Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – The southern bays have 10 to 13 inches of ice, while the main lake has thinner ice and some cracks – most people are fishing within one mile of shore. Walleye reports have been best with jigging spoons during the evening hours on the 12- to 18-foot shoreline breaks. Tip…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – The southern bays such as Twin, Isle, Wahkon, and Cove have 6 to 9 inches of ice – anglers are walking out with some ATV use, but check with resorts. The farther out you go, the thinner the ice gets. The wind blew open a large area from Liberty Beach…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Most bays continue to have enough ice to walk on, but check with resorts before venturing out. Most of the main lake was open early this week and some ice had piled up beyond the bays where the thicker ice starts. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 West – The wind blew…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – The south end bays should be good for walking out heading into this weekend with 5 inches or so being found in these areas. With the exception of some extended shoreline ice, most of the main lake remained ice-free as of Tuesday morning. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 West – St….
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The majority of bays are ice-covered and there is some shoreline ice developing. With that stated, most of the main lake was open as of Tuesday morning – putting a boat was probably still an option in some locations. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE OF THE WOODS…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Muskie anglers continue to do well on the rocks in less than 18 feet. Tullibees have moved onto the shallower rocks, and muskies are up and chewing on them. Trolling and casting are both working. The few people walleye fishing also are doing well on the rocks when trolling crankbaits. Johnson’s Portside…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleyes are still being caught on the 12- to 18-foot rock edges during the day, while trolling crankbaits in the evening hours has worked best on top of the rocks. Water temperatures are now in the low 40-degree range, so muskies are eating on the shallow rocks with the tullibees moving in….
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The water temperature is in the mid 40-degree range so look for muskies to start moving onto the rocks and chasing tullibees. Smallmouth bass action has slowed, but trolling crankbaits on the rocks or shoreline breaks during the evening hours has produced walleyes. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Fishing activity has been limited, mainly due to poor weather conditions. Once the winds calm, walleyes should be an easy catch with crankbaits on the shallow- to mid-depth rocks, especially during the evening hours. Muskies also should start to move onto the shallow rocks as water temps drop enough to get the…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Muskie anglers are trolling the north-end sand breaks and casting bucktails on the east-side rocks with some success. Jigs and plastics are producing smallmouth bass and walleyes on the 5- to 18-foot rocks. Walleyes also are hitting crankbaits early and late each day on the 6- to 12-foot rocks. Johnson’s Portside (320)…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The mid-depth rocks continue to provide steady walleye and smallmouth bass action. The evening crankbait bite for walleyes continues to improve on the shallow rocks and shorelines as well. You’ll also find walleyes on the main lake mud flats and reefs in 22 to 30 feet. The north end is giving up…
LAKE MILLE LACS Boat traffic has dipped, but the fishing remains good. Walleyes and smallmouth bass are being caught on live bait or Jiggin’ Raps during the day on the 10- to 18-foot rocks. During the last couple hours of daylight, slip bobbers and leeches are producing walleyes off the mud flats in 26 feet, as are…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Leadcore and crankbaits or live-bait rigs and crawlers are producing walleyes during the day off the deep, main lake structure in 25 to 32 feet. The evening crankbait in less than 12 feet is still worth noting and should only get better for walleyes as water temperatures cool. Muskie reports have been…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Trolling crankbaits during the evening hours is producing walleyes and smallmouth bass in 6 to 12 feet. During the day, walleyes are biting best in 20 feet or more on the mud and gravel – live-bait rigs or leadcore and crankbaits are working best in deep water. Muskie reports have been best…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleyes continue to hit on the mud flats, especially during the evening hours with slip bobbers and leeches. During the day, spinners and crawlers are working best off the edges of the flats. Smallmouth bass and a few walleyes remain active on the 10- to 18-foot rocks. Northern pike are being caught…
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LAKE MILLE LACS Walleyes continue to be caught with nightcrawlers and spinners or lead-core and crankbaits on the mud flats in 24 to 26 feet. Slip bobbers and leeches also are producing walleyes during the last hour of daylight on the mud flats. Smallmouth bass are being caught with plastics or live bait on the 10- to…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleyes seem to be biting best during the evening hours on slip bobbers and leeches on the edges of the mud flats in 26 to 28 feet. The day bite has been slower, but if you cover water with crankbaits or live-bait rigs and crawlers, you’ll catch some fish off the flats….
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Smallmouth bass action has picked up with plastics on the 10- to 20-foot rocks. Walleye reports vary, and the mud flats remain the best option. Cover water with lead-core and crankbaits, spinners and crawlers, or anchor and pitch slip bobbers and leeches and you’ll catch fish in 22 to 32 feet. Northern…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleye action was slower last weekend, likely due to the full moon, but it should pick up again soon. The fish being caught continue to hit on or around the mud flats, deep gravel, and main basin areas of the lake – 22 to 32 feet, depending on the time of day….
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The daytime walleye bite has slowed a bit, but fish continue to be caught on the mud flats in 25 feet or more on most forms of live-bait rigs. Work the tops of the flats during the evening hours with a slip bobber and leech for decent walleye action as well. The…
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Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleye activity has slowed a bit, especially during the day, but you’ll still catch walleyes on the mud flats with crawlers and leeches on live-bait rigs in 25 to 30 feet. Slip bobbers and leeches are working during the evening hours in 20 to 25 feet, while leadcore and crankbaits are turning…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The main lake mud flats and deep gravel areas remain the best options for walleyes. Mid-day hours have been best spent in the 25- to 32-foot range, while 18 to 22 feet of water seems to be more productive early and late each day. Spinner rigs, slow death rigs, Lindy Rigs, or…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Most mud flats continue to produce walleyes – Fisher’s Flat and Eight Mile Flat have been good this week. Work the tops and edges during low light and off the edges during midday with a spinner and crawler, slow-death rigs, or slip bobbers and leeches. The 8- to 17-foot rocks have been…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Summer patterns have developed, which means more walleyes are being caught on the deep mud and gravel. Smallmouth bass are hitting on the 6- to 18-foot rocks throughout the southeast side of the lake. A few big muskies have been caught on the rocks, and bass anglers have reported muskies…
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