jumbo perch

[shadrapla]

how is perch biting i have not hear any lately
last time i went there about 3 week ago and i have not find any perch or on my aqua vu

[Mn Walleye 1976]

Are there any perch left in the lake. All the times I have been up there I have not caught any. Last winter I only caught a couple. I think they are gone.

[avrg.joe]

Labor Day week end I caught a nice jumbo. The numbers are down, but not gone. I'm not ready to push the panic button just yet. It also sounds like a good hatch this year!?!?

[Guest]

I have not seen to many lm bass come from the big pond but I have caught my fair share of smallies.

[Long Gray Line]

You're right, it's known more for smallies but there is very good and VERY overlooked LM fishing on Mille Lacs. There's one bay in particular........

[Long Gray Line]

Was on the pond yesterday intending to go for muskie & northern. They weren't in the southern bays or at least didn't want what we were throwing. As we're working the shorelines, we see large schools of perch in about 4-5' of water near the inside edges of submerged weed lines. Had to catch 10 little ones (ice jigs with tiny tubes) to keep 1 but it was fun. Took home about a 1/2 dozen for a nice meal. Oh by the way, the lm bass are big time in the reed flats. We caught 5 on muskie sized crank baits. The smallest was better than 2 1/2lbs, the biggest was pushing 5!! The key to the bass seemed to be slow-slow-slow and tight to the weed edge.

[Guest]

I was amazed when I pulled one in on a launch a few weeks ago.

sounds like the lake is pretty dead for them this year.

PCG