• Ice Report as of 12/12/25

   

  Use extreme caution and check with resorts/lake access operations before heading out 
  Good Luck, Have Fun & As always be safe!!
  
  
  

  Garrison Sports Bait & Tackle: are open to walkouts starting 12/12/25. They are finding 4-7” of ice out to about 18’ of water in the bay. The snow depths vary from bare ice to 12”. Walking isn’t terrible. Their bait tanks are full and ready for you. They will be opening at 7am from here on out!

   

   

  North Mille Lacs Ice Fishing: Will be open to walking, atvs and snowmobiling traffic tomorrow, Thursday 12/11/25, to 1st and 2nd break lines. The office will be open at 6am please come in so we can direct you on where to park.

   

  Nitti's Hunters Point: Will be open to snowmobile and 4-Wheeler traffic. All traffic need to stay on staked roads. The ice crew is measuring 8 to 9”  of ice with some thin spots of 4”. Fishing reports have been good so far. Stop in at office to get pass and map.  Video link : https://www.facebook.com/HunterspointMN/videos/825059717018884

   

  Beachside Resort:  We were able to stake our main roads all the way out to 5 Mile Reef, which includes Beachside Banana, part of the Large Gravel Bar, and a hump on 4 Mile. For the most part we were seeing 9" of ice all the way out to 5 Mile Reef! We didnt find anything under 8", and we were looking under the largest snowpiles we could find. If we did see 8" it was surrounded by 9"+. We also are seeing a lot of 10" areas too. With the cold weather the sheet will be actively growing at a good rate.

  We have some cold weather coming and we should hit the 12" mark sooner than later, and then we can start getting houses out (likely sometime next week!)

  Starting 12/12/25 we will be allowing UTV, ATV and snowmobile traffic out on all our staked roads, which are staked out to 5 Mile Reef. There is a ton of great fishing between Beachside and 5 Mile, and everyone should be able to spread out nicely.

  We wil have a fishing contest starting tomorrow which is

  FREE with the purchase of a road pass.

  We have bait and a great selection of tackle. We hope to see you this weekend!

   

  Lybacks Ice Fishing : Yesterday, Stakes were set where out roads will be once we get enough ice to plow to the East Bar, Tundra, Banana and Tullibee Hole.  Everywhere we went in the smoother ice it was an consistent 9″ of ice.  Rougher areas up to 16″.  Some cracks farther out around the Gravel but nothing wider than 2-4″

  This year because of how the lake froze some areas we usually go to, (NW Graveyard, NW Spider, NE Twin) probably won’t happen due to layered 2-4″ thick ick stacked in some spots. But other areas that we were unable to fish because of the same problem last year we will be able to. So things will be changing some with roads, etc. as we get rolling next week.

  Until the ice gets thicker we will be open for portable traffic.  ATV,s, snowmobiles, smaller Side by sides.  We have plenty of room for parking of rigs,  and wheelhouses, (if you want to stay over) on land and going to clear some more snow off the area today.  Just for the cost of an access fee, $20.00 per day. To make it more affordable for the one person fishermen, it’s $10.00 (one vehicle, one person). 

  Everyone must stop and check in at the office before unloading and going on the lake.

  Overall the bite the bite has been pretty good.  Under slot Walleye almost everywhere and the “keepers” are in shallow, especially in the evenings.  Perch are going in the basins.

  It’s going to get pretty windy and cold tonight thru tomorrow, but after that going into next week will be some pretty nice weather for portables.

   

  Brandt's Ice Fishing: We have 8 to 10’’ of ice, We are open to Atv, Snowmobile or foot traffic. At this time we are not plowing or staking any roads. We will wait for this cold snap and wind to pass through then we will kick off our season. We plan to start plowing and staking on Monday.

  Castaway's Resort: We have 6 to 8” of ice out to the break, Currently we are allowing foot traffic and snowmobile traffic out. So grab your sled and head on

  up for a fun weekend on Mille Lacs.

   

  Castles Resort: Ice conditions are good under the snow with 10" to 12" of really good ice.

  We have a good road plowed all the way to the main lake across the bay and open to SxS, ATVs, Snowmobiles & Walkouts we do have are shuttle service running

  Fishing with a barometer still in the mid 28 range consistently makes for a much better bite. 12' to 20' for walleye and Perch 8' ish for the Pike

        The walleye are hitting on small flutter spoons with a minnow head and on dead sticks using larger minnows like shiners & smaller sucker minnows. Pike on tip ups and medium sucker minnows. Perch just any bait that is small waxies, worms, minnows

   

  Mille Lacs Regulations 2025-2026

   

  Walleye:

  • Daily/Possession Limit: 3 fish
  • Size: Must be longer than 17 inches; only one can be longer than 20 inches
  • Season: December 1, 2025, through February 22, 2026 

   

  Yellow Perch:

  • Daily/Possession Limit: 10 fish
  • Season: December 1, 2025, through May 8, 2026 

   

  Northern Pike:

  • Daily/Possession Limit: 5 fish
  • Size: Must be at least 30 inches long
  • Season: December 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026 

   

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