WOW, thats all I can say! No matter where we went we had the best of luck. Not 1 keeper! Although I kind of do wish we would get some, the fish fry supply is not looking to promising lol.
Same with us. I took kids out fishing on first ML walleye trip. Lake cooperated with us. However, not a single keeper. Kind of sucks when my kids were fired up to have a fresh fish fry, but they both caught big eyes to make up for it.
fished 3 days caught a bunch of eye balls but only managed 5 keepers in 3 days of non stop hard fishing. I think the size of these fish and their heads are huge but body is slim - reminds me of 1990's when they where starving , no bait fish and no 16" year class - It may get much tougher - enjoy now.
We haven't come across the sad looking fish...good thing. They have all been pretty healthy except the one we pulled up that looked as though he had a fresh brawl with a musky. He was pretty bloody but will be fine.
I have been lucky enough to spend most of the last 2 weeks fishing Mille Lacs. As others mentioned, the bite is great. If you are looking for eaters, give spinner blades a try out on the mud flats. We have been getting all different sizes of fish, but 1/3 have been under 17 inches.
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