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Thats not a burbot...thats a GOBY!

Dont know what type of goby it is, but it could be another infestation for the lake to deal with.

I don't think that it a good thing!

Hopefully someone else will comment.

This could be serious!!!

Posted

Thats not a burbot...thats a GOBY!

Dont know what type of goby it is, but it could be another infestation for the lake to deal with.

I don't think that it a good thing!

Hopefully someone else will comment.

This could be serious!!!

Not new to the lake. Native to the lake. Sculpin, not Goby.

Posted

Not new to the lake. Native to the lake. Sculpin, not Goby.

Drats, I thought it was a pout. Didn't even know such a fish existed in the pond. Thanks for the ID.

Posted

Aren't sculpins related and the same as a goby?

Posted

They might be related. But there are at least 4 species of native sculpins in MN. Doesn't mean they're not to blame for the walleye crash whistle

Posted

Cool pic. Never seen one of those before, though it might help explain why the smallies on that lake love goby-style plastics on a dropshot rig. wink

Posted

Cool pic. Never seen one of those before, though it might help explain why the smallies on that lake love goby-style plastics on a dropshot rig. wink

I wouldn't be surprised if they were smallmouth forage, caught it in about 12 FOW on a rock reef.

Posted

Weird. My pic is not as good, but I caught one too. I thought it was a baby pout. We also caught 4 pout (still small, about 6 inches)

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Posted

Got out this morning. One 35" pike and a 27" walleye. Also missed another walleye. How do I post pictures?

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Upload the pic to your computer. When you are creating a new message, click on the icon with the blue arrow pointing up, then follow the instructions.

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dam I cant or dont wanna upload pics to my work computer.

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May or may not help but if your looking for something on this site use the search on the left.

Posted

Any reports on the perch bite?

Posted

Was out on perch extravaganza on saturday. Pulled out some dink walleyes and dink perch in 31 fow. A lot of follows on my minnow and plain hook, scared them off with spoons, took them in on plastics.

Posted

Managed one walleye this weekend. Conditions were obviously brutal so we were tied down to our rented sleeper. Little perch at every depth which leaves me optimistic for the future! Only spent a couple hours in the Otter Sunday to catch a fat 24". She was suspended 11ft off the bottom in 33 ftw. I've never seen one suspended that high in the winter. Sad to say I was happy with one fish. full-47022-42965-picsart_1393375826806.j

Posted

Beautiful fish!!

I usually ice fish on Mille Lacs three or four days per available weekend each year. Didn't get that many in this year.

But those suspended walleyes are always hogs. And (in my experience) they always bite. I don't know why they're up that high, or what they chasing (tullibies, probably?), but when I see on on the flasher, it's almost always a guaranteed pig.

I don't see many each year, but you can usually count on a couple a year if you're fishing deep water. My best bet for the suspended fish is usually deep--which means mud.

Posted

She was a beaut! I've caught them suspended off of the flats before but usually at the same depth as the top of the flat. I switched up to a chrome macho minnow right before she hit so chasing tullibie makes sense. She doesn't look hungry but she hit it like she was.

Posted

watch HSO anglers video of suspended walleyes...pretty fun and congrats on the chunky fish

Posted

holey moley, those are some awfully impressive eyes. great video

  • 2 months later...
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3 Walleye today, all over 20". 3 Smallies, all over 18". This one had a nice peice of jewelry. Using everything in the box today, jigs with shiners were the best.

Posted

Nicely done.

That is a skinny looking 'eye, though.

Posted

For sure! Im not sure if it was a male or a spawned out female. It had a big hole in its fin and looked pretty beat up. Fought ok though.

  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

Fished from 4 to 7 yesterday on a few rock piles in the southwest corner. Slip bobbers in 10 to 15 foot seem to work best. 5 eyes (nothing under 25 or over 27) and a dozen smallmouth. Water temp in main lake was 60.

Posted

Nobody fishing Mille Lacs or what? Heading up this weekend, looking at this board it doesn't seem like anybody has been up there yet?!?!

Posted

Not many, it's been slow for most.

Posted

Mille lacs is a great place to be right now if you are into solitude. I have had some recent luck with fishing and can honestly say that the weekdays are as quiet as I have ever seen them. Some landings/parking lots have only a trailer or two on them by midmorning. A poor opener followed by a poor Memorial Day weekend scares off most people for the year. I like to fish the lake when no one else is, so that recipe is perfect for me. The fishing has picked up a bit with the warmer water despite the plentiful forage, but is significantly less productive than usual at this time of year. It is a tragedy for the resorts and businesses though, so I try to open the wallet a bit to area businesses when I go at times like this. You can fish nearly any structure you want right now, on a weekday, without having any issues with boat traffic. If, on the other hand, you like to follow other boats to find fish, you will struggle mightily and likely run out of gas before finding one. I did have one guy do just that to me on tuesday morning. I went off into the middle of nowhere, he followed, and we both proceeded to catch nothing. Good times.

Posted

If, on the other hand, you like to follow other boats to find fish, you will struggle mightily and likely run out of gas before finding one. I did have one guy do just that to me on tuesday morning. I went off into the middle of nowhere, he followed, and we both proceeded to catch nothing. Good times.

Ah, so that was you, Dave. wink

Posted

Is everyone catching and keeping their 10 pike?

The dnr said everyone would do it... wink

Posted

Funny how that happens, I always think why you following me I know less than you probably lol. I agree nice be out alone or not worrying about traffic, hope action pics up maybe warm weather will help and forage fish will decrease as summer rolls on.

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