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Mille Lacs Lake/

Mille Lacs Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Apr 26, 2025

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

339 Fishing Reports

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Mille Lacs Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring

Ned Rigs
29
Hard Jerkbaits
24
Finesse Hair Jigs
22
Drop Shot
15
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
14

Total Fishing Reports

339

Top Species Reported for Spring

Smallmouth Bass126 Reports
Walleye14 Reports
Largemouth Bass3 Reports
Northern Pike1 Report

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Fishing Reports

339 Reports on Mille Lacs Lake

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Drew
Gold Ambassador
5/8/21
- 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.
Brian Alexander
Silver Ambassador
5/11/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Hard Jerkbaits
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Perch
- Water Temperature
  54°
Interchange between 2 , 1, 3, 1, twitches with 3 second pauses. Usually hit in 8 -10 fow off rocky points. Early in retrieves.
Jason Dircks
Gold Ambassador
5/11/24
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Trolling 0-9'
- Structure
  Reef
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  57°
We trolled at 1mph on the shallow reefs and they were really active at midnight

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Top Fishing Techniques

for Smallmouth Bass + Spring

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Ned Rigs #1

Hard Jerkbaits #2

Finesse Hair Jigs #3

Drop Shot #4

Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md) #5

Bladed Jigs #6

Football Jigs #7

Lipless Crankbaits #8

Spybaits #9

Structure Jigs #10

Texas Rigs (Worming) #11

Tubes #12

Crankbaits 13'+ #13

Topwater Popping #14

Crankbaits 7'-12' #15

Shakey Heads #16

Crankbaits 0-6' #17

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