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I'm going up to fish smallmouth saturday and I was wounder were people fish them on the lake and what lures are working the best or any other info would be helpful.

This is my first time fishing smallmouth on the lake.

I will be in a 16ft red lund pro v.

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I have done alright fishing out of Cove Bay, just east of 169 where it runs into the lake from the south. There are two large rock reefs at the entrance of the bay that you can just cast small cranks like baby 1-'s or rattletraps or for early morning casting pop'r's.

There is also a rock point that extends off the east entrance of cove bay that has decent size boulders.

These areas are a lot of water to cover and should hopefully help some. Just cover water and you should run into some. Get there early before the sun gets high and hot too. The early morning bite can be sweet on topwater.

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Try the midlake reefs that are marked with bouys--e.g. hawkbill, three mile, Isle bay. If there's wind, you'll get nice mix of smallies and wallies on cranks--I like the storm sub-wart, perch. Also, if you can find docks w quick access to deep water (7-9 ft), try skipping tubes under them. Another alternative is cabbage and reeds--we caught some nice smallies on scum frogs believe it or not.

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Any success on saturday then fishhunt? just wondering, might be making it up soon again to get some of those smallies!
-catchin'

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I have had excellent results fishing with
an unweight platic jerk bait.
Using a ZOOM 'Super Fluke' Color white, and a 4/0 hook.
I caught all my fish very early in the morning before the sun got too high. The hook adds just enough weight to run the bait about 12-18 inches deep. I caught most of mine in 4 feet of water over the rock piles by spider Island. My biggest was just over 4lbs.

Good luck.

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I went out last weekend to my smallie spot and got 10 up to 18 inches and a 20 inch walleye. I was useing a ratling chug bug and that caught 8 smallies, and a fire tiger mepps wich caught 2 and that walleye, all in 4 to 7 feet

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Fished smallies yesterday. We caught 25 up to 18 inches in about six feet of water--gravel/rocks. Tubes and inline spinners.

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I have never launched on Mille Lacs, but I'm going to be in the area on Sunday.

Is there some good smallie territory on the SW side of the lake? You guys are whetting my appetite for those bronze footballs!

SW launch facility?

Thank you.

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Access on sw side, just north of the casino. i believe it fills pretty quick though. i hear there are smallies around the rock piles on teh sw side of the lake and off spirit island. good luck, can't wait to hear how you do.
-catchin'

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