Mille Lacs Lake
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JordanMNFishingBronze AmbassadorSpecies
WalleyeTechniqueBobbersSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBaitfishNorthwest mud flat 20 feet deep finding schools of walleye and casting slip bobber on them.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureReefDropshot worked well with a hazedong shad along the 8-15' breaks near spawning flats. Fan casting spark shads also got some nice sized fish.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBouldersVery fun but hard time of the year to fish. They always get stingy after the spawn. But if you find the areas they pull off to after they're done spawning you can have yourself a day. How I do this is find a spawning flat, and then look for nearby reefs in 11-17FOW. And typically they are quite loaded with fish. Drop Shot is an absolute killer and that is my exact setup for my dropshot.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBouldersLetting it sit for a long time was key. They were lazy and very picky in late summer.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFish were on rock to sand transitions in 10-14ft of water. Best technique was dragging a Dropshot with wacky rig worm. Was also able to get a few throwing a 3” sparkshad on smeltinator head.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBouldersVery fun day out here. Fishing is actually super tough. There was just a massive perch hatch. So the entire lake is COVERED in baby perch. You have to find areas that there isn't bait. I have never seen so many fish on some of my spots, but there was so much bait they wouldn't even look at your bait. I completely moved areas and found an area without bait and then just smashed em.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Fishing a tube around the outer rock piles. Target 12-15 feet and work it fairly aggressively.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Fish were sitting on the edges of rock piles waiting to feed. They were extremely finicky so u had to be patient. Did not get many bites but the quality was there. Best five went 24.31 lbs.
