Nice report Josh. We were out Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday morning was brutal, and on top of that our trolling motor decided to take a dirt nap so we were without it the rest of the time. A big thanks to Steve at Everts for offering his help with foot control but unfortunately that was not the problem. We did manage to catch a dozen or so saugers Tuesday afternoon by drifting with a drift sock to slow our speed. Jig and minnow and purple chartreuse tail moxie was our choice. Tried different colors but that is what worked best. Wednesday morning we anchored on a current seam down stream from the Y and did very well with the same colored moxie. We did not get to the water until around 7:30 but fish were snapping right away. Boated close to fifteen walleye and a half dozen sauger. Sauger ran between 13-17 inches with all walleye between 16-20 inches with one 24 inch female that went back. That female walleye seemed as tall as she was long she was so heavy. All in all a battle with the weather on Tuesday but was all worth it to be able to catch fish pitching jigs on Wednesday. While pitching we were somewhat aggressive with snapping the jig a foot of the bottom and letting it fall back to bottom. The bites we had were bone crushing. The bite slowed around 10:00 but still picked fish now and then until we left around 1:30. Good luck to all the next few weeks as the fishing will only get better. Current seams, current seams, current seams!!!

Great posting Will, and great article also. I could not agree more with everything. I live over here in Wisconsin and have fished Mille Lacs many times. I feel terrible about how such a wonderful body of water has come to this. For too many years the people that make the decisions have buried their heads in the sand. Now it sickens me of the excuses they have come up with for this fisheries demise. I can only hope that the wonderful resort owners and locals that make their living from Mille Lacs will continue to do so for many years to come. Has anyone noticed the amount of walleye they are netting out of red the last few years (unbelievable)!!!!!!

Reading all the info on Mille Lacs the last couple of years a few of us over here in Wisconsin have often discussed when this situation would come to a head. I have not fished Mille Lacs for a few years now but did once or twice a year for many years. What a lake it was back then. We could catch walleye and perch more times than not while open water and ice fishing, Some of my favorite times was looking forward to heading out ice fishing on the east side I believe to 2 1/2 and 3 mile reefs if I am not mistaken. I don’t want to be long winded but thought I would write to say it hurts to have watched such a wonderful body of water come to this. I feel for all of the locals and resort owners that have busted there butts for many years to have to deal with this. I sincerely hope they can put a plan together that will allow this wonderful body of water to flourish again. I often wonder were this lake would be today without the yearly gill netting. I believe I know the answer. I wish all locals and resort owners the very best in years to come.

I purchase all of my molds, hooks, and etc.. from do-it molds. You can find them on-line under Do-It Molds. I still believe you can have them send you a free catalog.

The brother-in-law and I were there Tuesday, we fished down from the dam area and for just a very few boats had an area all to ourselves. Our dragging pass started close enough to see many pulling decent and small fish out of the scour hole. Throughout the morning it was a continuous parade of eagles snatching floaters down river below the hole. I second the idea of closing that area off to fishing.

I agree Brian, Gruden tells it like it is. I love when he questions referees on very questionable calls. Worst has to be Troy Aikman. He needs to learn indifference when it comes to calling games that include “Americas Team” NOT !!!

Greed is an understatement. Its nice to know our monies can be used by those that need them most. I find it ironic that they will void a 16 year agreement or breach an agreement just like that. This is so out of line in so many ways. Im sure they will put some sort of positive B.S. spin on things. Then again, chances are they dont care.

Thanks for the input guys. We have decided to try and make next week work. I dont mind fishing in tough conditions but the forecast looks awfully brutal this week. Hope to see you on the river next week. Thanks again.

Sitting here with my fw watching it for the first time. I was laughing so hard that I did not realize my wife did not think that the comment heifer was that amusing. Hopefully I will be able to post again next year.

STINK BAIT “Its whats for dinner!”

Buddy Hackett
Foster Brooks
Louis Anderson

Wife and I shed tears on this news. Can not imagine what parents are going through. All we can say is may the Lord watch over the families involved in this terrible tragedy and each and every one of your families.
God Bless,
The Goetsch’s

unbelievable !!!

Tryed to pass gas while in a battle with intestinal flu!

Hunt with the in-laws northwest of Virginia Mn and we did not see a thing until day four where the brother in law was fortunate enough to harvest an eight point. Other than that no deer were seen in a total of six days by four of us. However, we saw a total of 7 wolves between all of us and heard many more after sun down. This in my opinion cannot be a good ratio. Being from west central Wisconsin we are beginning to see a higher volume of wolve sightings and wolves on trail cam. Will this problem be resolved or dealt with in time ? Or swept under the rug until it is completely out of control which in my eyes is not to far off.

Go farmers !!! Are we seriously complaining about what we have to deal with to be able to feed our families. I realize that it can be somewhat of an issue on roadways. I believe it is a small price to pay to allow these people to do their jobs and allow all of us to have options from food to fuel. Just my opinion