Mille Lacs Report – 1/5/13

  • jollyroger
    MN
    Posts: 145
    January 6, 2013 at 2:55 am #1289615

    Made a solo trip to Mille Lacs today and the bite was pretty good! I hit a few northern mudflats and worked a few key spots both deep and on top. Most fish came on the deeper edges in that 30-32 foot range, but very close to the tips and inside turns I fished. Iced close to a dozen fish and most came on a dead stick. I got many to follow my jigging spoon, then I’d raise the dead stick and that’s how most hit. I packed up at about 5:30 to catch the Vikings game but should have stayed to catch a few more!!!

    Best of Fishing,

    Shawn Flemming



    tbrooks11
    Posts: 605
    January 6, 2013 at 2:57 am #1127259

    let me get it straight, you had 2 poles, 1 with a jigging spoon (care to share the color?) and 1 deadstick pole with just a jig and a minnow?

    Thank you

    eyehuntr14
    SE WI
    Posts: 102
    January 6, 2013 at 3:00 am #1127260

    That one pic is absolutely awesome!!!!!

    jollyroger
    MN
    Posts: 145
    January 6, 2013 at 3:08 am #1127262

    Hi MNTwinsFreak#1

    I usualy had my deadstick (plain hook and minnow) at about a foot off the bottom. I was then jigging my other rod in many cases 2-3 off the bottom when I saw a fish on the flasher. I would then raise my deadstick to the fish and caught many that way. I was using a mix of spoons in gold, silver and glow colors.

    tbrooks11
    Posts: 605
    January 6, 2013 at 3:20 am #1127265

    Thanks a lot for the help Shawn. im going to mille lacs for the first time on monday, and i have been trying to figure out the right cadence. Did you put a dropshot weight on the bare hook and minnow?

    jollyroger
    MN
    Posts: 145
    January 6, 2013 at 3:23 am #1127267

    Quote:

    Thanks a lot for the help Shawn. im going to mille lacs for the first time on monday, and i have been trying to figure out the right cadence. Did you put a dropshot weight on the bare hook and minnow?

    I had 2 bigger split shot weights about a foot in front of the hook. Good luck on Monday

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3578
    January 6, 2013 at 3:24 am #1127270

    Those are awesome pics. Keep em comin.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    January 6, 2013 at 4:01 am #1127279

    She’s pretty!

    chirp
    Rochester
    Posts: 1471
    January 6, 2013 at 4:03 pm #1127383

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    She’s pretty!

    BK that’s not a CAT.

    eyeaddict
    Posts: 12
    January 6, 2013 at 4:09 pm #1127386

    Nice fish Shawn. Thanks for the piece and insight on what worked for you on the 5th. Did you catch any nice perch in the mix or all walleyes? I had also read where one of the east side guides did well in 29-30 FOW near the flats. Thanks have a good day, Steve

    jollyroger
    MN
    Posts: 145
    January 6, 2013 at 4:51 pm #1127405

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    Nice fish Shawn. Thanks for the piece and insight on what worked for you on the 5th. Did you catch any nice perch in the mix or all walleyes? I had also read where one of the east side guides did well in 29-30 FOW near the flats. Thanks have a good day, Steve

    Hi Steve,

    I didn’t catch any perch. Actually, graphing of fish was pretty slow, but most that came in bit. No slots either this time. Fish yesterday ranged from 19-25 inches.

    fireline
    Rochester
    Posts: 813
    January 7, 2013 at 12:52 am #1127564

    Nice wheels, Shawn .

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