Mille Lacs Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Nov 16, 2024

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Ice (Current)

334 Fishing Reports

1958 Followers

Mille Lacs Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Ice

Total Fishing Reports

334

Top Species Reported for Ice

Walleye18 Reports
Northern Pike1 Report

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Fishing Reports

334 Reports on Mille Lacs Lake

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Tony Lee
Gold Ambassador
12/22/23
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Ice
- Technique
  Spoons
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Perch
Spent a few hours out on the ice. Found a good inside turn on a steep break. Fish started coming in around 4pm. Caught 3 and missed a couple. They were pretty aggressive on the spoon. 12ft of water
Ana Leschishin
Silver Ambassador
12/24/19
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Ice
- Technique
  Ice Fishing Spoons
- Structure
  Points
Capitalizing on the early ice bite can be some of the best walleye fishing for the winter season on Mille Lacs. Safe ice measuring between 5-7 inches was found on the North End of the lake, allowing me to safely fish some of the more subtle shoreline points, as well as some the adjacent midwater humps and rockpiles. What proved most successful was drilling a spread of holes across varying depths starting on the top of the point or hump and working out across their dropoffs into deeper water. The fish would cruise these points consistently throughout the day into the evening. Calling in the more aggressive feeding fish with an Ultra Light Jigging Rap or Rapala Shad proved successful. For the less aggressive feeding fish, switching to a slower fall rate spoon, such as the VMC Tingler Spoon or VMC Tumbler Spoon proved the be the ticket in turning them from lookers into eaters.
Luke Loewe
Gold Ambassador
12/15/23
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Ice
- Technique
  Ice Fishing Spoons
- Structure
  Reef
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  35°
Caught this nice 25" early ice Mille Lacs walleye jigging in 20 ft. Bait color didn't matter too much, livescope helped me see them come in and get them to bite👍