Mille Lacs Lake area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work on Minnesota's second-largest lake. Its 132,516 acres cover 207 square miles.
Mille Lacs Lake is best known for its phenomenal walleye catch rates but also offers trophy fishing opportunities for smallmouth bass, northern pike and muskellunge.
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Mille Lacs fishing regulations
Mille Lacs Lake has special fishing regulations that are unique to the lake and change in May and December. View the current regulations.Be safe on the ice
Variable temperatures make for variable ice conditions. Trust yourself, not others. Stay on shore until there's 4 inches of new, clear ice and follow ice safety precautions.- Fishing opportunities
Learn to fish
Fishing piers & boat ramps
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What's happening on Mille Lacs?
Visit the Mille Lacs Lake page for detailed information about what's happening just 100 miles north of the Twin Cities at this world-class fishery or view the current fishing regulations.
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Mille Lacs Lake staff
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Name
Position
Phone
Email
Nate Painovich Acting area supervisor 320-525-3882 [email protected] John Kempe Assistant area supervisor 320-525-3884 [email protected] Eric Jensen Large lake specialist 320-525-3881 [email protected] Maxwell Carr Creel clerk 320-525-3880 [email protected] Andrew Espinosa Creel clerk 320-525-3880 [email protected] Serena Miazzo Office administrative specialist 320-429-3010 [email protected]