Our crew gained some new faces and few others couldn’t make it. All in all, another fantastic opener. I think fishing on Mille Lacs was average for numbers, but the size was up for sure. One boat in our group had the big fish dialed in. They paid the price for lack of sleep, but they were rewarded rather generously with an almost unbelievable amount of fish over 24″ long. I believe they passed the 28″ mark 3 times this weekend.
The area appeared to get a nice economic shot in the arm so to speak. Last time I remember the lake this busy was at least 5 years ago. Hopefully this bite holds up over the next couple months.