
Ice strategies for Lake Mille Lacs walleyes – video
Brad Hawthorne and Nick Lindner share some tips that will help you catch more walleyes on Mille Lacs Lake this winter.
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Brad Hawthorne and Nick Lindner share some tips that will help you catch more walleyes on Mille Lacs Lake this winter.

A quick-strike rig with a sucker minnow can be quite effective at this point in the year.

Slot is 21-23 inches or over 28 inches; fall assessment shows walleye population is abundant enough to sustain some harvest.

The 58.25-inch fish, caught on Mille Lacs, bests previous record by an inch.

While it’s true that the shallowest waters will freeze first, I avoid those small shallow lakes because the fishing can be tough there, particularly if there is no snow cover. The fish see you and

They see this little orange thing, and they turn towards the lure which is making some noise, and they see the minnow and just nab it.

The best baits are bucktails and shallow-running crankbaits, as well as some topwater baits.

Regs adjusted after lower-than-expected catch rates, summer harvest, DNR says.

This bait will get exploded on all day.
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