Thinking of making a weekend run up to the big pond or pool 4. Do you think the hot bite will die off by the weekend? Probably won’t get up there until midnight on friday, what has the late night (or I guess early morning) bite been like?
Thanks for your input!
mark
there has been a great bite at sundown until about 11 and then things slow down considerably. James and others swear by a switch that flips at about 2-3 again so if you head out at midnight and are willing to fish late into the morning, you should be just fine. the bite on mille lacs will stay good well into november sometimes as late as the november full moon depending on when the tullibees move in to spawn as that usually signals the end. good luck
Micah is dead on in my opinion. This weekend should be a lot less boat traffic especially by that late in the night. Our lull was from 1AM to 3AM both Fri and Sat.
There will be a lot less boats out there this weekend…………….. 
DEER OPENER!! 
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mark
there has been a great bite at sundown until about 11 and then things slow down considerably. James and others swear by a switch that flips at about 2-3 again so if you head out at midnight and are willing to fish late into the morning, you should be just fine.
The moon is rising well after sun down now and we’re seeing a very brief bite spurt right as the sun sets followed by a lull that last until the moon gets about 45 degrees off the horizon. Fish can be caught during that lull period but a noticeable up-tick in activity will be noticed once the moon gets up. Interestingly enough, cloud cover obscuring the moon usually has little impact on the timing and intensity of the bite… but that is a different topic.
I wouldn’t hesitate to start my night of fishing at midnight with the plan to fish until sunrise.
The fish gotta eat. Our job is to be there when they do. 
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I wouldn’t hesitate to start my night of fishing at midnight with the plan to fish until sunrise.
That might be all that I needed to hear! Thanks for the info fellas…I’m not sure if I’m crazy for thinking about doing this, just stupid or probably a little of both!
Any suggestions on what side of the lake would be best? I’ve only been up there twice and mainly fished around the Red Door and St. Alban’s Bay. Was up the first weekend of October and was a week too early…still caught some nice fish, just not much for numbers.
I would stay fish the areas you have in the past. They are both putting out fish right now. Check out James & Tuck’s recent reports.
It may be pretty lonely out there. Windsurf is talking about 18 knot south winds. I am leaving for Wahkon soon and will be out the next couple of nights. Green & sand Pro V 1900 w/ Yammies; If you see my beat up green Superduty at Terry’s or Buzzie’s give me a shout.
Weather.com is showing the wind to die off tomorrow night. That is a very long drive to not be able to get on the lake!
I’ll be in a black/silver Alumacraft TP175 with Merc’s on the back. Hope to see you up there!
I will be out Friday night as well. Utnil about midnight then a fe whours sleep befor eheading to the stand!
Red Ranger 620 with Mercurys!
Rumor has it there is a place on the lake that has a flotaing brat barge. Let me know if you find him!
Take a look at this weather site. It’s for aviation pilots so I figure its pretty acurate and I’ve found it to be in my experience. Weather Forecasts . Also, the local weather stations had the wind out of the west at 5-10 mph.
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