Fishing Report for last week 6/16-6/21

[jlmiller]

I love this site and wanted to let everyone know how we did last week, since so many posters here have helped me figure out the fish and keep an updated report on how the lake is doing. I only make it to Mille Lacs once or twice a year so I can honestly say I do not know the lake as well as the locals but am learning with the help of knowledge and this site. My wife and I fished the MUD from around 7:30am until 8:00pm everyday from 6/16 until 6/21.

The week started out slower, but picked up as the water warmed up throughout the week. From 59.5-65 degrees. We ended up with 114 fish for the week. Our best day was Thursday the 19th with 34 eyes. 13 of them on Thursday were 26.5 - 27.5 inches. Out of the 114, 16 were keeper size and all others were in the slot, most in the 22-27 inch range with none over 28 inches. We were there to have a good time and catch the wife the pigs, so we were targeting the bigger fish when we could. We fished nothing but mud, and found the fish at numerous flats mainly on the edges and outside, and intermixed with the huge balls of bait. I am not sure if they were bugs or perch, but several puked 2 inch perch coming out of the water. Of those fish 4 were tagged.

Nothing new on presentation. Long snells with varied hook colors from red, char, purple with glow beads. Very light biters and caught 98% in the corner of the mouth. I do not believe in giving them too much line to avoid guthooks. Seemed we marked a few fish here and there, and after a couple slides they were gone. Then we would search around the flat and find a bait ball and start catching again. Do not get in the pack and stay there, if you can't resist the pack, work the edges and outside away from the ball of boats! We moved several times to different flats, and caught a few then they would shut down. Then we would move flats depending if the graph showed fish or bait. Mornings were the best bite until 11:00 or so. Slower you can get the boat the better.

Long story short, we had a great time staying at Fishers again and will be back. Not as soon as I'd like though. The mud should be on fire like last year in a matter of days I would assume. I think we did great for the reports I am hearing, by the way my wife kicked my butt for numbers for the week! Good Luck

[PieEyed]

I also fished Friday and Saturday. We fished shallow rock and gravel with bobbers. We fished Friday morning from 8am-12am even though it was calm we picked up 14. Then we fished the evening and picked up 12 more. We fished Saturday from 10am-2pm and picked up 20 fish. We had 2 over 28" and had 10 keepers. 6 of those 10 were 17 to 17 3/4 and very fat. I wish I would have weighed those 6. Didn't make it out to the mud but it sounds like it's picking up out there. Good job Miller.

[rodmaker]

Welcome to FM!!!! Very good post.

Again if you want the bigger fish , hit the Mud!!! Good to hear that the purple/chart bead (mn Vikings color as i call it when I use that) is starting to catch more fish. I always go to that if the traditional red hook isn't producing.

That is one of my favorites.

[zman61]

my brother and i fished shallow rocks on the south end friday evening from 4-10 had 18 fish, limit of 15 inchers with some smaller ones and a few over that 18" mark. it wasn't fast but a consistaint bite. jig leech and bobber. it was windy though 4foot waves. good luck everyone.

[Wookiee]

That was great post miller and glad to have you around. Sounds like the slip bobber rock and gravel bite is on fire right now.