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The 2011 (early 2012) Mille Lacs regulations:
Walleye: Release immediately all walleye 18.0" through 28.0"; Possession limit is 4, with only one over 28.0".
Northern Pike: Release immediately all 27.0" through 40.0". Possession limit is 3, only 1 over 40.0". No spearing.
Smallmouth Bass: Release immediately all less than 21.0". Possession limit is 1. (Remember... smallmouth bass are "catch-and-release" STATEWIDE beginning September 12th through the rest of the season. (page 18))
Other Species: Follow statewide regulations.
No Culling
Night Closure: No one may fish for any species or possess fishing gear on the lake from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m. starting at 10 p.m. on May 16, 2011 and ending at 12:01 a.m. on June 13, 2011.
(2-2-12) We've seen a pretty solid bite the past week or so on Mille Lacs - the deeper water on the gravel bars and the mud flats have given up a fair number of walleye and even a few perch to go along. Look to 28+ feet near the 5-mile gravel, Sherman's flat and Boot flat. Use a Vertiglo Spoon or Swimmin' jig tipped with a piece of a minnow on your jig line, and a Glow Demon with a whole minnow for your bobber/rattle reel/tip-up rig. A little larger minnow like a shiner, rainbow or even a small sucker works well. Blue and green have been the top colors. Don't overlook the overnight bite... there's been a bunch of fish hitting the rattle reels throughout the night! The perch bite is pretty scattered - this will traditionally get better as we get closer to the end of the season. For now, a green Creep Worm gobbed up with some waxies should get you a meal's worth.
Shiners. 2 winters ago, we tangled with the DNR and with some folks in the legislature to see if we could improve the supply of shiners to Minnesota anglers. As you may expect, these folks blew us (you) off. Last weekend, some of you experienced the beginning of this year's "shiner shortage" in bait shops across Minnesota. We currently have a few shiners in stock and expect to get a few more for the weekend. We apologize in advance to anyone who will go without. Within the next few weeks, I expect we'll take another run at the DNR and the legislature to try to get things loosened up for next season and beyond.
(1-26) The walleye bite on Mille Lacs has been decent so far - not "every hole, every day", but it's better than last year at this time. First and last light are still the best times, although a fair number of fish are being taken through the overnight. We're seeing some fish in the 28+ category showing up in the wee hours of the morning! 26-28 feet has been the preferred depth range the past week or so. Some folks are beginning to get out to the deeper gravel bars and some of the mud flats using atv's and snowmobiles. Use a smaller Swedish Pimple or Kastmaster (blue, red) tipped with a piece of a minnow. For the overnight bite, a shiner on a small Gem-n-Eye or Demon (again, red or blue) should do the trick. If perch are more your thing, plan on doing some serious sorting. The northern bite was good this week in Cove - suckers fished at 7-10 feet in or near a weed pocket is the best.
Remember... smallmouth bass are "catch-and-release" STATEWIDE beginning September 12th through the rest of the season. (page 18)
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