Bill Lundeen
09-14-2006, 02:09 PM
9-14-06
Hi
The shallow rock bite is still pretty good on Mille Lacs so far this week - the wind has been favorable for bobber fishing the shallow rock reefs with a slip bobber and a leech (yes, we STILL have leeches!). Be especially careful around these reefs... with the water level down about 2 feet from the opener, some folks are "bumping" the bottom with their propeller when they go into their favorite fall spots. Remember, the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Boat and Water guys will start removing the hazard markers in the next couple weeks - it might be wise to plug a few of your favorite reefs into your GPS while the markers are still on the water. Some of the better reefs so far this week include Agate, Banana, Rocky and Indian Point. This is not exclusively a day or night bite - of course your prime time(s) will be first and last light, but some of the best fishing comes at some of the most unlikely times. The northern and muskie are starting to put on the feedbag - the cabbage edges are still your first bet, but don't overlook some of the same rock reefs that the walleye folks are fishing... the muskie will often move to those waters as the temperature drops. Use BIG suckers under a float for your northern, and bucktails or Bulldawgs for the muskie... we even pulled in a few of the new "pounder" bulldawgs for the guy willing to make that BIG commitment!
The surface temperature is in the mid 60's.
Beginning Monday, September 11th, all smallmouth STATEWIDE must be released immediately.
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The weather for the weekend (from the National Weather Service) looks like this:
Friday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 16 mph increasing to between 22 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 19 to 22 mph decreasing to between 11 and 14 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind between 13 and 16 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
The last quarter moon is 9-14-06
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Don't forget to check out our weekly "shop special" at http://www.lundeens.com/shop.html .
Finally, a lesson on management. An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?" The eagle answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Management Lesson - To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
Have a great weekend,
Bill Lundeen
Lundeen's Tackle Castle
38752 Twilight Road
Onamia, MN 56359
320-532-3416
lundeens@lundeens.com
www.lundeens.com
© Copyright 2006, Lundeen's Tackle Castle. All Rights Reserved
Hi
The shallow rock bite is still pretty good on Mille Lacs so far this week - the wind has been favorable for bobber fishing the shallow rock reefs with a slip bobber and a leech (yes, we STILL have leeches!). Be especially careful around these reefs... with the water level down about 2 feet from the opener, some folks are "bumping" the bottom with their propeller when they go into their favorite fall spots. Remember, the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Boat and Water guys will start removing the hazard markers in the next couple weeks - it might be wise to plug a few of your favorite reefs into your GPS while the markers are still on the water. Some of the better reefs so far this week include Agate, Banana, Rocky and Indian Point. This is not exclusively a day or night bite - of course your prime time(s) will be first and last light, but some of the best fishing comes at some of the most unlikely times. The northern and muskie are starting to put on the feedbag - the cabbage edges are still your first bet, but don't overlook some of the same rock reefs that the walleye folks are fishing... the muskie will often move to those waters as the temperature drops. Use BIG suckers under a float for your northern, and bucktails or Bulldawgs for the muskie... we even pulled in a few of the new "pounder" bulldawgs for the guy willing to make that BIG commitment!
The surface temperature is in the mid 60's.
Beginning Monday, September 11th, all smallmouth STATEWIDE must be released immediately.
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The weather for the weekend (from the National Weather Service) looks like this:
Friday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 16 mph increasing to between 22 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 19 to 22 mph decreasing to between 11 and 14 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind between 13 and 16 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
The last quarter moon is 9-14-06
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Don't forget to check out our weekly "shop special" at http://www.lundeens.com/shop.html .
Finally, a lesson on management. An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?" The eagle answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Management Lesson - To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
Have a great weekend,
Bill Lundeen
Lundeen's Tackle Castle
38752 Twilight Road
Onamia, MN 56359
320-532-3416
lundeens@lundeens.com
www.lundeens.com
© Copyright 2006, Lundeen's Tackle Castle. All Rights Reserved