Mille Lacs Lake
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Mille Lacs Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Ned Rigs24
- Hard Jerkbaits20
- Finesse Hair Jigs18
- Drop Shot9
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)9
- Smallmouth Bass98 Reports
- Walleye9 Reports
- Largemouth Bass2 Reports
- Northern Pike1 Report
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Mille Lacs Lake Fishing Reports
272 Reports on Mille Lacs Lake
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Reef
Forage
Perch
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
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.
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