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Black Bass Lake

MN · Mille Lacs

  • Stocked

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Mille Lacs County
Last stocked
2025
Species
Bluegill Sunfish, Largemouth Bass
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Bluegill Sunfish40adults2025
Largemouth Bass10adults2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Largemouth Bass

Rod: A 6.5 to 7 foot medium action spinning rod is an easy start. Bass rods run 6 to 8 feet, with 7 to 7.5 feet a good all-round length.

Line: 8 to 10 lb mono on spinning gear. For heavy cover, braid of 15 lb or more. Fluorocarbon is a good all-round baitcasting line.

Baits: nightcrawlers, minnows

Lures: soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, crankbaits

Full Largemouth Bass gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Bigmouth Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mottled Sculpin, Northern Redbelly Dace, Redfin Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Trout-perch, Western Blacknose Dace

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.