Need MilleLacs Report

[Kelly]

I haven't been out on the lake for a few weeks, who has fishing been? What is the best place to start and how?
Thanks Kelly

[REW]

Start on the rocks with a jig and minnow -
No fish,?
Go to the gravel with a jig and minnow - No fish?
Go to the flats with a jig and minnow - No fish ?
Try a leech, or crawler. \

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Take care
REW
p.s.
If you use a jig - you still catch plenty of fish - simple - and no deeply hooked fish.

[Grampa_Joe]

1) Go anywhere on the lake. I mean just about anywhere.
2) Drag something shiny or stinky through the water.
3) Catch fish until your arms hurt.
It's pretty hard to go anywhere on the lake right now and not see rods bent over.
I agree 100% with REW. There's no need to feed the geese for an hour(feed line) and hook these fish deep. Lets try to keep the floaters down to a minimum.

-Joe Carlson

[waterfowler]

Fished this past Saturday, and had a great day out on the mud. Fished the windward sides of the flats. Caught our fish on a plain snell and a leech. Grandpa is right, you don't have to feed line, just feel the tug, give a little rod tip, feel the tug and set the hook. We sent 3 fish back with hooks this past weekend out of 80.

One interesting note, we had a boat beside us appear to have a double. When the fish came to the surface, it had actually taken both baits into it's mouth. I thought that was pretty cool, then about two hours later it happened to our boat. So my point is, they are hungry right now.

[Eyecrosser]

A couple of friends and I were up this past Saturday. Had a great day on the mud. Every fish, and I mean every fish, was as plump and green as could be. I still haven't been able to find many starving fish this year. Are the thin ones just on the rocks? I'm just courious. We didn't see any floaters either, which suprised us because of all the pressure and traffic on the spot we were at.

[Chieftain]

We fished gravel and mud on Sat (7-mile) the mud fish definitely ran larger. Sun we fished Seguchie and 8-mile. It was ridiculous. Tons of fish all nice, from about 20 to 26 1/2", and the pressure was sparse due to the wind. Stick 'em as soon as you feel them and you'll hook every one in the top or corner of the mouth, I don't think we left any floaters.

[detwings9]

Just got back for the 2nd weekend in a row, and it's a 6 hour drive for me. Jigs with leeches. Lindy rigs seemed to get swallowed too much. Just go where the boats are congregated, believe me, they know.

[waterfowler]

What boat were you in?? We were on 7 mile Saturday also.

[Chieftain]

Green and silver Ranger 619 with 200 Evinrude, we were there for the last 2 hours of the day, how bout you? There were only 3 other boats there when we were there. A creastliner, a Lund that was anchored, and I can't remember what the other one was. There was also a Lund pulling boards way south of the flat.

[waterfowler]

We were in a black tyee 1850 with a yammi motor, but I don't recall seeing you. I suppose there were 30 boats on that flat at one point. We had a good bite early south of the flat in deep water, but when it slowed, we went to 8 mile.

[walleye witch]

As you well know the bites been phenominal, We've been averaging 60+ walleyes per trip. But in the past few days they have started to move to the deep gravel and mud flats. Don't be afraid to use minnows on the flats with spinners. It did'nt really matter what time of day it was or on what flat. Good Luck.

[Grampa_Joe]

I was the Blue Ranger pulling boards East of that flat.

Joe Carlson

[waterfowler]

I thought I saw a flag bouncing around out there. We trolled cranks after dark, but only picked up one fish. We were pretty tired by then so we didn't work too hard at it. Headed in after we got one fish.

[Ferny]

I'll show you a pic of a skinny 22" eye I got last Monday.
Off of Big point area 30' of water. We got several that day that seemed out of porportion...their heads looked bigger than their bodies.

Ferny.

[waterfowler]

Some of our fish were skinny, but the majority were very healthy looking. It's July 2, the fish are post spawn, just starting to put the feed bag on for the year. Now if these same fish are this skinny come November, then I'm going to worry.

I'm more concerned with the "warts" I saw on several of our fish we caught in the mud.

[Chad]

TTT

[Capt. John]

Fished a 8 hour trip on Sunday and a 4 hour evening trip monday, 63 sunday and 23 yesterday evening. Middle to North end flats (Fishhouse flat, etc.). Firetiger hacket and #3 indiana's, 8' leader, and bouncer. Actually got some keepers of the edge of the flats 32' water. Bigger fish on the edge and even on top.

[EyeSlayer]

Those "warts" that you have seen on the Walleye is called Lymphocystis it is a viral disease that forms cysts. I spoke to a DNR fisheries biologist about the problem earlier this year. He said that the Walleye are more susceptible to this disease when under stress (e.g., spawing, temperature change). He also said that it is not dangerous to humans or the fish. I can say that I have not seen as many cysts on the fish as earlier in the year on the opener.

For more info on Lymphocystis go to:
http://interactive.usask.ca/skinteractive/modules/fisheries/habitat/disease_infoskin.html#Lymphocystis

[custom rod builder]

Just came off the lake. Fantastic in one word. About 4 hours of fishing 8 mile and 50 plus fish. Two in the slot the rest way over. Largest 26-3/4, many in the 24-25 range. Leeches and crawlers until we ran out.

The key here is set the hook on the stike, dont wait, or you will loose your hook. These fish are on the bite. We cut about 15 lines and left the hooks in. Not one fish was floating.

Those custom rods are just about the best you can get!

Fish ON
Kris

[tk]

We just got back from our annual trip to the big lake...fished thurs./fri./sat. and caught one after another until our arms hurt. We even put on Gummy worms and caught walleyes..yes, I said gummy worms..candy! They must be hungry. Any flat, any depth.