Mille lacs

[KenM1987]

Can't believe no one on here is talking about Mille lacs. I'm planning on spearing it this weekend. Anyone else heading up?

[MJ1657]

I think its going to be a zoo. I plan on making a trip or two myself but not until after WI deer hunting and the GTG.

[KenM1987]

I think it's gonna be wild too. But not until people can drive wheelers out there. Hoping it's not too wild this weekend.

[motownmasher]

i'm surprised it would even be froze over with the recent winds. you guys hear that there is ice up there yet??

[Archerysniper]

i'm surprised it would even be froze over with the recent winds. you guys hear that there is ice up there yet??

They were spearing some of the southern bays last sunday.

[monstermoose78]

I hope you guys work get a work out tossing the spear. It will save me a lot in jigs while I am chasing gills.

[KenM1987]

Haven't decided between Wahkon or Isle. For those familiar with the lake which one should I spear first

[Archerysniper]

They were spearing walkon

[AceintheHole]

Chapman is open to wheelers this weekend. 7" out two miles.

[Archerysniper]

I'm heading up in the morning and will give a report when I get back.

[Neighbor_guy]

Good luck arch!!! I am curious to hear what you find as far as people and numbers.

[KenM1987]

any reports sniper? I'm heading up to Isle bay in the morning would love to hear some reports and maybe some tips on where to set up in Isle. Never fishing Mille Lacs in my life.

[Archerysniper]

Dead sea where I was in walkon bay, I saw a huge bass and some small perch. Clarity was a bit cloudy but I could see bottom in about 8 feet of water. My friend that I was with speared a a 25 inch and saw one smaller.

A few people we talked to said they had been in cove bay and the clarity was as not good. As far as where to setup I would look for a weed line point with a drop off to deeper water.

Also please everyone PUSH YOUR BLOCKS BACK IN AND MARK YOUR HOLES. I had to mark some open holes were people just pushed their blocks under and walked away without marking them.

Ice in my hole was 11 inches of frozen slush not good ice at all. People were driving side by side rangers and wheeler even some wheel houses but I wouldn't trust that junk ice. Where the ice is crystal clear good ice it was 8 inches.

[Archerysniper]

It will also be crowded there tomorrow, isle bay didn't look to busy and walkon had 20 house's in the area I was at.

[KenM1987]

but ice is plenty safe for walking out?

[Archerysniper]

Everywhere I was the ice was safe for walking, but check for yourself as you go. Isle bay public access has the creek right there so I don't know how thick the ice was.

[KenM1987]

I'm going out of chapman's for 5 bucks. Don't like where the public access is on Isle Bay.

[merkman]

Mille Lacs will keep the darkhouse spearing pressure low on many other lakes this year.

I may go once or twice but I am thinking it is gonna be crazy out there.

[MJ1657]

I'm going out of chapman's for 5 bucks. Don't like where the public access is on Isle Bay.

I think that's a great idea.

Let's put a few bucks in the area business's pockets. It will help promote the great sport of spear fishing.

[KenM1987]

One 27 incher so far very busy on isle

[MJ1657]

Hows the clarity Ken?

[KenM1987]

It's not that great I can barely see bottom in about seven feet

[KenM1987]

Got my wall hanger today 40.5 inches 18 pounds

[MJ1657]

That's great!!!! Nice job.

[bowhunt]

Congrats on the trophy pike.

[Jessie_H]

Hoping to start in Isle bay, we muskie fished a lot this summer and always hooked into northern in that bay.

I gotta get all the spearing in I can this winter, next winter my husband and I will have a little one so fishing in general will be far and in between next summer and winter.

[motownmasher]

well i had to go try it. headed out just after 8 on wednesday morning. saw one about 15 at 10:30 and then a huge musky right at noon. the musky hung around for a good 10minutes. not a fish after that.

thurs i had the decoys in by 8:00 and saw two small fish before 9:00. another one in the lower teens came through about 9:30, and then another musky about 10:00. this musky was only about 5lbs and came in to the decoy 5 different times. i think he hung around the rest of the day as this was the last fish i saw. speared until about 4:00. i was anxious before getting out there, this trip only put fuel on the fire. 10-11" of ice.

unsure of what the dnr has in mind with the new regulations, but seeing 10 fish under 30" isn't going to happen very often, at least until March. please be sure of your targets, this is an awesome opportunity we have as spearfishermen. throwing at off species will shut this off as fast as it was opened. i would reccomend other lakes to the unexperienced, or at least go with someone with experience.