Do you know the lake well???

[Guest]

Well...After a four year absence, I have once again talked the wife into taking our annual family fishing trip to Mille Lacs. Boy am I excited! I love it up there. I will be staying near the South east corner of the lake and will be launcing the boat out of Macs Twin Bay. I have some ideas were I can get some big eyes..or maybe I don't. I'm worried about the kids. Any ideas for a walleye dinner or some perch..Somewhere not in the middle of the lake where we could catch a dinner? Not asking for your secret hotspots, just some ideas if you care to offer...Thanks a lot guys. John D.

[Guest]

Bobber fishing the rocks in the morning and evening should get you some fish for the pan.
12-18 ft should do it. If you go out to 7 mile or 9 mile you will get some nice one right now. I fished yesterday morning 7am - noon out on 7 mile and boated 18 fish. None under 20, biggest 27. What a blast. Lindy rigging with a plain red hook with a 7 ft snell with a leech was the ticket for me. And a SLOW drift. Not hard to do yesterday with the slight wind.

[eye]

I was also on 7-mile yesterday. I caught a good number of fish, but the strange thing was they were all 18-23"'s. I fish 7-mile quite a bit and usually find bigger fish. I was in 30-36'.

[Mykal]

Fishindad, Funny thing, I was on 7 and 9 mile on Saturday as well and found fish from 17 inches to 27 inches. Very surprised to get slot fish on 9-mile? The fish were fairly scattered in depths from 27 to 35 feet. As far as the South End I would try the Gravel Bar in the above depths after the morning bobber bite. Size will probably vary. Good Luck to you.

[Tonka Boy]

"Do you know the lake well?"

I sure thought so...

For the first time in many years I got skunked out on ML. I had a company tourney on Sat., which was not the time to get a goose egg. Oh well, it was fun none the less. I'll get 'em next time. Everyone else seemed to do pretty well, with the biggest at 29"+. Just not my day!

[bigeyes]

Tankaboy, never admit to a goose egg and if somebody forces you to admit a goose egg make sure you have plenty of excuses ready(I lost a few at the boat, I wanted to let my friend/wife get some fish, depth finder didn't work, etc....)

[Tonka Boy]

Actaully my drain plug in the livewell was too big so they all swam out on the way back to the launch!

[Captain B.R.K]

Since my post isn't getting much attention, thought I'd jump in. Sounds like the bite is picking up here and there. Is the main choice of lure and bait a Lindy (plain red hook and bed) with a leech??
I was told at this time of year last year, guys were out using raps. AGAIN that was last year when the bite was phenominal! Has anybody been using those? or stickly using bait???

Thanks, -B