Middle of the month trip

  • Jeff Schomaker
    Posts: 396
    February 2, 2015 at 8:49 pm #1506335

    Heading up to mille lacs for the first time the weekend of Valentines day. Wanting to target perch and a bonus walleye would be awesome! Any advice would be great! Like I said this will be my first trip up there so have no idea where to even start. Hope you guys can help a fella out! Thanks

    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    February 6, 2015 at 10:08 am #1507992

    Your best bet for perch will most likely be in 25-30′ along the sand breakline that runs along almost the entire East side of the lake. The perch I caught last weekend were out 3 miles out from Castaways. Head out on their main road to side road #5 will put you right on the breakline. From there along the breakline you should be able to find perch several miles in either direction (North/South) and try to find a spot away from others. 1/8 Oz tumbler or Rattle spoons in UV green/Perch/silver tipped with eurolarva or waxies is the way to go.

    – Will

    Jeff Schomaker
    Posts: 396
    February 6, 2015 at 10:49 am #1508018

    Thanks for the great info Will! I’ve never targeted perch through the ice so I wasn’t sure what structure to look for. Little different then SW iowa gills! Haha

    rwilliam
    St.Paul, Mn
    Posts: 291
    February 6, 2015 at 12:05 pm #1508055

    Will, that is a great post.
    I’m thinking of heading up myself in the next week or so, and your info is always helpful, thanks.

    Doug Wood
    Posts: 13
    February 6, 2015 at 1:38 pm #1508125

    Gotta love getting up to the “big pond”!!!

    Jeff Schomaker
    Posts: 396
    February 6, 2015 at 1:53 pm #1508134

    This will be my first trip of any kind up that way. Never ice fished a body of water quite like Mille Lacs! Hope we can get on some fish!

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