First trip to Mille Lacs family included

  • abe
    La Crosse
    Posts: 155
    August 5, 2011 at 9:04 pm #1289111

    Hey guys,

    Heading to Mille Lacs for the first time. Week with my wife and kids (12yrs & 8yrs)in a cabin. I am looking for any tips, good food joints, must see, things that are also family friendly. Thank you!

    P.S. I am staying in Isle.

    Tbone
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 178
    August 5, 2011 at 9:42 pm #986565

    Depends on what part of the lake your going to be on. Best way to fish with kids is a slip bobber and a leech on the rocks sunrise and sunset. The northerns are starting to bite if you are near the south end. Drag spoons along the weedlines, the kids will have a ball.

    Hennipen state park has a great beach also if you are by Isle,MN(south end).

    Relax have fun and hope for good weather!!

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22548
    August 5, 2011 at 10:44 pm #986570

    Here is a hot tip I got fresh today…. on a golf course A guy pounded the eyes on the south end, in 6 feet of water, along some reeds, during the middle of the day He is a reliable source too Have fun !!!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    August 6, 2011 at 9:43 pm #986667

    There is a nice sandy beach on the north side a couple miles west of Malmo. Nice place to spend the day with kids. You can wade out 50-75 yards and still be 4-5 feet deep.

    Can’t remember the name of the place, but the pizza shop downtown Isle is good!

    Not a lot of “tourist attractions” on the lake. There is a scenic overlook a mile or so north of Johnsons Postide. (Tackle/bait/food/gas/beer place) You would need to take a drive over to Brainerd for water parks, go carts arcades stuff.

    If you just want to bend a rod, fish the shallow water markers just out of Isle bay for smallies. Or the reed lines with crappie minnows for perch.

    Good Luck.

    -J.

    abe
    La Crosse
    Posts: 155
    August 7, 2011 at 1:24 am #986698

    Thank you guys!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    August 8, 2011 at 3:23 am #986837

    Plenty of Geo caching in the area to. That beach Jon mentioned on the north end has a number of them as do many places around the lake. The kids always seem to enjoy this.

    wormdunker
    Posts: 596
    August 8, 2011 at 4:08 pm #986901

    I just returned from a great trip to Mille Lacs with my family. We stayed at Appledorns. Without a doubt a great family resort. The beach and amenities will make the kids extremely happy. THe grounds are manicured. Inflatable water toys for the whole family. In case you dont notice I was really impressed. It is a family resort but they take care of fishermen well. While they do not have a landing they do a great job getting boats in and out of the water with their tractors. I highly recommend the resort.
    Oh fishing was fantastic too, limit for 4 on Friday night corking. 2 trophy smallmouth with plenty more for fun.

    Jason_N
    St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
    Posts: 272
    August 8, 2011 at 9:23 pm #987005

    Appeldorns X2! We have a spot at their seasonal park and we absolutly love it! Paul does a great job and runs a top notch resort. Putting our trailer there is one of the best decisions our family has made in a long time!

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