MN (Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs)
Mille Lacs Lake
Type: Lake/Pond
Size: 128169.10 acres
Avg. Depth: 29 ft.
Water Clarity: 2/10
Species:Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Muskie, Panfish / Bluegill, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Common Carp
Top Techniques Reported On Mille Lacs Lake
Species: Largemouth Bass
Season: Fall
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74 Fishing Reports
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18 Fishing Reports for Other Species in Fall
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Reported by Josh Johnson
Fish were in small numbers in deep water. We fished boulders in deeper water and found schools of fish. Drop shot Seemed to work the best. Find... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Keegan Witt
The bite on Mille Lacs was decently hot from rock to grass/weed transitions in about 6-15 feet of water. Try to cover as much of the transition as possible with... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Rock Pile
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
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Reported by Sam Rardin
The fishing on Mille Lacs is really heating up. I’ve been playing with the Owner wacky hook as a drop shot hook and I didn’t loose one fish. If you... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Nick Mraz
The smallmouth have transitioned to fall habits, couldn't get bit on ned / drop shot. Fish were caught on shallower transitions, grass to rock and rock to sand.
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Cisco/Whitefish
Technique:Jerkbaits
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Reported by Joe Schimek
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
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Reported by Austin Ryan
Covering structures thoroughly using electronics to find the fish was key. Areas where the largest boulders were adjacent to steep breaks were good places to start. We presented dropshots vertically... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Reef
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Mark Charpentier
The bite was better when the wind was blowing. Fishing 20 feet deep. Got a couple on the Ned rig also.
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Kipp Youngquist
Water temps were between 54-57 degrees and the smallies were starting to stage out deep. Dragging a ned rig across rock pilings in 15-20ft was the most consistent technique but... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Dan Fabiano
One of my last days of the season was out on the Big Pond. With the rougher conditions and cold weather I focused my time on large boulders the size... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Texas Rigs (Worming)
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Reported by Sam Rardin
The other day when on Mille Lacs I got into a really good crankbait bite using a strike king 6xd in Caribbean shad , key was using 10lb line to... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Minnows
Technique:Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
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Reported by Drew
Needed to cover a lot of water, but found bass on deeper hard structure.
Season:Fall
Structure:Rock Pile
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Jerkbaits
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Reported by Trevor Lo
Scan for larger rocks and make long casts. Find the “big rocks” in the area. If the area is sandy bottom, small rocks will be the key. If the area... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Sam Rardin
9-29 Had another awesome day on Mille Lacs. Weather was relatively calm which meant targeting shallow boulders. This was key to finding good fish. Not saying you cannot catch... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Sam Rardin
On oct-6 we found fish in 7-9 ft cruising rock reefs. We threw spinner baits and found success doing it. This to me is something that’s not really talked about... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Rock Pile
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Minnows
Technique:Spinnerbaits
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Reported by Sam Rardin
On October 12th my client Chris and I started out pitching the outkast tackle perfect ned, the wind started to die down and the temp dropped a little. Before Chris... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
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Reported by Nate Nipper
Couple key areas producing a lot of fish. 15-20 feet around the bigger boulders. Water temps still around 68 degrees, which is not normal for this time of year. That... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Tubes
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Reported by Sam Rardin
Oct 16- The fishing on Millelacs continues to get better. Water temps were around 53-56 and continue to fall. Despite brutal winds (12-20 mph) the bite was decent. We braved... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Points
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
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Reported by Sam Rardin
Was out on the pond 9/22 from 7am-dark. The bite is getting better by the day. The dominant bite was a single hook swimbait (outkast goldeneye) (keitech fat impact) and... Read More
Season:Fall
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Ned Rigs
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