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6/06/2024 Walleye fishing continues to be very good. Some walleyes are still being caught on the Rock points especially in the evening. The mud flats are the best bet during the day and the evening action is also good. Leeches and night crawlers are now the best live baits for the walleyes. Smallmouth bass fishing […]

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1/16/2026 Ice is now 17 to 19 inches thick. There is now a bridge over the pressure ridge so trucks and wheel houses can now go out to the mud flats. There is no longer a restriction on truck or wheel house size. There is not enough snow to plow roads so make sure you have a GPS if you plan on going out to the mud flats. We have the following minnows fatheads, suckers and shiners.

Fishing Report /

1/16/2026 Ice is now 17 to 19 inches thick. There is now a bridge over the pressure ridge so trucks and wheel houses can now go out to the mud flats. There is no longer a restriction on truck or wheel house size. There is not enough snow to plow roads so make sure you have a GPS if you plan on going out to the mud flats. We have the following minnows fatheads, suckers and shiners. Read More »

01/20/2023 The ice on Mille Lacs is not good a lot of slush and snow. The ice thickness is way below normal for this time of the year. We are finding the good black ice in the 10 to 12 inch range with some areas only being 9 inches. I had one of my regular customers stop in and told me he had went out with his truck and wheel house this past weekend on the southern part of the lake because we have not let any trucks out. He said at best the ice might have been 12 inches he drilled his holes the night he arrived and in the morning there was a foot of water around his house. He said he had a very difficult time getting back off the lake because of the deep slush. Ian Leonard on channel 9 the last few weeks has been warning people that this years ice does not have the same strength as ice on a normal winter because of a Igloo effect. He said because of the amount of snow and lack of normal below zero weather the ice is not getting thicker and in fact is being fractured by the warmer water under the ice. The ice this winter is not safe for truck traffic some resorts are driving on it but in my opinion they are putting there customers life’s at risk, I will not do that. I am only letting ATV’s and Snowmobiles out. Walleye fishing over all has been pretty good in the bay and real good on the mud flats. Some of the fisherman told me even on the flats when they have drilled some holes water has come up and flooded the area where they were fishing.

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01/20/2023 The ice on Mille Lacs is not good a lot of slush and snow. The ice thickness is way below normal for this time of the year. We are finding the good black ice in the 10 to 12 inch range with some areas only being 9 inches. I had one of my regular customers stop in and told me he had went out with his truck and wheel house this past weekend on the southern part of the lake because we have not let any trucks out. He said at best the ice might have been 12 inches he drilled his holes the night he arrived and in the morning there was a foot of water around his house. He said he had a very difficult time getting back off the lake because of the deep slush. Ian Leonard on channel 9 the last few weeks has been warning people that this years ice does not have the same strength as ice on a normal winter because of a Igloo effect. He said because of the amount of snow and lack of normal below zero weather the ice is not getting thicker and in fact is being fractured by the warmer water under the ice. The ice this winter is not safe for truck traffic some resorts are driving on it but in my opinion they are putting there customers life’s at risk, I will not do that. I am only letting ATV’s and Snowmobiles out. Walleye fishing over all has been pretty good in the bay and real good on the mud flats. Some of the fisherman told me even on the flats when they have drilled some holes water has come up and flooded the area where they were fishing. Read More »

1/02/2023 Ice conditions did not change this week we have a lot of areas that have 10 inches of the good black ice. What is troubling is that we found several areas where there is only 6 inches of the good black ice. The ice is not thick enough for safe truck travel in fact we had reports of several trucks going through the ice this weekend. ATV and snowmobiles have been going out in the bays and out to the mud flats. Walleye fishing has been good in the bays as well as the mud flats. Some nice perch are also being caught on the mud flats.

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1/02/2023 Ice conditions did not change this week we have a lot of areas that have 10 inches of the good black ice. What is troubling is that we found several areas where there is only 6 inches of the good black ice. The ice is not thick enough for safe truck travel in fact we had reports of several trucks going through the ice this weekend. ATV and snowmobiles have been going out in the bays and out to the mud flats. Walleye fishing has been good in the bays as well as the mud flats. Some nice perch are also being caught on the mud flats. Read More »

12-26-2022 We just checked the ice and the slush has froze. Travel is good for snowmobiles and ATV’S. Ice various from 9 to 14 inches with good black ice being in the 9 to ten inch range not enough for us to plow roads with trucks yet.

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12-26-2022 We just checked the ice and the slush has froze. Travel is good for snowmobiles and ATV’S. Ice various from 9 to 14 inches with good black ice being in the 9 to ten inch range not enough for us to plow roads with trucks yet. Read More »

12/17/2022 Mille Lacs is in tough shape after the winter storm. We now have 8 inches of ice with 3 to 4 inches of water on top of the ice and 12 inches of snow on top of that. A ATV tried to go out but iced up so bad they had to come back in. We now need 20 plus below weather for a extended period of time if the ice is going to get thicker.

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12/17/2022 Mille Lacs is in tough shape after the winter storm. We now have 8 inches of ice with 3 to 4 inches of water on top of the ice and 12 inches of snow on top of that. A ATV tried to go out but iced up so bad they had to come back in. We now need 20 plus below weather for a extended period of time if the ice is going to get thicker. Read More »

12/11/22 We checked ice this morning, ice thickness where there was no snow was 8 inches. Under the snow we found 7 inches in most areas however we did find some 5 inch ice out towards the rockpile in the bay. Walleye fishing has been good in the bays and on the rock reefs. People are driving ATV’S and snowmobiles on the lake.

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12/11/22 We checked ice this morning, ice thickness where there was no snow was 8 inches. Under the snow we found 7 inches in most areas however we did find some 5 inch ice out towards the rockpile in the bay. Walleye fishing has been good in the bays and on the rock reefs. People are driving ATV’S and snowmobiles on the lake. Read More »

Ice report 12/04/2022 The North West end of the lake froze this past Thursday there was still a small area of open water yesterday that has frozen overnight. So this end of the lake the ice is thin and not safe to go on. There are people fishing on the South end Bays Isle, Wahkon and Cove where they have considerably more ice. I went through Isle on Friday and there were some ATV’S out on the ice in the bay. Be safe check with nearby resorts on the side of the lake where you want to go fishing.

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Ice report 12/04/2022 The North West end of the lake froze this past Thursday there was still a small area of open water yesterday that has frozen overnight. So this end of the lake the ice is thin and not safe to go on. There are people fishing on the South end Bays Isle, Wahkon and Cove where they have considerably more ice. I went through Isle on Friday and there were some ATV’S out on the ice in the bay. Be safe check with nearby resorts on the side of the lake where you want to go fishing. Read More »

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07/19/2022 Fishing this weekend was very good both for Walleyes and Smallmouth Bass. Our launches caught a lot of big bass and a lot of Walleyes. Walleye fishing was the best on the mud flats, we used night crawlers and leeches on a plain Gamakatsu hook. Smallmouth bass were being caught on the rocks from

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7/13/2022 Walleye fishing and the use of live bait will once again be allowed this coming Saturday July 16th. The anglers and businesses really got the shaft this year with the 15 day bait and walleye closure. They purposely drive people away from the lake with this regulation. This year there harvest and mortality numbers were about one third of what they expected by the end of June but they implemented the 15 day no bait and walleye closure anyway. If they do not want people fishing for walleyes for 15 days fine then make the mud flats off limits that is where the majority of them are this time of the year. Smallmouth bass are being caught on the rock points and reefs in 5 to 19 feet of water. Northern pike and Muskie fishing has been slow some are being caught in the bays.

Fishing Report /

7/13/2022 Walleye fishing and the use of live bait will once again be allowed this coming Saturday July 16th. The anglers and businesses really got the shaft this year with the 15 day bait and walleye closure. They purposely drive people away from the lake with this regulation. This year there harvest and mortality numbers were about one third of what they expected by the end of June but they implemented the 15 day no bait and walleye closure anyway. If they do not want people fishing for walleyes for 15 days fine then make the mud flats off limits that is where the majority of them are this time of the year. Smallmouth bass are being caught on the rock points and reefs in 5 to 19 feet of water. Northern pike and Muskie fishing has been slow some are being caught in the bays. Read More »