Mille Lacs Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jun 5, 2024

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Smallmouth Bass113

Season

Spring (Current)113

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Ned Rigs
27
Hard Jerkbaits
23
Finesse Hair Jigs
21
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
11
Drop Shot
10

Total Fishing Reports

290

Top Species Reported for Spring

Smallmouth Bass113 Reports
Walleye12 Reports
Largemouth Bass2 Reports
Northern Pike1 Report

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BSG

Bronze Ambassador

6/3/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
63°

Finding isolated boulders in 4-10ft was the ticket. Lots of people up shallow looking for them with their eyes and it was cloudy and windy and using 360 worked flawlessly. Fieder fly slow rolled passed rocks was the best, with the screw head being second and an xpop was fun to throw on stuff you could see. Good luck

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Jackall Rhythm Wave 2 4/5" / Goby

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Sufix 832 Braid 10lb / Neon Lime / 150 Yards

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Shimano Stradic FM Spinning Reel 3000 / 6.4:1

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Humminbird MEGA 360 Imaging Universal Transducer MEGA 360 - Universal

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David Isakson

Gold Ambassador

5/29/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
60°

Fish were cruising all over 5-10 ft on rock/sand transitions. Pre spawn. Throwing kietech as a search bait and then slowing down with the NED. Lots of walleyes mixed in and some really nice smallmouth.

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Yamamoto 3" Ned Senko Goby / 3"

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Outkast Tackle Perfect Ned Head 1/8 oz / Black / 1/0

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Pulse Fish Lures Swimbait Head 1/4 oz / Smokie

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Keitech Fat Swing Impact 2.8" Sight Flash / 2.8"

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Keitech Fat Swing Impact 3.3" Smallmouth Magic / 3.3"

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Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 8lb

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Daniel Sidle

Blue Ambassador

5/27/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
61°

Made a trip on memorial day up to Mille Lacs. Launched out of Garrison and poked around the west side a bit. Water temps were right around 60-62. Cloudy day with intermittent rain. Found fish in a few different spots with different techniques. On shallow visible rocks I was throwing the fluff on top. Caught a few nice fish doing this. They wanted it super slow, almost stopping it on their noses. Hopping from rocks to rocks I would throw the chatterbait into a little deeper water and plucked a few of these staging fish. Nothing crazy here, just get the jig vibrating and they hit it. It has become one of my favorite power fishing baits on mille lacs. Toss a ned around big rocks and there are always fish to be had there.