Mille Lacs Report Oct 25

[Lee Borgersen]

Posted: Thursday, October 25,

 

Mille Lacs east – Most walleye activity is taking place from dusk well into the night on the six-12-foot rocks with large crankbaits. During the day, live bait is producing a few walleyes in 18-25 feet. Muskies have become more active with several big fish caught on the shallow rocks this week. Look for the jumbo perch bite to start happening in the bays now that water temperatures have dipped below 50 degrees.

 
Mille Lacs west – Look for walleyes to hit crankbaits at night in six to eight feet throughout St. Alban’s Bay, Garrison Bay, Garrison Reef and the rocks near MyrMar. A jig and minnow also is producing walleyes during the day on the shoreline breaks and reef edges. Muskie reports have been limited and the few jumbo perch being caught are coming from deep water.

Crosby area – Walleye action has been good with minnows in 24-40 feet of water on Rabbit Lake and Pelican Lake or in the 14-22-foot holes on the Mississippi River. The fall trout and northern pike bites have kicked in on the pits in the area such as Pennington and Portsmouth. Some of the small lakes are producing panfish, as is Green’s Point on the Mississippi River.

 

Grouse hunters are doing well if they get off the main trails, duck hunters are offering mixed reports now that most local birds are gone and archery hunters have noticed an increase in scrapes and rubs in the woods.