Mille Lacs Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
53°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
Targeting prespawners on the edges of rock reefs with frop shots. Fish were schooled up, when i would catch 1 i would cast in the same spot and pull a few more off.
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Reef
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
50°
This trophy pike slammed my jerkbait up shallow on top of a rock reef.
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Bronze Ambassador
5/10/25
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
56°
Throwing jig with a shiner bout 14 -20 ft deep..
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
62°
First trip up to Mille Lacs this year. Conditions were not ideal for what I was looking to do. Had overcast sky's with some showers sprinkled in. Main lake was at 57 degrees, was never able to pin anything down out there. A few scattered fish on a jerkbait was it. Headed back into the bays in the search for some warmer water and once I found it I found the fish. Back bays were 62-63 degrees. I was up super shallow, 2-3 feet of water burning a chatterbait through the reeds and they hit it hard. I could see beds on my mega 360 and visually if I was close enough. All my fish came from focusing around those beds.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
55°
Focused on shallow rock reefs that had bigger boulders on one of the edges with sand on the break. Worked jerkbaits and swimbaits in those areas. Also found shallow sand flats with scattered rock and threw hair jigs in those areas and caught some fish.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
49°
I spent the day targeting pre-spawn smallmouth on isolated rock piles and boulders with a Outkast Feider Fly. Having the right rod is key to being able to make long casts with the hair jig--the 7'6" MLM Daiwa Tatula Elite rod is perfect for that application. Fish were staging in 8-12 fow, just waiting for the water temperature to get right before moving up to spawn. The areas that we found the most success had large pods of perch schooled up.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
49°
My dad and I got out on the water and found schools of fish staging on isolated rock piles and boulders in about 10 fow. These fish were in their pre-spawn stage, getting ready to push up shallow to spawn and were keying in on large schools of perch. My dad broke his PB with a 5 lb 14 oz giant within the first thirty minutes of daylight on the water.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
North side sand produced well. Follow the 13-15' contour line in along the sand break line. The key was getting the bait away from the boat. Long flourocarbon leaders - 8-10', and small VMC #6 hooks. Let out 50' or more of line. The fish were scattered.
HotbaitVMC Octopus Hook - EOL #6 / Red
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