . Not bad with the  windy lake conditions and a cold front moving thru . Water temperature was reading 71 degrees and stained . Most Crappie were running from 8 - 10 inches .
 



Patoka Cats
9/15/2009 12:00:00 AM

Shane Staples and Pat Buchanan from KY. , caught some nice Patoka Cats with J & R on Tuesday afternoon on shad guts .  Fish were caught on the main lake .

 



Patoka Bass Report
8/26/2009 12:00:00 AM

Jim Kiefer from Nobelsville IN. ,  shows a couple of Largemouths that he took with J & R on Wed. afternoon on Patoka Lake . Jim`s Bass were caught on a sinko worm flippin around the heavy weedbeds in Flemming creek . A couple more Bass were caught on a Rage Shad around the Dam Area .
 



Austin Sievers First Squirrel Hunt
8/23/2009 12:00:00 AM

Austin Sievers from Vincennes IN. , hooked up with J & R Guide Service for his first Squirrel Hunt . Austin bagged a Fox Squirrel and two Greys , Austin used a 20 Gage as his choice of weapon .



Hoosier Squirrel Season Opens
8/17/2009 12:00:00 AM

JT Pruett from Williams IN , holds the limit of Grey Squirrels that he took with J & R on Monday morning with his new Rossi 410 gage shotgun . The woods were a little on the dry side but a little wait beside an old Hickory Tree that the squirrels were cutting on produced a limit if Hoosier Greys .

 



Patoka Bass Report
8/8/2009 12:00:00 AM
Chuck and Kevin from Northern IN caught 9 Largemouth Bass on Patoka Lake with J & R on Saturday morning .
Fish were caught on Strike King`s Rage Shad fished over main lake weed beds in 3 - 7 feet of water . Water temperature was reading 79.7 degrees . These Bass were all around the 14" range and all were released .
 


Kurt and Consetine on Monroe
8/7/2009 12:00:00 AM

Kurt Warren and Consetine from California caught their limit of Crappie , 6 Yellow Bass and a kicker Walleye with J & R on Friday Morning in the Sugar Creek area on lake Monroe . Bait Southern Pro jig and minows .

 



Alex on Monroe
8/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

Alex and Kaeman Hughs along with Gary Sinn from Bloomington IN , caught a nice mess of  Crappie on Wed. morning on Monroe Reservoir . Bait - Southern Pro Jigs and minnows fished on the main lake . Water temp. has fallen to 71.5 degrees . Fish were suspended from 12 - 18 feet  in 26+ feet of water .



Monroe Fishing Report
7/31/2009 12:00:00 AM
Wayne and Darrell George from Jeffersonville and Dylan Naeger from Louisville , caught 66 Crappie with J & R Guide Service on Friday afternoon .
Bait - minnows , Fish were caught at 7 - 12 feet in 24 feet of water on the main lake .. Water temperature as fallen to 73 degrees with the recent rains . Water was slightly stained . Fishing has slowed compared to the last few days . 
 


Phil and Rusty on Monroe
7/29/2009 12:00:00 AM
Phil and Rusty of J & R Guide Service scouted some new water for clients on Monroe Reservoir on Wed. afternoon and come up with a nice cooler full of Crappie , 3 Channel Cats and a 17" Largemouth . Phils largest Crappie measured 14.5 inches and the rest were a variety of sizes down to 8 nches .
Alot of small fish were released . Water temp, was reading 80 degrees .
Bait - Southern Pro Jig Heads and minnows . Fish were caught east of the causeway .
 


Harley Ann and James Thomas on Monroe
7/27/2009 12:00:00 AM
Harley Ann Pruett and Cuz James Thomas put some good eating Crappie in the cooler with J & R Guide Service on Monday Morning . 57 Crappie , 3 Yellow Bass and a Largemouth . Bait - Minnows . Fish are suspended 15 - 18 feet in 28 feet water . Surface temperature was reading 75 degrees .
 


Monroe Fishing Report
7/23/2009 12:00:00 AM
JT Pruett tried some dock jigging on Monroe on Thursday afternoon and caught 12 Crappie ,
11 Bluegill , 12 yellow Bass , 1 Walleye and a Channel Cat . Several smaller Crappie were released .
Fish were suspended at 12 - 15 feet of water . Bait jig and minnows . Water temp. was 80 degrees and stained slightly .
 


Patoka Gills for Four Seasons Guest
7/21/2009 12:00:00 AM

Adam  and his Brother caught 30 Gills and two Crappie on Tuesday morning with J & R .  The anglers had a nice mess for a fish fry that they had planned during their stay at Patoka Lake . Bait - Crickets . Fish were located on weedlines close to deep water and near their now abandoned bedding areas .



Nolan Hill on Monroe
7/20/2009 12:00:00 AM
Nolan Hill , age 13 , from New Palestine IN , took advantage of J & R Guide Service`s Kids day on Monroe and caught 30 + Crappie with 18 keepers , a Yellow Bass and a Channel Cat . Bait - Minnows Spider Rigged in 24 feet of water for suspended Crappie that were 12 - 15 feet deep . Water temperature was 77 degrees and stained .
 


Monroe Fishing Report
7/18/2009 12:00:00 AM

Friday evening on Monroe was a litle rough with the wind but still managed to catch 30 Bluegills on the beds and 11 Crappie . The Bluegill numbers still on the beds are decreasing fast and our Crappie were suspended about 12 feet over a 25 foot brushpile in the FairFax area . Water temperature was reading 78 Degrees and the water was stained . Bait - Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and minnows for Crappie and Crickets for the Gills .

 



Bob Cochran on Monroe
7/13/2009 12:00:00 AM
Bob Cochran from KY , holds up a nice Crappie that he took with J & R Guide Service on Monday morning on Monroe Reservoir . 43 Crappie and 1 Channel Cat fell to Southern Pro Hot Grubs fished in 10 - 12 feet of water . Water temp. was reading 78 degrees and clear . Most of Bob`s Crappie came from the Fairfax area .
 


Arthur on Patoka Bass
7/9/2009 12:00:00 AM

Arthur Collier from Orleans IN. shows a 6lb. Bass that he took with J & R on Thursday morning . Bait - Srike King Rage Shad . We just ran this Top Water Shad across all the weedbeds on the main lake that we could find .
The bite was good for the first two hours after daylight and then dropped off quickly after that . The thickest patches of weeds seem to be best . Water temp. was reading 80 degrees .

 



Dave Gilbert on Patoka
7/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

Dave Gilbert from Westland MI , joined J & R for two days of Bass fishing on Patoka Lake . Bait - Shaky Head Worms and Jerl Baits on the main lake weedbeds . 14 Bass Sat. and 30 Bass on Sunday made for some exciting Bass Fishing . Dave shown here displaying one of his better fish on Sunday .
 



Dave Gilbert on Monroe
7/3/2009 12:00:00 AM

Dave Gilbert from Westland MI , caught 47 Bluegills , 12 Crappie and 1 Yellow Bass with J & R  on Friday morning on Monroe Reservoir . Bait - Southern Pro Jigs and Crickets .



Chris and Elizabeth Ford on Monroe
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Chris and daughter Elizabeth Ford from New Albany , joined J & R Guide Service on Wed. morning and took home a nice bunch of Monroe Gills for a 4th of July Fish Fry . Water temp. was 78.8 degrees and clear .
 


Nick and Larry Bang the Gills
6/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
Nick Valasic and Larry Buck from Indy cashed in on the bedding Bluegill on Monroe Reservoir with J & R Guide Service on Tuesday morning . The water temp. read 82 degrees with clear conditions . The Catfishing has slowed  a little along with the Crappie fishing .
 


Monroe Cats still Biting
6/26/2009 12:00:00 AM
John Hoefling , Mike Atkins and Zack Pagac from Indianapolis IN , hold up a hefty string of Channel Catfish that they caught with Rusty of J & R Guide Service on Friday morning on Monroe Reservoir . Fish were caught on rod and reels using Shrimp as bait . Fish came from east of the causeway .
 


Mike McGee on Monroe
6/24/2009 12:00:00 AM

Mike McGee and friend from Chicago ILL. ,  caught 41 Bluegill and 20 Crappie on Monroe with J & R Guide Service in about a three hour trip. Bait Crickets and Southern pro Jigs . Crappie were foungd in 12 feet of water on deep structure . Several smaller fish were released .

 



Jojo Yapp on Monroe
6/23/2009 12:00:00 AM

Jojo Yapp and Son from Chicago Ill. , got in on some of Monroe`s Bluegill on Tuesday morning with J & R Guide Service . The Yapps took 37 nice Gills home and released at least that many in a 4 hour period .  A few Crappie made it to the live well also . Water temperature is in the 80s and the Big Gills are hot on the beds . The water is super clear on the main lake .



Andy and Lianna on Monroe
6/20/2009 12:00:00 AM

Andy and Lianna Willhitte from Rockville IN , spent a HOT day in the boat with J & R on Saturday on Monroe Reservoir and still caught a nice mess of fish despite the heat . The couple caught 73 Bluegill and 20 Crappie . Bait - Crickets and Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs . Water temp.  was reading 82 degrees on the main lake .



Patoka Bass
6/16/2009 12:00:00 AM

Stan Salin and Robert Cochrane ll from Westfield IN , show off some of their 7 Patoka Largemouth Bass that they caught with J & R Guide Service on Tuesday afternoon . Robert took his Bass on hard Jerk Baits and Stan caught his on Spinnerbaits . Fish were caught on the main Lake in 4 - 6 feet of water . Water temperature was 77 degrees .



More Monroe Cats
6/12/2009 12:00:00 AM

Taylor Dixon and Dillion Lewis displaying one of their 6 Cats that they caught with J & R on 6/12/09 . Bait - Shrimp . Fish were caught in 4 - 7 feet of water on a Zebco 808 slip sinker reg .



Bluegills on the Beds
6/9/2009 12:00:00 AM

Marc & Kathy Paustian from Cincinnati OH , enjoyed nonstop action for 4 hrs. catching bedding Bluegills on Monroe Reservoir on Tuesday morning . Marc and Kathy caught well over 100 Bluegill on crickets . Some were kept for the freezer and alot were released . Fish averages 8 - 9 inches .



Max and Kanish battle Monroe Cats
6/6/2009 12:00:00 AM
Max and Kanish put the ol Zebco 33s to work on these tackle bustin Channels with J & R on Saturday Morning in the middle fork area of Monroe Reservoir . A little Bengay may be in order for the ol crankin arms . Monroe water level is reading 541 f.a.s. , 3 feet high and falling fast and Patoka water level is reading 537.19 f.a.s. , up a foot , as of 6/6/09 . Bluegill are on the beds at both Lakes and the catfishing is great at both lakes on Shrimp . Monroe is produceing some good catches of Wipers at the present trolling Shad as bait in the main lake areas . Bass is slow but worth a try . Crappie as slowed as the spawn is ending .
 


Last Day camping and running Cat lines
6/4/2009 12:00:00 AM

Our last day running our Cat Lines on Monroe was a little weak but still we could not complain . We`ve had a great time the past 4 - 5 days enjoying catfishing with the family .



Evening Cats start early
6/3/2009 12:00:00 AM

Here is a mess of Channels that we caught before dark on 6/3/09 . The fish cleaning station at Payentown camp ground on Monroe Reservoir , sure got a work out the last 4 days .

 



JT and Gage`s Big Flathead
6/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

The boys had a slow night on 6/1/09 and only found a couple of Cats jiggling their limb lines the next morning . Shown here with a nice 18lb. Flathead on 6/2/09 .



Jt & Rusty still after those Big Cats
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

JT Pruett and Rusty of J & R Guide Service caught a 35lb. Flat Head  , a 28lb. Flat Head , a 18lb. Flat Head and 15 Channels between 4 - 10 lb. Bait - Green Sunfish and Shrimp . All fish were caught in the middle fork area of Monroe Reservoir .

 



More Monroe Channel Cats
5/31/2009 12:00:00 AM

Lenny Pruett , Jeremy Floerke , Dave Dawson , John Peets and JT Pruett caught 15 nice Channel Catfish with J & R Guide Service on Sunday morning . Bait - Green Sunfish and Shrimp .



Monroe Reservoir`s Big Flat Head Catfish
5/30/2009 12:00:00 AM

Jt Pruett , Jeremy Floerke , Leny Pruett and John Peets shows part of their catch of a 43lb. Flathead , a 23 lb. Flathead , a 15lb. Flathead  and 10 Channelcats from 4 - 10lb that they caught with J & R Guide Service on Saturday Morning .  Bait - Green Sunfish and Shrimp . Fish were caught on Limb Lines and Handlines .  

  



Monroe Cats
5/29/2009 12:00:00 AM

John Peets of Bedford , IN. , shows off a Nice Flat Head Catfish that he caught with J & R Guide Service on Friday afternoon . Bait - Green Sunfish .

 



The Bass and the cricket sandwich
5/28/2009 12:00:00 AM
J.R. Sonns and son Nicky from Bedford IN., caught 50 Bluegills off the beds with J & R Guide Service on Thursday afternoon on a private lake in Lawrence County .
It seems this big old Bass decided that he would like a cricket for supper also . 
 


Big Monroe Hawg Crappie
5/26/2009 12:00:00 AM
Darren Petty from GreenWood IN cashed in on some Big Monroe Crappie on a 4 hour charter on Tuesday morning with Rusty of J & R Guide Service . 3 - 16" Crappie , 4 - 14" Crappie , 10 over 10" and several smaller ones were released . Bait - Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and 3" Kalins Grubs . All fish were caught in 4 feet of water or less and caught east of the causeway . Water temp. was 75 degrees with good color . Monroe Reservoir is the Big Crappie Lake in Indiana , period !!!!! After the charter was over I went back out for about an hour and caught 4 more big Crappie over 14 " .
 


Hot Fishin on Monroe
5/25/2009 12:00:00 AM
Greg and Austin Sievers from Vincennes IN. , spent a very wet day on Monroe with Rusty of J & R Guide Service . The fishin was hot with a catch of 43 Crappie , 33 Bluegill of the beds , two channel cats and a 5lb. Walleye . 4 of these Crappie were pushing 1 3/4  pounds  and one was 2 pounds . . Bait - Southern Pro Jigs . Water temperature was reading 75 degrees . Monroe water level is 544.57 feet as of 5/25/09 .
 


Bluegill Spawn is in Full Swing
5/24/2009 12:00:00 AM

A sheet of plywood full of Big Gills and Red Ears that we caught off the spawning beds on Sunday morning 5/24/09 . Water temperature has reach the magic 72 - 75 degrees which has put the Big Gills into spawning action . Bait - Crickets . One secret to catching a cooler full of these Big Bluegill is to cruise the back of bays and cuts in the shoreline especially where a little pee - gravel is present and locate the bowl shaped beds before you start fishing . Back your boat off a little and start filling your cooler . Try and use a little common sense about the amount that you keep . Keep only what you need to eat and save some to catch another day . These Gills on this day averaged between 10 - 11 inches .
 



Little Girls can Fish too
5/22/2009 12:00:00 AM
Isabella Pruett from Fayettville IN , help catch 35 big Bluegill and Redears off the beds on Friday afternoon with J & R .
Bait - Crickets and bobbers . 
 


Kathy and J.R. on Monroe
5/21/2009 12:00:00 AM

 

Kathy and J.R. Sons of Bedford IN. took home 31 Crappie , 1 Channel Cat ,  6 Bluegill and 2 Walleye with Rusty of J & R Guide Service on Thursday afternoon on Monroe . Water surface temp. was close to 73 degrees by 4:00pm . Water from Moores Creek down looks real good . Still muddy east of the Causeway .
 


Walleye on Monroe
5/19/2009 12:00:00 AM

Bobby Robertson and Sherry Banks from Springville IN , caught 41 Crappie , 2 Bluegill and 3 Walleye with J & R on the main lake of Monroe on Monday morning . The upper ends of the lake are muddy but pretty good shape west of the causeway .  All fish were caught on Southern Pro jigs in 4 - 8 feet of water . Water temp. was 69 degrees .
 



Patoka Slabs
5/16/2009 12:00:00 AM
John Peets and Terry Banks from Bedford IN. , went on the Crappie hunt with Rusty of J & R on 5/16/09 on Patoka Lake . 43 Crappie from 10" to 13.5 inches went to the freezer . Alot of smaller Crappie were released . Fish were caught in the main lake area in wooded coves in 4 - 7 feet of water . Water temperature was reading 68 degrees and clear . Bait - Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and 3" Grubs . Patoka is putting out some real nice Crappie this Spring .



Rick Cox and Gang on Monroe
5/15/2009 12:00:00 AM

Rick Cox , Mike Facker , Tony Cox , Jim Griffin and Sammy Allen from KY , caught some nice Crappie with Tommy of J & R Guide Service . 6    12 - 15  inch   Crappie with alot of fish below 12" . Bait - minnows , caught in the Paynetown area .



Monroe Hawg Crappie
5/12/2009 12:00:00 AM
Larry Koerner from Plainfield Ill. , landed some Hawg Slab Crappie with Rusty of J & R Guide Service on Tuesday afternoon on Monroe Reservoir .  Bait - Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and Grubs in Black/Chartreus color . Fish were spawning in 4 -7 feet of water . We found 6 of these slab Crappie and rounded out our two man limit of 50 with a variety of smaller sizes . Water temp. was reading around 68 - 70 degrees in the afternoon .
 


Dog Fish on Patoka
5/11/2009 12:00:00 AM

Del Tatum , Roosevelt Tolbert and Friends , from Saginaw Michigan , had an unusual catch with Phil of J & R Guide Service on Patoka Lake on Monday afternoon. Shown here displaying a 5.15oz. Dog Fish . They also caught about 60 Crappie . Bait - minnows .



Catfish and Bluegill Fishing is Hot
5/11/2009 12:00:00 AM

Gage and JT Pruett are still working on their J & R Guide Service Apprenticeship . It took Gage about 20 minutes to land his big Channel . Fish was caught on a cricket . Jt shows a nice Bull Head Bluegill that he caught off the beds .
Monroe Reservoir water level is reading 540 feet , two feet high . Patoka Lake water level is reading summer pool at 536 feet as of 5/11/09 . Water temperatures are 66 degrees - 68 degrees . Good fishing for Catfish , Bluegill and Largemouth Bass at both Lakes . Largemouths are on the beds as are Bluegill and late Crappie .
 



EJ Martin and Zach on Monroe
5/9/2009 12:00:00 AM

 

Ej Martin and Grandson Zach , caught 100+ Crappie on Saturday morning in a three hour period with J & R on the main lake at Monroe . 43 went to the freezer . Water temp. was 66 degrees and clear . Fish were in 5 feet of water on wood. Bait - Southern Pro Hot Head jigs . Monroe water level is still running about 2.5 feet high .
 
 


Gary & Dan from Louisville
5/8/2009 12:00:00 AM

Gary and Dan from Lou. KY beat the rain on Friday and caught 150 + Crappie , 2 Channel Cats , 2 Bluegill and a Walleye . 50 Crappie went to the freezer . Water temp. was 67 degrees on the main lake . Bait  - Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and Grubs .  Fish were caught in 4 to 7 feet of water .



Bluegills on the nest
5/6/2009 12:00:00 AM

Bluegills will be hot on the beds at Monroe next week . I already seen signs on Tuesday where the nesting areas are showing some activity . The full moon will be on the 10th and this is primetime for Bluegill Fishermen . J & R will be limiting their Charters for nesting Bluegill to 4 hours and a limit of 25 adult Bluegills per client . Two people would be able to take home 50 Bluegills . If the limit is caught , the remainning time can be spent putting some Crappie in the boat . As you know , if you are on the Bluegill beds the limit can be achieved pretty quick .


 



Well into the Crappie Spawn on Monroe
5/4/2009 12:00:00 AM

Dwight and Pat Brzinski from Pierceton IN , caught 200+ Crappie on Monroe with J & R on Monday .  38 were kept and one Channel Cat . Alot of small ones were released . The spawn is well underway with the buck brush loaded with male Crappie . Several Catfish are being caught in the same areas indicating that alot of the eggs have already been dropped .

 



Outdoorwriter on Patoka
5/3/2009 12:00:00 AM

John and Bobby Carson from Norris PA , chose Patoka Lake as one of their destinations to fish , and include in John`s book , that he is writing , soon to be published . He has caught a fish in every State in the US and is writing a book on his experiences . He came to Patoka for Crappie and caught 141 Crappie with Rusty of J & R Guide Service on Sunday afternoon . Bait - Southern Pro Jigs in 4 - 7 feet of water . Water temp. was 68 degrees . John and Bobby shown here with a couple of their catch .
 



Ed Martin on Monroe
5/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

EJ Martin and EJ`s friend ( Dip Net )  joined J & R  on Monroe on Saturday and caught the limit of Crappie and 4 Channel Cats . Water temp. was 64 degrees and stained . Fish were caught in the Middle Fork area . Bait Southern Pro Jigs .



Monroe Slabs
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Everett Deckard Sr. & Jr. from Pekin IN , went on the hunt for some Monroe Slabs on Friday afternoon with J & R Guide Service . They found 1/2 a dozen slab Crappie and about 40 other good eaters to take home . They also caught 3 Channel Cats and a 17 " Largemouth . Water temp. reached 69 degrees and was stained . Bait - Southern Pro Jigs . Fish were caught around the Causeway area .
 


Crappie Spawn on Monroe
4/29/2009 12:00:00 AM

John and daughter , Tammy Hoefling cash in on the Crappie Spawn at Monroe Reservoir with J & R Guide Service .  The Hoeflings took home a limit of 10 - 14 inch Crappie . Bait - Southern Pro Hot Heads and Kalin 3" Grubs . Water surface temps reach 71 degrees by afternoon .

 



Monroe Report
4/27/2009 12:00:00 AM

MONROE - We fished Monroe on 4/27/09 with Bill Jenner and friends from Madison IN. and found the water to be warming up a little from 61 - 64 degrees . The group caught around 60 Crappie with 25 around 8 - 10 inch range , 3 Bass and one 15 " Walleye . With the extreme windy conditions , not a bad four hour trip . Bait - Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and Grubs . The Crappie spawn is on . Water was stained down around the Fairfax area . Water Level is 541.3 feet and falling fast with the gates open up at the discharge .



J & R `S Turkey
4/26/2009 12:00:00 AM

Rusty of J & R Guide Service took a little time off on Sunday to bag a 26lb. Gobbler . This Gobbler had 28mm spurs and a 10" bheard . Back to fishin on Monday .



4 for 4 on the Gobblers
4/24/2009 12:00:00 AM
Jenifer and Brent Ressett  from Converse IN , filled their Turkey with Rusty of J & R Guide Service on Friday morning at 8:00am . J & R called these two Gobblers in for around a 25 yard shot . Jennifer and Brent shot at the same time , each killing their bird , together .  Both birds were 20lbs. , had 22 mm spurs and had 10" beards . This makes 4 clients and 4 gobblers . A good year so far .



Doug Skiner`s Gobbler
4/22/2009 12:00:00 AM

Doug Skiner from Greenwood IN bagged a nice Gobbler with Rusty of J & R Guide Service . Doug`s bird had a 11 1/4 " beard , 15 mm. spurrs and weighed 19 lbs.  Two Toms came in , in full strut to within 25 yards of the blind . What a show .



Jacob Orbin`s Turkey
4/18/2009 12:00:00 AM

Jacob Orbin from South Bend IN. bag a nice Turkey with Rusty of J & R Guide Service at 7:00am on the first morning of the Youth Turkey Season ,  Jacobs Bird weighed 16lbs. with 8 mil. spurs . Congradulation Jacob .



Monroe Fishing Report
4/18/2009 12:00:00 AM

Saturday afternoon water temperature read 56 - 58 degrees
around the Fairfax - Ramp Creek area . Water was stained a little and is a little over  5 feet high . Jacob & Keith Orbin from South Bend joined J & R and caught 30 Crappie , 1 Yellow Bass , 1 Wiper and 4 Bass . Fish were holding tight to newly flooded brush and willows in the back of the bays . Bait - Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and Chartreus Crappie Critters . Most Crappie were in the 10" range with a few over .

 

 



Patoka Crappie Report
4/9/2009 12:00:00 AM

Rusty and Phil of J & R tested the Crappie on Patoka Thursday afternoon and finally got into some nice fish above Walls Ramp from 3pm - 5pm . Not much luck before 3 and when the wind died around 5:30 the fish shut off for us completly.
We caught 38 fish total with 9 real nice fish . Bait - 3" Grubs on Southern Pro Hot Head Jigs and a few on NotHead Jigs .
Fish were caught in 2 - 7 feet of water on wood and the water temp. was 54 degrees and stained .


 



Channel Cats are starting to prowel
4/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

Phil Bartlet of J & R Guide Service , shows a Monroe Channel Cat that tried to kill his Crappie Jig . He must not have known that the jig will bite back . Its not uncommon to catch several of these Cats while Crappie Fishing and they fry up pretty good  to .  Water temp. 55 degrees and murky .



New Service for New Fisherman on a Budget
4/4/2009 12:00:00 AM

J & R Guide Service as had such a demand for advice on Patoka Lake and Monroe Reservoir that I have added a new service for new Fisherman to the sport and for Fisherman on a budget visiting Patoka or Monroe for the first time .

$ 50 -  Send J & R Guide Service a Hot Spot Map of Patoka or Monroe Lake and I will mark your map with some proven good locations to fish for Crappie , Blugill , Bass , Catfish , Wipers and Yellow Bass and White Bass .

$100 - I will include with your Marked map a detailed letter explainning how to fish these areas in relation to which kind of baits , depth of water to fish , live and artifical , bait color , boat positioning , lure retrieval rates of speeds , fish locator use , how to fish the available structure in the area , time of day to fish and more .

This new service will mostly help the Fisherman new to the sport or for the Fisherman visiting Patoka Lake or Monroe Reservoir for the first time that is on a budget . There is no substitute for actually being with a Guide in his boat , but this new service is alot better than going it alone on a new lake .

Send your Hot Spot Map to :

J & R Guide Service , 2188 Vinegar Hill Rd. , Bedford IN  47421 

Make money order payable to James. R. Collier .

 

 

 



Joe Cross and Father-in-law on Patoka
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Joe Cross and his Father-in-law from Lou. KY , tried Patoka Crappie on April Fools Day and got fooled a little . The fishing was very slow with the water temp. dropping to around 51 degrees after the cold front on Sunday . About 30 crappie were caught and two Bass , all on the small side . Maybe 6 keepers but still a fun day on the water . Water was stained after the rain .



Gage`s Trophy Monroe Crappie
3/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
Gage Pruett saw his brothers come home the other day with two Big Crappie for their bedroom wall , So he decided that it was his turn to try for a biggin of his own . He went along this afternoon with J & R or pappap I mean , and caught his own 2.4lb. Monroe Trophy Crappie . Gage took his fish on a Southern Pro Chartreus Hot Head Jig & minnow fished 4 feet deep in 6 feet of water . Water temp. was 58 degrees on the upper end of the lake and murky in color.
These boys are triplets and I believe are going to be mean Crappie Fishermen .


Big Crappie Fishermen and small Monroe Crappie
3/24/2009 12:00:00 AM
Well maybe I have that title turned around a little . Dillion and JT Pruett from Fayettville IN , show some of the small Slab Crappie that they caught Tuesday afternoon with J & R Guide Service . Actually they are my Grandsons . Dillion caught the biggest Crappie on a Southern Pro Hot Grub ( Yellow Jacket color ). Fish came from 3 feet of water . They had a total of 25 Crappie caught in a 3 hour period . Water temp. was 55 degrees and murky .
 


Greg and Austin Sievers tackle Patoka Crappie
3/22/2009 12:00:00 AM

Greg and Austin Sievers from Vin. IN, had a great day catching 150+ Crappie with J & R Guide Service . 46 of them going to some hot grease .
Fish were caught on Southern Pro Jigs and dobbing minnows next to wood . Looks like this week coming up is going to be hot for Crappie fishing . Fish all came from shallow water .


 



The Texans on Patoka Crappie
3/21/2009 12:00:00 AM

Aaron & Stacey Salinas from Texas , show off a nice Patoka Crappie that Aaron just caught on a Southern Pro Hot Grub with J & R Guide Service on Saturday afternoon . The couple caught 100+ Crappie . 25 went to the freezer and the rest were released . Water temp. was 58 degrees when we quite at 6pm .
 



Monroe Crappie Report
3/20/2009 12:00:00 AM

Ed Ackerman from Bloomington IN caught 60+ Crappie with J & R Guide Service on Friday morning . Its was extremly cold after the cold front with water temp. starting off at 50 degrees and warmed up to 53 degrees by 2:00pm . 18 Crappie were kept and the rest were released . Bait - Southern Pro Hot Grubs in Chartrues . Water depth fished 5 - 7 feet on wood .



Patoka Crappie are Biting
3/18/2009 12:00:00 AM

Patoka Crappie are feeding up getting ready for the spawn in a few weeks . We caught 100 + Crappie today and four 14" Stripers .Crappie were all sizes up 13 " . Water temp. ranged from 53 - 56 degrees . Fish were caught in 3 - 5 feet of water on Southern Pro Jigs and Hot Grubs .



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