Mille Lacs Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Oct 10, 2025

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Fall (Current)

365 Fishing Reports

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Mille Lacs Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Fall

Ned Rigs
15
Drop Shot
13
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
7
Umbrella Rigs
5
Damiki Rig
3

Total Fishing Reports

365

Top Species Reported for Fall

Smallmouth Bass63 Reports
Walleye11 Reports
Largemouth Bass1 Report

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Fishing Reports

365 Reports on Mille Lacs Lake

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Ray Valley
Gold Ambassador
10/4/25
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Damiki Rig
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Cisco/Whitefish
- Water Temperature
  68°
Very calm day and an unseasonably warm fall. Initially we hopped to and from known boulder piles looking for fish. Fish were orienting to boulders and holding very close to them. We had our best luck in very shallow water. The Damiki rig jigged vertically with the forward facing sonar worked very well and we picked up several aggressive fish. Later in the day, some of us switched to dragging small suckers over a very shallow shoreline on a transition from gravel to short-growing aquatic vegetation. We picked up several fish with this technique as well.
Eric Ahlstrom
Silver Ambassador
9/28/25
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Umbrella Rigs
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Cisco/Whitefish
- Water Temperature
  65°
Shaking Quad Hover with a freeloader was the deal and allowed me to catch fish on boulders people had already fished.
Dylan Sluis
Gold Ambassador
9/28/25
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Hover/Mid-Strolling
- Structure
  Reef
- Forage
  Cisco/Whitefish
- Water Temperature
  67°
a MEGA 6.95lber decided she wanted to hit the deck this trip. Caught 29.61 in roughly 7 hours. Fish are reacting great and are very bitey. Seems the deeper you go the better. Was catching fish all the way out to 23-24. But mainly 15-20. They are seeing a lot of minnows out here so throwing something slightly different is a big deal.