Todays Monday Monsters comes to us just before a nasty cold front hits Colorado. The frigid temps with help thicken the ice in the high country and the front range reservoirs will start to develop a lid. Some of you have already started ice fishing in the high country and others are chomping at the bit to ice fish your favorite front range walleye spots. There are still a few of us looking to squeeze all we can out of the 2013 open water vampire shift. Doesn't matter how you like to chase walleye we have a picture in todays Monday Monsters to motivate you, including walleye caught on BIG SWIMBAITS!

Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of the page to find out next weeks theme for Monday Monsters!

Pictured Above:
Chris Myrick
Monster Swimbait Walleye
Chris Myrick with a Monster 30" Walleye caught on Spro 8" BBZ-1 . Chris was using an Okuma Guide Select 7'11" Heavy Big Bait Rod paired with a Shimano Curado 301 lined with 25lb P-Line CXX.

Photo #1:
Chris Myrick Monster Swimbait Walleye
Chris with another MONSTER SWIMBAIT WALLEYE!!! This fish measured at 30.5" x 20" and is estimated to have weighed between 13-15.5 lbs. This beast of a walleye was taken on a 3:16 Lures Rising Son swimbait. Chris was using an Okuma Guide Select 7'11" Heavy Big Bait Rod paired with a Shimano Curado 301 lined with 25lb P-Line CXX.

Photo #2:
Jevan Wurgaft
Monster Walleye
Jevan Wurgaft with a MONSTER WALLEYE! Jevan caught this walleye using a Bomber Long A. He was a medium heavy 6'8" Shimano Crucial paired with a Abu Garcia Revo Winch spooled with 40lb Suffix braid with a 30 lb P-Line Copolymer leader. Jevan prefers using a heavier leader while fishing rip rap areas to keep from losing lures.

Photo #3:
Jevan Wurgaft
Monster Walleye

Photo #4:
Jevan Wurgaft
Big Walleye
Jevan with another big walleye. This one was caught on a 3/4 Rattletrap using a steady retrieve. Jevan was using his Abu Garcia Revo Winch paired with a Bass Pro Shops 6'6" medium heavy Carbonlite rod.

Photo #5:
Jim Douglas
Monster Walleye

Photo #6:
Jim Douglas
Monster Walleye
Born To Fish Media Pro-Staff member Jim Douglas with a pair of big walleye. Happy Birthday Jim!

Photo #7:
Gregor Eigsti
Monster Walleye
Born To Fish Media Pro-Staff member Gregor Eigsti with a Monster Walleye! This walleye measured just under 30 inches and weighed 13.3l lbs!

Photo #8:
Gregor Eigsti
Big Walleye

Photo #9:
Gregor Eigsti
Big Walleye
Born To Fish Media Pro-Staff member Gregor Eigsti with two really nice walleye.

Photo #10:
Fisher Bob
Big Walleye

Photo #11:
Fisher Bob
Monster Walleye
These pictures were submitted via Coloradofisherman.com forum by Fisher Bob. Bob caugh both of these big walleye using a Smithwick Suspending Super Rogue.

Photo #12:
Mitch Bradshaw
Big Ice Walleye
Born To Fish Media Pro-Staff member Mitch Bradshaw with his personal best walleye caught through the ice. This big walleye measured 25" inches long with a 14" girth!!! Mitch plans on topping this personal best this year... Anyone who follows Mitch knows he will. Most of us are just now getting out on the ice. Mitch has already been at it for a month!!!

Thanks again to everyone that submitted pictures.

Next weeks theme is BIG PIKE! Let's get a good mixture of open water fish and fish caught through the ice.