Mille Lacs Lake - Weekend Outlook 6-11-09

[Bill Lundeen]

Hi

It looks like the weather is finally going to straighten out for the area this weekend - the high winds and rain we've "enjoyed" over the past couple weeks looks to be past us just in time for the "mid-June bite". The night ban is over for this season and all species are open. The walleye bite is best in deeper water - 26+ feet has produced the majority of fish so far this week. Leeches worked slowly along the transition areas are turning most of the fish. Again, plain "no-frills" rigs are preferred... keep it simple with a colored hook or AT MOST a hook and colored bead. Too much "jewelry" is a turn-off right now. Fish the deep gravel if you're looking to stay along the south end, or the mud flats (Krause, Seguchie, 8-mile) if you're heading north. Muskie action is best UNDER 6 feet - bucktails have turned most of the fish so far. Smallies are still in transition from the beds to their mid-summer haunts.

The surface temperature is around 60 degrees.

The "night ban" is over!


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The weather for the weekend (according to the National Weather Service) looks like this:

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 4 and 7 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west between 4 and 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

The last quarter moon is 6-15-09.


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Have a great weekend,

Bill Lundeen
Lundeen's Tackle Castle
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Onamia, MN 56359
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