Lac Des Mille Lacs

[Fishinglund]

Heading up to Lac Des Mille Lacs on Saturday for a week. Just wondering if anyone had any recent reports to share?

How has the weather been up there?

Thanks,

Fishinglund

[Schwanny]

I am also heading up that way in a couple of weeks. If anybody has a report thay would like to share please do. I will certainly post mine. I've fished the lake the last 12 or so years and know parts of the lake real well. Fishinglund where do you stay and what part of the lake do you fish?

[Fishinglund]

We stay at Pine Point Resort. We usually fish pretty close around there, and we also fish over in Bolton Bay quite a bit.

Fishinglund

[Schwanny]

We also stay at Pine Point. Bill & Kris are real nice people. We usually fish Bolton Bay, around Hook Island, Chi Chi Bay, the back side of Shaft Island and Sunken island. There are numerous other places I fish, but don't know how to explain it without a map. I hope you have a good trip and the weather is nice. The fish are always the bonus to a nice vacation.

[Schwanny]

Fishinglund, how was the trip up to Pine Point?

[Fishinglund]

We got back Friday night, and then I had to work Saturday so I haven't had time to post. We had an excellent trip and as usual my wife outfished me again. We caught over 200 walleyes with the biggest at 23.5"(my wife caught it). We had a lot in the 14"-17" range along with a lot of smaller ones. We also caught over 100 northerns with the biggest at 36" (my wife caught it too)! We fished pretty close to the resort, and some in Bolton bay. The fish were in 10-20 feet of water with rocky bottom. We used 1/8 jigs and a minnow for the walleyes, and spoons for the northerns.

Fishinglund

[Schwanny]

Thanks for the report...I leave Saturday morning, so it'll be another week before you see my post. I will return Friday the 12th.

[YourBobbersUnder]

We have never fished Lac Des Mille. What are the slot limits and other regs? We like to eat a few while there, but won't be bringing any home.

Thanks

[Fishinglund]

4 walleyes...13 inch minimum - only 1 can be over 18.1"

4 northerns...27.5"-35.4" protected slot (you can't keep any in that size range)

Also, for the last two years we have been checked on the lake (thursday both years) so make sure you measure those fish correctly with the mouth shut and tail pinched. We were legal, but last year a boat down the shore from us got a ticket for a northern that was just barely in the slot.

Shore lunch counts toward your daily limit.

Fishinglund

[Schwanny]

Just returned from Lac De and the fishing was real good. We ate fish four times and brought what we were allowed back. The fish were a little deeper than what I'm use to, but they bit real well. The biggest northern was just under 40" and the biggest walleye was 21", but all the 16" -18" fish you would ever want. I didn't let my wife out fish me this year. It was my turn!!!