Bill Lundeen
08-13-2009, 08:26 AM
Hi
We've seen a drop in angling pressure on Mille Lacs so far this week even though the bite is similar to the past few weeks... evenings are good, and the daytime is better than we typically see in mid-August. While the bite is still scattered throughout the water column, the best bite this week has been between 14-20 feet. During the daytime we don't see a huge preference between crawlers/spinners (pink, copper), leeches on a long snell or slipbobber/leech - all have produced fish at sometime during the week. Three Mile Reef, Indian Point and the Tundra are all worth a look. The edges of the flats have some fish hanging around too, but there's a lot of natural feed out there... give the spots a half hour or so and move on. Slip bobbers and leeches (yes, we still have leeches) are the tops for evening fishing, although a few folks are trolling Shad Raps (silver, firetiger, SFC) in 8-12 feet with some success. Smallmouth are active in 3-8 feet on the boulders.
Yes, we still have leeches.
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The weather for the weekend (according to the National Weather Service) looks like this:
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 13 mph increasing to between 20 and 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 15 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind around 14 mph.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
The last quarter moon is 8-13-09.
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Finally, Before boarding a bus, a man asked the driver, "What is the fare to the train station?" "Sixty cents," said the driver. The man raced alongside the bus until the next stop and then gasped, "What is the fare now?" "Ninety cents," said the driver. "You're running the wrong way."
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 2009, Lundeen's Tackle Castle. All Rights Reserved
We've seen a drop in angling pressure on Mille Lacs so far this week even though the bite is similar to the past few weeks... evenings are good, and the daytime is better than we typically see in mid-August. While the bite is still scattered throughout the water column, the best bite this week has been between 14-20 feet. During the daytime we don't see a huge preference between crawlers/spinners (pink, copper), leeches on a long snell or slipbobber/leech - all have produced fish at sometime during the week. Three Mile Reef, Indian Point and the Tundra are all worth a look. The edges of the flats have some fish hanging around too, but there's a lot of natural feed out there... give the spots a half hour or so and move on. Slip bobbers and leeches (yes, we still have leeches) are the tops for evening fishing, although a few folks are trolling Shad Raps (silver, firetiger, SFC) in 8-12 feet with some success. Smallmouth are active in 3-8 feet on the boulders.
Yes, we still have leeches.
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The weather for the weekend (according to the National Weather Service) looks like this:
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 13 mph increasing to between 20 and 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 15 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind around 14 mph.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
The last quarter moon is 8-13-09.
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Don't forget to check out our weekly "shop special" at http://www.lundeens.com/shop.html .
Finally, Before boarding a bus, a man asked the driver, "What is the fare to the train station?" "Sixty cents," said the driver. The man raced alongside the bus until the next stop and then gasped, "What is the fare now?" "Ninety cents," said the driver. "You're running the wrong way."
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 2009, Lundeen's Tackle Castle. All Rights Reserved