LAKE MILLE LACS East – Anglers are still finding numbers of active walleyes throughout the lake. Midday hours have been excellent on the deep mud and gravel with live bait or spinner rigs tipped with leeches or nightcrawlers. Slip bobbers and leeches are working on the points and shallow rocks each evening. Drop-shot rigs and other plastic…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleye action remains strong throughout the lake, from shallow structure to deep, main lake flats and gravel. Midday hours are still providing strong walleye activity with most live bait presentations, but the bite gets extremely good in the evenings with slip bobbers and leeches or crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are spawning…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Water temperatures were 55- to 62-degrees early this week, and the walleye bite has been excellent. Depths are really irrelevant at this point with fish coming from the shallows, rocks, points, shoreline breaks, and deep structure – live and artificial baits are both working. Smallies are in mid-spawn and continue…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleye action remains strong during the day in 18 feet or more, while the shallow, evening rock bite remains hot, too. Minnows, leeches, and crankbaits are producing walleyes. There’s been plenty of good-size smallies mixed in the lake and they are hitting artificial or live bait presentations as well. Johnson’s…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleyes are being found on the shoreline breaks, points, and rock piles and most live bait presentations are working during the day, as are crankbaits during the evening hours. There’s also been good walleye reports coming off the deep mud and gravel areas. Numbers of smallmouth bass are being caught…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – It’s been a solid start to the walleye season with good reports coming from most parts of the lake and with a variety of live bait options or crankbaits. The shallow points, rock reefs, and shoreline breaks are giving up walleyes and some smallies, especially early and late each day….
LAKE MILLE LACS Fishing pressure continues to be light, but there should be some crappies showing up in the shallow bays and harbors as water temperatures continue to climb. And the pressure should pick up once the season opens Saturday. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE OF THE WOODS As of Monday, there…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The lake has been ice-free since late last weekend with the wind chewing up any ice that was left. There hasn’t been much for fishing reports, but look to the shallow bays and harbors to start holding crappies as water temperatures climb. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – The bays are partially open, as are any areas with moving water, and the shorelines have pulled loose quite a ways out into the lake. There’s still a lot of main lake ice, but it really took a beating over the past week and looked pretty rotten on Tuesday morning….
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS While ice continues to cover the entire lake it is starting to show signs of a spring thaw. There were a few anglers walking out in some of the bays early this week, but with the shorelines and flowage areas opening, ice fishing is likely done for the season. Johnson’s Portside (320)…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS There’s still a lot of main lake ice, although most reports indicate that it is getting soft and honeycombed. Some shorelines remain intact and others have started to pull away – most resorts have shut down their accesses. There was some limited action for tullibees last weekend, but fishing pressure continues to…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Resorts have closed their accesses so there hasn’t but much activity on the lake. A few people were walking on the south end bays for crappies, but the bite has slowed. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE OF THE WOODS Some anglers are still ice fishing with portable…
LAKE MILLE LACS Snowmobiles and ATVs were being used early this week, but it’s worth noting that most resorts have shut their accesses down for the season. So definitely call ahead before making the trek. Fishing activity has been light, limited to some crappie action in the south end bays. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Fishing pressure continues to be light, with a handful of anglers looking to the bays on the south end for crappies. They seem to bite better early and late each day and some days are simply better than others. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE OF THE WOODS…
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Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Fishing pressure has been light since the walleye season closed and most roads have not been maintained as well. The best option is to check with resorts heading into this weekend to find out what they have open for a road system. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Last weekend’s strong winds created plenty of issues across the lake. Drifting snow closed most roads and resorts had a difficult time getting them reopened. With the walleye season now closed, it’s best to call ahead and see who will continue to plow roads heading into this weekend because off-road travel is…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Anglers aren’t catching big numbers of walleyes, but large fish remain somewhat active. The best reports continue to come off the mud flats or deep basin areas in 30 feet or more during low-light periods. For this weekend’s Perch Extravaganza, work the south-end bays, north-end sand breaks, and mud flats….
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleye reports continue to come in although the bite has been inconsistent. The best action continues to come off the deep mud and gravel during the day in 25 to 30 feet with setlines and shiners or small sucker minnows. During low-light periods, the 14- to 16-foot rocks are producing…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleye action has slowed a bit, but fish continue to be caught through the changing weather patterns. The deep mud and gravel areas have been best during the day, while there is some evening activity on the 16-foot rocks and other shallow structure. Some nice perch are being found on…
LAKE MILLE LACS Walleye fishing continued to be good last weekend, despite the cold weather. Fish were caught on or near the mud flats, gravel, and rock. Those should remain quality options. Look deep during the day and on top of structure at low-light periods. Most resorts shut their road systems down early this week due to…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Big walleyes are being caught during the day in 25 feet or more on the mud, gravel, and basin areas. During the evening hours, get away from the crowds in 16 feet and you’ll catch walleyes as well. You’ll hook a few more of the lake’s bigger perch on the…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Most anglers continue to find good walleye action on the mud flats during the day in 24 to 30 feet or the shallow rock piles and points during low-light periods. There’s been some jumbo perch caught on the mud and north end sand breaks, mainly along with the walleyes. The…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleyes continue to bite well in most areas, with 20 feet or more being best during the day on the mud, gravel, and other deep structure locations. Get away from the crowds on shallow structure and you’ll hook walleyes during low-light periods as well. Isle Bay, Cove Bay, and Wahkon…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – This area received about 8 inches of snow late last week, but resorts have got the lake cleaned up, with roads open where they feel it’s safe to get to. With that stated, cross country travel is not an option and continue to work through resorts for ice and road…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleyes are being caught during low-light periods on the north-end sand breaks in 18 to 22 feet, the rock points on the west side in 10 to 12 feet, and in the southern bays over 10 to 14 feet. Midday reports have been best on the deep, rocky areas with setlines and…
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