Crappie Fishing on Gull Lake: Brainerd, Minnesota Fishing

Crappie Fishing – Bring the family crappie fishing, it’s a great time to get the family together! Enjoy our Brainerd Minnesota Fishing Resort!

How to Catch Crappie on Gull Lake. 

info from: http://www.mnresortcabins.com/crappie/

Crappie fishing must be an all time favorite for family fishing. Every kid should get to try their hand at crappie fishing at the end of a dock on a sunny afternoon at least once while their young. If you want to make it really interesting rent one of our boats and spend a day or two on the water. Crappies are fun to catch because their fairly easy as long as you know where to go. If one of the spots on the map is not producing, try another. Crappies are not only fun to catch, they are fantastic to eat as well because of their incredible flavor. Crappies bite early in the season so planning a fishing vacation in May and June is a great time to take advantage of our lower rates!

*GPS Coordinates included on the right.

Crappie regulations on Gull Lake
Season: Continuous
Limit: 10 (no size restrictions)

1. Love Lake Crappies spawn in here from May into mid June. Use a jig & minnow suspended near the channel, or use a bobber and hook with a minnow in or near the swampier back end.
   GPS Coordinates: 4626.315’N 94 19.103’W
2. End of the Bowtie Bar near Love Lake Good summer crappie, they will be deep, use a small jig and a crappie minnow.
   GPS Coordinates: 4626.571’N 94 20.226’W
3. Wilson Bay Excellent May-June Crappies fish the dropoff into the reedbed with a jig and a minnow or a beetlespin w/ a Mister Twister.
   GPS Coordinates: 4624.410’N 94 24.026’W
4. Wilson Bay Crane Island. Excellent early summer Crappie fishing try along the break with a minnow.
   GPS Coordinates: 4623.906’N 94 24.293’W
5. Gull Lake Narrows Excellent May & Early June Crappie fishing. Take a jig and a minnow and you will be pulling out fish like a dentist pulls teeth.
   GPS Coordinates: 4630.640’N 94 20.725’W

Brainerd Lakes Area Fishing Report : May 1, 2017

Brainerd Fishing Report
Crappie fishing in the Brainerd Lakes Area has been hit or miss, with the weather, but when you find them it can be bast and furious. Fish are still being found on weed flats in 6-8 feet of water. Much like any kind of fishing, playing the wind is the key. This past weekend we found active crappies feeding along a weed edge that had some emergent weed growth. Between bugs and minnows the fish were actively feeding. A 1/32oz jig with a tube under a slip bobber was the ticket. Constantly changing the depths at which you have the bobber set as well as the colors of the tubes. Pink/white, pearl, black, and purple were all good colors. An important thing is to make sure your bobber is always sitting vertical and you aren’t using too big of one and you are changing your retrieve as crappies will respond differently throughout the day.

Brainerd Lakes Area Minnesota: Fishing Report May 1, 2017

Crappies and sunfish are being found in the shallow bays and 4- to 8- foot weed patches on Upper Gull Lake, Lake Margaret, Nisswa Lake, Roy Lake, Cullen Lake, and North Long Lake. Nightcrawlers are producing channel catfish on the Mississippi River.

S & W Bait & Guide Service/Nisswa Guide League (218) 829-7010

From http://www.brainerdguide.com/fishing_report.htm:

Brainerd, Minnesota Fishing Report: 4-20-17
The crappie fishing has been good in the Brainerd Lakes Area. Small backwater areas have been producing the most fish. Search out locations with soft, dark, muddy bottoms. These spots warm considerably quicker than other areas. The best fishing spots have been located on the smaller bays of the larger lakes. Small channels, harbors, and marshy areas have been producing the most fish. Small jigs, when fished two to three feet below a bobber, have been the best baits. Tip the jigs with minnows or plastic grub imitations. Don't use too heavy of a jig. Spring crappies can't resist presentations which fall slowly. Heavy jigs fall too quickly and are less attractive to fish when the water is cold. Fan cast likely areas while cruising with your trolling motor. Drop the anchor, or hit the spot lock, when the first crappie is found. You've found the spot! Crappie rarely are by themselves. Fish the area effectively and you will have the makings of your summer's first fish fry. Keep posted. There will be more fishing reports to come. It is finally nice to be back on soft water.
Life is Good.
JOHN

Brainerd, Minnesota Fishing Report April 16, 2017

BRAINERD/NISSWA AREA

Hit the Merrifield Bay on North Long Lake for crappies in 3 to 6 feet and the Highway 371 Bay in shallow water on North Long for sunfish. The channels on Nisswa Lake are producing a few crappies and sunfish, as are the docks at Bar Harbor on Gull Lake.

S & W Bait & Guide Service/Nisswa Guide League (218) 829-7010

Brainerd, Minnesota Fishing Report January 2017

Crappies and sunfish are hitting in 14 feet on North Long Lake, and walleyes continue to hit on Gull Lake, Whitefish Lake, Round Lake, and North Long in 14 to 28 feet. Northern pike have started hitting in 12 to 14 feet on Gull, and sunfish are being caught on Nisswa Lake and Cullen Lake in 8 to 10 feet. Ice depths vary from 8 to 14 inches.

S & W Bait & Guide Service/Nisswa Guide League (218) 829-7010

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Brainerd, Minnesota Fishing Report for Christmas 2016

BRAINERD/NISSWA AREA 

Ice depths average about 8 inches on area lakes and ATVs are being used, but you still have to watch some areas on the big part of Gull Lake. Look for crappies in 10 feet and walleyes in 18 feet on North Long Lake. Round Lake is producing walleyes, crappies, and northern pike in 18 to 22 feet. Sunfish reports have been best off Cullen Lake and Hubert Lake in 10 to 12 feet.

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Nisswa Guide League  (218) 829-7010