Fishing Report

Look no further than Terry’s Boat Harbor for your Lake Mille Lacs Fishing and Ice Report. We provide update throughout the year.

1/25/2026 The cold this past week kept most of the fisherman away. The few that went out did catch fish despite the cold. The bays, rock points and shoreline rock piles continue to produce walleyes, northern pike and some jumbo perch. Percentage wise the bays and rocks are producing more keeper walleyes than the flats. The flats are producing a lot of small walleyes some jumbo perch and tullibee’s. For minnows we still have shiners, pike suckers and fatheads.

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1/25/2026 The cold this past week kept most of the fisherman away. The few that went out did catch fish despite the cold. The bays, rock points and shoreline rock piles continue to produce walleyes, northern pike and some jumbo perch. Percentage wise the bays and rocks are producing more keeper walleyes than the flats. The flats are producing a lot of small walleyes some jumbo perch and tullibee’s. For minnows we still have shiners, pike suckers and fatheads. Read More »

01/16/2026 Ice is now 17 to 19 inches thick. There is now a bridge over the pressure ridge so travel by truck and wheel house is possible to the mud flats. There is no longer any restrictions on truck and wheel house size. There is not enough snow to plow roads so make sure if you plan on going to the mud flats that you have a GPS. We have the following minnows for sale shiners, suckers and fatheads. A lot of small walleyes are being caught along with some keeper size walleyes and some jumbo perch. Northern pike fishing has been good in the bays.

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01/16/2026 Ice is now 17 to 19 inches thick. There is now a bridge over the pressure ridge so travel by truck and wheel house is possible to the mud flats. There is no longer any restrictions on truck and wheel house size. There is not enough snow to plow roads so make sure if you plan on going to the mud flats that you have a GPS. We have the following minnows for sale shiners, suckers and fatheads. A lot of small walleyes are being caught along with some keeper size walleyes and some jumbo perch. Northern pike fishing has been good in the bays. Read More »

1/02/2026 Ice is now 13 to 14 inches thick we are allowing 1/2 ton trucks and single axel wheel houses in the bay. Anyone wanting to go to the mud flats will need a snowmobile or ATV, a snowmobile would be the best because you need to cross a pressure ridge. Walleye fishing has been good in the bays and on the rock points but the majority of the fish are small. Some jumbo perch and northern pike are being caught in the same areas that the walleyes are being caught.

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1/02/2026 Ice is now 13 to 14 inches thick we are allowing 1/2 ton trucks and single axel wheel houses in the bay. Anyone wanting to go to the mud flats will need a snowmobile or ATV, a snowmobile would be the best because you need to cross a pressure ridge. Walleye fishing has been good in the bays and on the rock points but the majority of the fish are small. Some jumbo perch and northern pike are being caught in the same areas that the walleyes are being caught. Read More »

1/22/2025 Ice conditions are good 20 inches plus. There is very little snow a lot of slippery bare spots and rock hard small drifts on the lake. Walleye fishing has been slow due to the huge amount of bait fish in the lake. Some jumbo perch are being caught off the edges of the flats but not on a consistent basis.

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1/22/2025 Ice conditions are good 20 inches plus. There is very little snow a lot of slippery bare spots and rock hard small drifts on the lake. Walleye fishing has been slow due to the huge amount of bait fish in the lake. Some jumbo perch are being caught off the edges of the flats but not on a consistent basis. Read More »

10/12/2024 Walleye fishing continues to be slow, warm water temps and a abundance of bait fish has made the bite slow. Some big perch are being caught on the flats but that bite is not consistent it has been good some days but other days very slow. Smallmouth bass fishing continues to be good a lot of people are now using small suckers for the bass. Some northern pike and muskies have been caught but very few people are fishing them.

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10/12/2024 Walleye fishing continues to be slow, warm water temps and a abundance of bait fish has made the bite slow. Some big perch are being caught on the flats but that bite is not consistent it has been good some days but other days very slow. Smallmouth bass fishing continues to be good a lot of people are now using small suckers for the bass. Some northern pike and muskies have been caught but very few people are fishing them. Read More »

9/17/2024 Walleye fishing continues to be slow. DNR test nets for bait fish results show extremely high numbers of perch, tullibees and young walleyes. This is certainly good for the health of the lake and the fish population. However it makes walleye fishing difficult because the fish simply are not hungry. As water temps drop later in the fall the walleye bite normally improves. Smallmouth bass fishing most days continues to be good. Some northern pike and muskies are being caught they to are slower than normal due to the extremely high bait fish population.

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9/17/2024 Walleye fishing continues to be slow. DNR test nets for bait fish results show extremely high numbers of perch, tullibees and young walleyes. This is certainly good for the health of the lake and the fish population. However it makes walleye fishing difficult because the fish simply are not hungry. As water temps drop later in the fall the walleye bite normally improves. Smallmouth bass fishing most days continues to be good. Some northern pike and muskies are being caught they to are slower than normal due to the extremely high bait fish population. Read More »

08/20/24 We can now keep two walleyes between 18 and 20 inches or one in that slot and one over 28 inches. Fishing for walleyes has been slow there is a abundance of bait fish in the lake now. Walleyes that are being caught are on the mud flats. Day time spinners and night crawlers are working the best. Evening slip bobbers and leeches on the edge and top of the flats is the best. Most days Smallmouth bass fishing has been very good. Muskies are being caught on weed edges and on the mud flats. Northern Pike bite has been fair in the bays over the weeds.

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08/20/24 We can now keep two walleyes between 18 and 20 inches or one in that slot and one over 28 inches. Fishing for walleyes has been slow there is a abundance of bait fish in the lake now. Walleyes that are being caught are on the mud flats. Day time spinners and night crawlers are working the best. Evening slip bobbers and leeches on the edge and top of the flats is the best. Most days Smallmouth bass fishing has been very good. Muskies are being caught on weed edges and on the mud flats. Northern Pike bite has been fair in the bays over the weeds. Read More »

08/06/2024 Walleye fishing continues to be slow during the day. The night walleye fishing is slowly improving and the perch have also been biting good on the night trip. Smallmouth bass fishing has been good on the days when we have had some wind. Some northern pike and muskies have been caught in the bays. Walleye fishing will improve when we get to the fall months.

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08/06/2024 Walleye fishing continues to be slow during the day. The night walleye fishing is slowly improving and the perch have also been biting good on the night trip. Smallmouth bass fishing has been good on the days when we have had some wind. Some northern pike and muskies have been caught in the bays. Walleye fishing will improve when we get to the fall months. Read More »

07/01/2024 Walleye fishing has slowed some due to some large Mayfly hatches last week. Walleye fishing is still decent most of the walleyes are now being caught on the mud flats. Most fishermen are using both nightcrawlers and leeches with slip bobbers rigging and trolling with spinners. Smallmouth bass fishing has been okay you can expect better fishing for them in July and August. Smallmouth are being caught in the weeds and on the rock points and reefs. Northern pike fishing has been good in the bays that have weeds. Muskie fishing has been slow some are being seen but only a few have been caught.

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07/01/2024 Walleye fishing has slowed some due to some large Mayfly hatches last week. Walleye fishing is still decent most of the walleyes are now being caught on the mud flats. Most fishermen are using both nightcrawlers and leeches with slip bobbers rigging and trolling with spinners. Smallmouth bass fishing has been okay you can expect better fishing for them in July and August. Smallmouth are being caught in the weeds and on the rock points and reefs. Northern pike fishing has been good in the bays that have weeds. Muskie fishing has been slow some are being seen but only a few have been caught. Read More »