Spring is finally here in the Brainerd Lakes Area!!
Opening weekend is upon us and things are shaping up to be a great opener!
Walleye and Pike open Saturday May 10th. Walleyes have finished spawning and should be ready to Bite. Pike should be found mix in with the walleyes this weekend as well. Main lake temps are in the upper 40s to lower 50’s. Baitfish are just starting to show up shallow, the predator fish will be close behind. Think shallow for this weekend 6-12 feet and a jig and shiner will be like dynamite! Also try, pitching a jig and minnow or plastic swim bait shallow will be option #1, lindy rigging in the 10-15 feet with a minnow or leech will be option #2. In low light conditions casting a husky jerk or bobber or leech in shallows should be the ticket. Pelican, North Long and Gull Lake will all be really good options. The flat areas along the shorelines should hold some fish.
If crappies are what you are after, they have been and will continue to bite well! The shallow bays, smaller lakes and dark bottom bays are holding panfish. They are starting to come shallow 3-8 feet. If we have cooler nights, the fish push deeper and stage to come back shallower as the water warms up. Smaller jig and crappie minnows, wax worms, small leeches.

Our own Nisswa Guide League member Nate Blasing will be taking the governor on the white fish chain; it should be good there too!!
Remember to get your fishing license and wear life jackets with the Cold-Water Temps. Good Luck and Have Fun!

Spring is finally here in the Brainerd Lakes Area!!
Opening weekend is upon us and things are shaping up to be a great opener!
Walleye and Pike open Saturday May 10th. Walleyes have finished spawning and should be ready to Bite. Pike should be found mix in with the walleyes this weekend as well. Main lake temps are in the upper 40s to lower 50’s. Baitfish are just starting to show up shallow, the predator fish will be close behind. Think shallow for this weekend 6-12 feet and a jig and shiner will be like dynamite! Also try, pitching a jig and minnow or plastic swim bait shallow will be option #1, lindy rigging in the 10-15 feet with a minnow or leech will be option #2. In low light conditions casting a husky jerk or bobber or leech in shallows should be the ticket. Pelican, North Long and Gull Lake will all be really good options. The flat areas along the shorelines should hold some fish.
If crappies are what you are after, they have been and will continue to bite well! The shallow bays, smaller lakes and dark bottom bays are holding panfish. They are starting to come shallow 3-8 feet. If we have cooler nights, the fish push deeper and stage to come back shallower as the water warms up. Smaller jig and crappie minnows, wax worms, small leeches.

Our own Nisswa Guide League member Nate Blasing will be taking the governor on the white fish chain; it should be good there too!!
Remember to get your fishing license and wear life jackets with the Cold-Water Temps. Good Luck and Have Fun!

Fishing in the B.L.A continues to be very good. Summer patterns are still hanging on as water temps are more like summer than fall. BASS are still active in the 10-18 feet cabbage weed on most area lakes – Gull, North Long, and Hubert are the best right now with Plastics and spinner baits. PIKE are active on the deeper weed lines using sucker minnows or bigger chubs, 20-28 feet- Pelican – White Fish and Gull. WALLEYES have been a little tougher lately but can be had on chubs and night crawlers in 16-28 feet – Edwards, North Long and Pelican are the best. PANFISH on wax worms and crappie minnows in 10-16 feet – Upper Gull, North Long and Nisswa lakes have been best. As fall approaches it will only get better! Book your fall trip now 218-963-2547!! Good luck!

With summer winding down, we are starting to see the fish showing up in their fall locations. The Walleye bite has been improving each day as water temps drop- Gull, North Long and Pelican are producing fish in 16-22 feet on night crawlers and chubs using lindy rigs. Bass and Pike action continues to be excellent along the weed lines on most lakes in 12-18 feet with plastics and minnows on jigs- Pelican, Whitefish and Upper Gull have been the best. Panfish are going strong on small jigs with crappies minnows or wax worms in 8-12 feet on Sylvan, the Gull Chain, and South End of Gull. Get your guided fishing trip in before school starts! Give us a call at (218) 963-2547 and Good Luck to all!