WI · Lake
Lake Monona
Water conditions
79°F
Water temp
5 ft
Gage height
—
Discharge
—
Turbidity
Measured at USGS gauge 05429000 · 16:00 UTC-6
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Major period19:46–21:46
- Minor period00:39–01:39
- Major period08:21–10:21
- Minor period17:08–18:08
Moonrise 01:09 · Moonset 17:38 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Muskellunge · 485 · 11Jan 1, 2025
- Muskellunge · 1,177 · 12Jan 1, 2025
What to throw
Muskellunge
Topwaterblack
79°F, clarity n/a, summer → walked over weed edges at dusk black topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer musky topwater
Heddon Zara Spook ($9.99)
River2Sea Whopper Plopper 90 ($13.99)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Lake Monona — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Nearby waters
- Starkweather Creek 2 mi
- Nine Springs Creek 2 mi
- Lake Wingra 3 mi
- Lake Mendota 4 mi
- Lake Waubesa 4 mi
- Lake Waubesa 5 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Austin Lake · MI
- Bankson Lake · MI
- Bass Lake · MI
- Big Bear Lake · MI
- Big Island Lake · MI
- Black River · MI
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Water measured at a gauge; weather unavailable.