Fishermens Wharf

[Watts]

I have a sleeper reserved for this weekend out of Fishermens Wharf, just wondering if anyone's been out around there lately? This will be my first time on Mille Lacs so any tips advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

[18 inch Crappie]

You might call up there I know they put a truck through the ice and shut it down to trucks.

[BigWormin]

I was up there thursday till sunday, seen the truck they put through, and they said it was closed to cars/trucks, but when I geared up and got the wheeler ready 1 car and 2 trucks were coming off the lake as we went on. The thing I thought was crazy is they were driving within 15 feet of the truck that broke through and was still in the water! The crack that was in pretty bad shape a week ago was looking much better and had a decent bridge over it.

As for fishing, slow for me around that area, but hit some structure on the big lake and did well in the low light hrs. A buddy of mine rented a shack from them last weekend and was set up on Shaw's Reef, ended up with 4 or 5 eye's, a couple nice perch and a few pout. 3 of the eyes were around 16 - 17, one 23" and one dink.

Good luck!

[Watts]

Thanks guys. Yea, I am worried about the ice conditions, but they told me that it should be fine. They are going to call this week to let me know if it's even worth driving up there. What kind of bait seems to be working the best? I know the eyes are probably hitting mainly morning and evening, but is anyone getting any pike or anything during the day?

[minniwinni91]

I was up this weekend and had no problem driving my silverado out to Shaw's and then back through fisherman's warf. There were plenty of vehicles on the ice, just stick to the main roads. Ice was 14-16", but there are bad spots. Fishing slurped. Saw walleyes on the cam but only perch were biting.