Mid January seems to be the target to shoot for. More people will be down, specks should start cooperating and the weather should not be too bad. Have gone from one end of Monroe to the other (just a boat outing) and will say the lake can kick up real quick. Going up to Palatka from Astor was great, coming back was 3-4' and a slow go.
Would like to fish it though, and that would be a great reason to trailer, since I normally only trailer out of here for salt (unless someone has an empty seat).
Dusty