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Smaller Walleye Lakes in the Mille Lacs/ Brainerd Area


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Can anyone help me locate some decent small walleye lakes in the Mille Lacs/Brainerd area? I have a small boat and I am planning to camp and fish for walleyes, sm/lg bass as a possible backup. When I say small I mean probably less than 1,000 acres. Thanks in advance.

Andy

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Round Lake just outside of Garrison is decent with no slot, good smallies too. It was also listed in the newsest issue of Minnesota Sportsman Magazine in a Gary Roach article about good walleye lakes. Good luck!!

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Camp lake on #2 between Pine Center and Milacs--eyes northern bass --Smith lake half mile west of Milacs on #2 bas and northern,-dog fish, Erskin- 2miles south on #8 from Pine Center-pan fish northern bass- Upper and Lower South long on #25 10 miles south of brainerd- all of the above fish Platte lake east of Pierz check regs on fish size and limits there.

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Russ and Judy, I know Camp Lake very well, but I haven't heard or seen many walleyes come out of there. I know that there are some in there, but my question is where? I haven't fished it much in the last 3-4 years, but I make it there at least once or twice a year during both summer and icefishing. If you could give me some hints as to where people are catching the walleyes there it would be greatly appreciated.

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Up North Redneck from the boat landing north on the weed line north-- also weed line by the island north side . there tuff to get out of the weeds with those pesty bass.I was beaten a couple times to but just got lucky a couple too. they averaged 2# one with a scared up side from something bigger. There's a little lake up there no one knows about that has 1o-20 # northers speared out of. I only know one person that has acess to it and I and him are good friends and cant get in/ does that ever make you flip out

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Russ and Judy, which Island are you talking about? There are 2 one is a weed island, located in the middle of Y of camp lake, and the other is called skunk island located in the middle of the east bay on the west side of the lake. There are several small private lakes in the area that hold big pike, I know of 2 that you can get onto, one you have to pay though.

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Up North Redneck--I worked the island futher east and I mean worked and worked to get them out. raps,jigs,bobbers and the kitchen sink went over the side for the last one

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