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| Millacs/Kathio State Park (United States) |
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| I find myself extreemly fortunate from a fishing standpoint this season, as St.Cloud State is sending me to work at Kathio State park near the southern end of Millac lake to work on my masters thesis which has a lot to do with wild rice abundance and archaeolgical sites. Anyhow, i was wondering if anyone as fished that area wich contains south Millacs, the Head waters of the Rum River, as well as lakes Ogieche and Shokopee. i will be living there all summer in a cabin and plan to do lots of fishing when i am done working on the lake. Any advicewould be greatly appreciated concerning that area of Millacs, thanks. |
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| Re: Millacs/Kathio State Park (United States) |
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Uhhh, want to trade jobs  Sorry I can't give you any info on the area, but I would assume there are some decent largemouth, smallmouth and pike lakes in the area. I'm sure both Ogieche and Shokopee lakes have largemouth, pike and since it's sorta connected to Mille Lacs, I wouldn't doubt there are smallmouth swimming in there. If you can find someone with a boat to get out on the big lake - Mille Lacs Lake - it's one of the best smallmouth lakes in the state with tight regulations on the smallies. It's been the talks for years that the state record smallmouth will come out that lake.
I've fished that entire shoreline near the park on Mille Lacs for smallmouth, pike, muskies and walleyes. The smallmouth in the early season is awesome on the lower end of Mille Lacs Lake. My info probably doesn't help you much.
Good luck and keep us posted on how you do.
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| Re: Millacs/Kathio State Park (United States) |
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The only thing the area doesn't have is trout. Other than that what would you like to catch?
The Rum river is easily accessed and fished from shore, wading, or canoe. Smallmouth in every spot with rocks and deeper pool area. N. Pike, a few walleyes, suckers, carp. All the lakes at the beginning, Ogieche etc., are very shallow and in addition to the river fish have good panfish and L.M. Bass populations but get weedy and tough to get at as the season progresses. There are a lot of other lakes up the west side of Mille Lacs too. All have good panfish and L M Bass. You probably need to do some seriouse scouting to find good shore fishing spots though. You should be able to catch Bass on a fly rod year round at sunrise or sunset, panfish should be pretty willing too.
If you'd like some real excitement head to one of the bays or just about anywhere along the shore at Mille Lacs with an 8 to 10 wieght and some 6" or bigger flys and try for the Pike, Muskies or SM Bass. If you put that pattern together you'll have some world class memories.
Any way you look at it there's more water than one person could possibly sample in one summer. I hope you post a few times throughout your stay and report how it's going. I do get up that way once in a while for walleyes. If the timing worked I'd love to throw some flys with you.
Jim
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| Re: Millacs/Kathio State Park (United States) |
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| Hi I live south of cty rd 16 off of 169 and routinely fish the entire stretch of the rum river from its exit on Mille lacs lake. I hate to share to heavy meat keepers & hog keepers ,but to those who catch & release, the Rum is good resource for big smallies,walleye and pike. You might fish the Buckmoor dam at Kathio on th eOgeechie--upstream BIGGGG largemouth and pike ,downstream everything from sunnies to "eyes" . Last year I flyrodded bluegills and crappies in late July . try the float down the Rum behind cty road 20 through the ML management area, lots of wildlife , several good holes and side waters.Occasionally some locals honeys tube float the rum so the scenery there isn't so bad either!! If you want an easy one ,fish right next to the fish trap on Mille Lacs, the smallies like that faster water there esp in Aug-- I use streamers and 4x leader---behind Kathio are several logging road lakes that are full of panfish, some have pike welll enjoy the area and remember to lock your truck doors--the rez unfortunately has too many gang wannabe theives& junkies----- John T |
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