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Mille Lacs Lake

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Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)
365 Fishing Reports
2135 Followers

Mille Lacs Lake Overview

SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer

Drop ShotNed RigsSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)TubesBladed JigsMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Hard Topwater (Popping)Neko RigsFinesse JigsHard Topwater (Walking)
  1. Drop Shot
    31
  2. Ned Rigs
    18
  3. Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
    6
  4. Tubes
    6
  5. Bladed Jigs
    4
Total Fishing Reports
365
Top Species Reported for Summer
  1. Smallmouth Bass89 Reports
  2. Walleye8 Reports
  3. Largemouth Bass2 Reports
  4. Northern Pike2 Reports
  5. Muskie1 Report

Fishing Reports

365 Reports on Mille Lacs Lake

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  • Daniel Sidle

    Blue Ambassador

    9/10/23

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Ned Rigs

    • Structure

      Rock Pile

    • Water Temperature

      68°

    Went up on Saturday afternoon, very calm, cloudy day with some intermittent rain. Kept the lake quiet as far as boat traffic goes. We are just a few days into the fall transition so it may take a minute to find them, but once you find a school or area stay on it. And make sure to try shallow and deep, you may find fish in both areas. I worked a 150-200 yard stretch of shallow rocks (4-6ft) with a steep drop to deeper water (12-16ft). This allowed me to do 2 things. I was fan casting the zman jackhammer up to the shallower rocks picking off several quality fish, all while keeping one eye on my Mega DI looking for the deeper fish on individual boulders. When I rolled over a fish I would drop a ned behind the boat and had good success getting the deep fish to bite.
  • Elijah Sand

    Silver Ambassador

    9/10/22

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Ned Rigs

    • Structure

      Boulders

    • Forage

      Crawfish

    Isolated boulders
  • Sam Rardin Fishing

    Blue Ambassador

    9/10/21

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Drop Shot

    • Structure

      Boulders

    • Forage

      Perch

    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 get on a school of smaller fish move unless you like catching smaller fish. DO NOT over use your drop shot, meaning I see guys constantly over working it, sometimes letting it just sit is the way to trigger a bite. The bigger fish will usually take longer to bite. If the bigger fish bite right away I always assume it’s a school or fish that’s not very pressured
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