Mille Lacs Ice Fishing this season..

  • James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    #1296342

    Anyone that fished the pond the last couple of years knows that the perch bite on the jumbos has been off. Way off. For those that haven’t been up there yet this year, well, that has all changed. The jumbos are back in a big way! Ok, ok, they never left obviously but at least now you can catch them. Lots of reports are coming in lately of big catches on the “true” jumbos… fish in the 12″ – 14″ range have been common. I caught quite a few pulling walleye-sized plugs during the day over shallow rocks this Sept. and I’m willing to bet this winter we see a return of some great ice action on the sumo perch.

    Start thinking about those early ice bookings for the walleye and then a mid-winter trip or two for the perch! I’ve enjoyed many an afternoon off of the deep mud jerkin’ perch and look forward to doing it again this year.

    dbiles
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 9
    #262363

    Life is soo good..

    Shane Hildebrandt
    Blaine, mn
    Posts: 2921
    #258685

    yep, that is a good call there Gator!! and I will be right in the middle of it all. I will be up there fishing when i am not here at work, slaving away reading on this website for 12 hours. maybe we should have James add some music to the site, help keep us night guys awake. or better yet, the sound of fish jumping, loons calling, and the occasion frog croaking. now that would make this site better than perfect.

    shane

    Doug Ertl
    St Cloud, MN
    Posts: 957
    #258650

    You got that right James. Pretty good buzz flying around the lake about those Jumbo’s that’s for sure. I talked to a friend last weekend that pulled in 24 perch of which 15 where 13+,
    HOLY SMOKES.
    Technique: Bobber fishing with crawlers.

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