Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass using Bladed Jigs in Summer

Item: Mille Lacs Lake
Author: Drew

Drew

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5/8/21

Mille Lacs Lake

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Reef

Southern side of Mille Lacs is scattered with rocky reefs not far from shore, reachable from Wahkon or Father Hennepin State Park via kayak. Find any set of hazard buoys and cast around a 1/2 oz chatterbait trailered with a swimbait or fluke style plastic on a moderate action rod. Smallmouth bass will post up on this hard structure post-spawn and go wild for the extra action of trailered chatterbait. Vary your retrieve speed to dial in what will trigger the fish, even let it drop to bottom and pop/retrieve with this versatile lure. Recommend tying on Fluro for better abrasion resistance with the zebra muscles covering these reefs.