Lake Mille Lacs Report

Open to all traffic. Staked out to Three miles and hour glass with nothing less than 17 inches of good ice. Good reports are coming in of healthy walleye and jumbo perch. For more information, please call 320-692-4477

 

Rentals are out and available. Call 320-676-3535 to reserve. The bite has picked up a bit and we anticipate a good weekend with the warm-up.

 

For the weekend wheelhouses, all roads are currently open to all traffic.

For seasonal guests, if you haven't called and want to get out, please call as we are getting the remainder of you out this week.

 

Ice Thickness- 17-19” of solid ice out to Sloppy Joes. The roads are looking good so we will open up to all traffic, including one-ton and tandems as far as Sloppy’s(about 3 miles out).

 

The guys worked hard at staking a road to 4-mile gravel today, but are waiting to open. There are some cracks out there that need to be healed. We will currently allow SXS & ATVs out to 4 miles, hopefully 1/2 ton and single axle for the weekend.

 

*Rentals- we still have a few available, call the office to reserve yours at  320-532-3674

 

We staked our roads out in the Gravel Bars we go to and measured ice depths. In those areas, the ice depth was consistent at 17 “.

 

Today, we will check all our established roads closer to ice depths, and on Thursday, we will decide what size wheelhouses and trucks will be going for the weekend. In the rough ice areas within the first mile, there are over 20” in spots already, so the heavier rigs will have a place to go if need be.

 

We have started our weekend wheelhouse list, so call to get a spot if you plan to go out with us. The weather forecast predicts some snow on Thursday, so maybe we’ll get enough to bank on the houses and cover the ice somewhat if it doesn’t blow too much. There is another chance on Sunday, so it will look a little more like winter out there.

 

The bite is steady with Perch and Walleye. They are mostly smaller during the day, but there are some nice-sized Perch in the mix. Slot and larger Walleye are best in low-light conditions and overnight. A few Northerns are showing up on tip-ups for those trying. We still have some rentals available for this weekend, both “Basic” and “Deluxe” versions, so call the office if you are interested. 320-676-8740

 

We pulled some skid houses up to 10x20 today and allowed driving for our seasonal package customers. We also had several seasonal wheelhouses go out today.

 

There were no issues and everything went well. We will do the same tomorrow for vehicles up to 3/4 ton gas trucks for our seasonal customers. If it goes well tomorrow, we will open it up to daily drive-on customers on Friday for the same vehicles with or without wheelhouse.

 

We have all of our rental houses out and available for rent this weekend. The perch bite has been very good and we are catching nice walleyes as well.

 

Call us at 320-684-2233 with any questions or to reserve a rental house.

 

Ice & Roads: Roads are in great shape with 14.5-18" ice in the wheelhouse zone and 12"+ out to 5 Mile. Minimal snow remains, and freezing moisture will make it noisy as temps drop. Cold weather this week should boost ice growth, potentially easing restrictions by the weekend.

 

Restrictions:

Half-ton trucks and single-axle wheelhouses are allowed in the wheelhouse zone (extends to Ottos). Tandem axle wheelhouses (24' max) can be pulled by SxS or ATV with dolly service available during bait shop hours. Speed limit: 10 mph for half-ton trucks; violations will revoke access. SxS and ATVs permitted to 5 Mile.

 

The Bite:

Walleye: Active in 6-30 FOW, best early morning with set lines (red/pink hook, shiner/rainbow) or jigging fatheads.

Pike: Consistently caught in Wahkon Bay, especially by bay islands and the bay mouth.

Perch: Abundant in 8-12 FOW in the bay with many keepers.

 

Bait & Rentals: Bait shop stocked with shiners, suckers, rainbows, fatheads, larvae, and waxes. Luxury sleeper shacks are available—book at beachsidemn.com.

Reports are good with jumbo perch being caught in deeper water. Ice roads are measuring 15-16 inches of good ice. There is a bridge about .25 miles out of access. Will be open to wheelhouses this weekend.

 

Please visit www.northmillelacsicefishing.com to secure your spot, as spots are limited.

 

Oh boy, have we made ice a lot of ice! The ice is in incredible shape and the road is open.

 

Zone One - Open to 1 Ton Diesels & Triple Axle and smaller

Zone Two - Open to 1/2 Ton & Single Axle and smaller

 

Fishing Report

We are seeing all sizes of perch, walleyes, and here at Castles Resort, Pike!! The majority of fish being caught are smaller and there are tons of them making for nonstop action! Fishing is good so come out! 

 

Call 320-676-1100

 

 

The big pond is heating up!

 

Hawthorne's Guide Service and crew have been out sticking some big ones, and they can't resist some Northland Fishing Tackle tungsten with a side course of minnow head!

 

We've still got some great weekday openings for groups of any size at Ice Camp, so come up to Mille Lacs, stay in style in one of our luxury Yetti Fish House wheelhouses, and get in on the action.

 

The road is open!!

Things are finally looking up some of the cracks are healing. The one crack that we are fighting is bridged. Our road is open as it sits right now we will be letting half tons this weekend as long as nothing changes.! Thank you stay safe and tight lines!

Updated Maps Located on our Facebook Page. We are out to the big gravel bar.

18-22" within the one-ton boundary with 20-22" in the bay.

 

17-18" the rest of the way to the end of our road.