Lake Mille Lacs Minnesota Fishing Report
3-5-10
Another walleye season comes to an end - while the winter started out with a decent bite, most folks would agree that it finished up slow. Make that REALLY slow. Now we go forward with perch, tullibee and a few crappie to bring us to ice-out. Most of the perch we're seeing are in that 5-7 inch range. You can usually sort through 'em to pick out some keepers, but the true "jumbos" are pretty scattered. The tullibee population has rebounded and a lot of people have come to Mille Lacs to get a batch for the smoker. Again, there is a mix of sizes but you should be able to find a better ratio of keepers that you would with the perch. The crappie bite hasn't reached its prime yet, but there are a few fish going in Isle and Wahkon. Beware of the "herd effect" - just because there are 30 portables set up in a concentrated area DOES NOT mean that they're pounding them. You might find that being away from the crowd will be a HUGE benefit to your success.
The 2010 "opener" is May 15, 2010.
Bill Lundeen
Lundeen's Tackle Castle
38752 Twilight Road
Onamia, MN 56359
320-532-3416
lundeens@lundeens.com
www.lundeens.com