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Sportland and/or Walleye Dan -- what's happening on our lakes in the Brainerd Lakes area? Are your guides doing well? Haven't heard from you guys in awhile!

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Joel,

Fishing has been awesome. Walleye and bass on Mille Lacs has been fabulous (as long as you're not looking for something to eat). Bass fishing has been great all over the Brainerd area. I've done really well on the Gull Chain, the Whitefish Chain, and the River. Up shallow with scum frogs, all the way out to the weedline. Getting some really nice pike too, especially on Mille Lacs in the weedy bays, but all over the area on the weedlines as well.

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Thanks for the update Tim.... I am out of town for a bit and really look forward to getting back on the water. I think the cool and wet spring has really made for some great fishing this year so far.. Nice to hear they are still active..

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Hi Joel, Things are still going pretty decent out there. The walleyes continue to be active of Gull, Leech, Mille Lacs, and a couple of other lakes. Dan has been in the shop a couple of times recently and it sounds like he has been busy as always and he has been on the fish big time. I talked to a couple of other guides today and the report has been walleyes are biting up in the weeds or tight to the edges. Some guys are using rigs rigs and redtails but there were some nice fish caught on Rapalas. The bass bite has been very good pretty much everywhere. With the water temps now in the 70s, the multi species action has been on fire. It is fun out there right now.

Jason Erlandson

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Jason, thanks for the update/reports.... I can't wait to get back home soon... I will stop by when I get back in two weeks.

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I was out thurs night and picked up 3 very nice walleyes using a 3 way swivel with a 3/4 ounce dropper weight on a 18 inch line and a 5 foot line running to a silver crystal minnow. Was running this setup in 20 to 30 fow. Did not get alot of fish but the size was nice. I didn't measure them because I wanted to get them back in the lake as quick as possible but I would guess them to be mid 20's for length.

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Had a great trip on Wednesday afternoon on Gull with Bruce from Walleye Dan's. 3 guys, caught over 30 eyes and 50 perch in 4 hours! We ran him out of minnows (thanks to those pesky perch). Bruce really understood the fish, the lake and the conditions and was right about the pattern.....when the wind died, so did the bite! Every last one of them is still out there swimming around!!! Watch for him on the lake, he's the only guide with a Lucky Charms hat!

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I would say the average size of the eyes we are catching on Gull right now are 12-15" with some bigger ones mixed in. It seems like some of the bigger fish are hanging together and if you get one usually there are a few more with it. Once you find the fish they are really going good. Some days they seem to be every where other days you have to hit a few spots to find them. We have been finding them any where from 8-30 ft usually holding some where near some newer weed growth.

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