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Brainerd Area
Fishing Reports

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nisswa
& beyond

May 16, 2025

Walleye

  • Lakes: Gull – Pelican – North long
  • Depth: 6-18 ft
  • Bait: jig and shiner minnow has been the best – or try night crawlers and leeches

Bass

  • Lakes:
  • Depth: shallow
  • Bait: Spinner or Jig and Minnow (Shiner)

Pike

  • Lakes: Gull – North Long – Pelican
  • Depth: all over mixed in with walleye and panfish
  • Bait: try a jig with a shiner for the best action

Crappie

  • Lakes: Gull – Hubert
  • Depth: shallow 2-10 ft
  • Bait: Flu Flu type of jig or small jig with a small leech. crappie minnow or night crawlers

Sunfish

  • Lakes: Gull – North Long – Hubert
  • Depth: shallow
  • Bait: small jig with a wax worm – angle worm – or small piece of a night crawler

Get your Fishing license online, look up the Minnesota DNR and go into license. Good Luck and Have Fun!!

11/1/2024

Walleye

  • Lakes: Gull – Whitefish – Pelican – Round
  • Depth: 10-30 ft
  • Bait: Jig- Rainbows, Fatheads, Shiners, S&W Mix, Rosie Reds- Rig- Creek Chub, Shiners, S&W Mix

Bass

  • Lakes: Gull – Whitefish – Pelican – Round
  • Depth:
  • Bait: Jig with Rainbows – Shiners- Nightcrawlers – Plastics

Pike

  • Lakes: Gull – Whitefish – Pelican – Round
  • Depth: trolling
  • Bait: Sucker minnow or Shiners

Crappie

  • Lakes: Gull – Whitefish – Pelican – Round
  • Depth: about 28-10 ft off the bottom
  • Bait: Rosie Reds – Crappie minnows – Night Crawlers – Wax Worms – Small jig, small plastics

Sunfish

  • Lakes: Gull – Whitefish – Pelican – Round
  • Depth: 6-28
  • Bait: Angle worms, Wax worms,

Musky- We have big Sucker Minnows

Fishing is getting better, the colder the weather the better the fishing! Good Luck!

09/24/24

Walleye

  • Lakes: Gull -Edwards – Whitefish
  • Depth: 16-26 feet
  • Bait: Night crawlers a must – Creek Chubs –
    Small minnows try S and W mix – Jig – bobber – Lindy rig

Bass

  • Lakes: Gull – North long – Edwards (most lakes)
  • Depth: 10-16 feet or deeper
  • Bait: Try Plastic worm – Night Crawler – or a creek chub

Pike

  • Lakes: Gull – North Long – Edwards
  • Depth: 14-22 feet
  • Bait: Try big sucker minnow – Bobber or trolling

Crappie

  • Lakes: Gull – North long – Nisswa
  • Depth: 8-14 feet
  • Bait: Crappie minnows – Night Crawlers

Sunfish

  • Lakes: Gull – North long – Nisswa
  • Depth: 6-16 feet
  • Bait: Wax Worms- Angle worms

It is still warm- FALL IS NOT HERE YET!!!!

9/3/2024

Walleye

  • Lakes: Gull – North Long – Pelican- Whitefish
  • Depth: 18-28 feet
  • Bait: Lindy rig- Bobber – Jig – Redtails and Night Crawlers- Early morning bite the best

Bass

  • Lakes: Most Area lakes – North long – Gull
  • Depth:12-16 or deeper
  • Bait: Nightcrawlers – Redtails

Pike

  • Lakes: Gull – North long – Whitefish – Edwards
  • Depth: 16-20 ft
  • Bait: Trolling a bobber – Try a medium redtail

Crappie

  • Lakes: Nisswa – Round – Gull
  • Depth: 8–12-foot range
  • Bait: Angle worms- Wax worms – Crappie minnows

Sunfish

  • Lakes: Nisswa – Round – Gull
  • Depth: 8-12 foot range
  • Bait: Angle worms- Wax worms – Crappie minnows

Trying to do what we can to get what we can! Good luck, that fall bite is almost here!

8/14/2024

Walleye

  • Lakes: Gull -Whitefish – North Long
  • Depth: 17-28 feet
  • Bait: Night Crawlers or Redtails – Still Lindy rigging, Boober or Jig

Bass

  • Lakes: North Long – Gull – Whitefish
  • Depth: Deeper Weeds
  • Bait: Try spinner bait tipped with Night Crawlers or Jigs

Pike

  • Lakes: Gull – Whitefish
  • Depth: 6-24 feet
  • Bait: Still in with Walleyes and Bass – Try Bobber with a sucker minnow or Spinnerbaits

Crappie

  • Lakes: North long – Nisswa – Roy – Cullen
  • Depth: 6-18 feet Cabbage Beds
  • Bait: Night Crawlers – Leeches – Crappie Minnows

Sunfish

  • Lakes: North long – Nisswa – Roy – Cullen
  • Depth: 6-12 feet
  • Bait: Small jig like a Flu Flu Tipped with a Wax Worm, Small Leeches, Angle Worms

Late Summer fishing in the B.L.A continues to be very good!

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  • 18900 MN-371,
    Brainerd, MN 56401

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