brainerd Brainerd Fishing Reports

[Redline]

I'd imagine with the super low temps overnight that we're getting some serious ice build thickness over the next week. Hoping to take the sledd on the Chain next weekend.

[Todd Caswell]

Guessing this was on Gull.....

[Redline]

Yikes....

[MNUser]

Be careful. I have my 250 pound permanent out on a smaller lake but it is deep. I'm on 7-8 solid inches of ice. Went out yesterday and pushed it out. Drilled many holes along the way and found consistent ice the whole way. Be careful! Some running wheelers. We ran the sled later that evening to fish. Need some snow to lube the sled.

[pathogen]

Got out for a couple of hours today, ice was quite thick and panfish cooperated. Kept enough for a meal, turned back quite a few others. A little chilly standing on the ice, but when the fish have the feed bag on, who cares.......

[Pontoonfishing]

Could anyone be kind enough to give a quick ice report? I am heading to the Brainerd area on 1/3/12, I know MNUser reported 7-8 on a smaller lake which is what I will be on as well, and was hoping to see what this cold weather has done in the last few days, Thanks!

[MNUser]

With our cold spell, you should be OK on area lakes. Be careful on the bigger lakes and see what others r doing. Snow is minimal on the lake. I'm about 20 minutes west of brainerd. I have not been out in two days but I would think there is a couple more inches under the house now.

Now all I need is a four wheeler and get rid of the worthless snowmobile. Not much left of the hyfax. Another snowless winter in the Brainerd lakes area. Bring your wheeler if you have one.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

Guessing this was on Gull.....

1st thing I noticed is how white that ice is.

[WalleyeJeff]

North Long Merrifield Bay, 10 inches, 2 of that are frozen slush. ATVs are running around.

[Redline]

Did we get any snow last night? I saw the chance for it last night and today. I want to hit the trails and lakes Saturday, but it sounds like we need a couple inches of snow.

[Gillsen]

Does anyone know where I could rent an auger later this week?

[Traxxx]

Try Dave's Sportland Bait & Tackle in Nisswa

[Jon Chapman]

Managed about 1/2" of snow last nite and-5 temps... freeze baby freeze!

[wahoo]

Does anyone know if N. Long, 371 Bay is drivable in a car/truck? Thanks.

[gregg52]

small vehilces are driving on it

as well out to the first break on round

[wahoo]

Thank you very much! Good luck!

[Sportland_Bait]

Busy, busy, everywhere this weekend. The ice is in great shape. 10-12 inches or more pretty much everywhere. Driving full size on round, north long, and a few starting to drive on gull. The bite was good the second half of last week into the weekend. Evenings were better than mornings for walleyes. Gold, silver, chart, and orange macho minnows or buckshot spoons have been working well. Golden shiners have also been catching fish under a bobber or tip up. Haven't heard much for pike action. The crappies have bit good on pelican, sibley, and middle cullen. Glow demons and crappie minnows have been hot.

Jason Erlandson

[BigDogRob]

To the moron on Sunday in the Silver SUV Slow the heck down on the lake! 12" of ice and flying across the lake is not going to end well! If I had my daughter with me fishing you would have not liked to meet me!

[centralmnguy]

It was a later bite tonight. Didn't get our first fish until after 7:00pm. Had alot of teasers...but by the time you go to set it they would be gone or end up pulling the minnow out of their mouth. Managed to ice 3 eyes between 7-8:30. Most hits were on set lines & one on a jig stick buckshot tipped with minnow head. Fishing 23-25 fow.

[realtower]

I would like to know if everyone else is seeing a major slowdown in walleye activity on Gull as of late? I have tried shallow, deep and in between and just a few hear and there.

[tisosy11]

Any ice reports from Pelican Lake?

[ozzie]

there is a good 10+ for most of the main lake at least in the southern portion as of Sunday 12/30 from what I saw and heard from others that went further out on the lake.

[NateF]

Anyone heard anything about Lower South Long? will be heading up there sometime this weekend

[CrewJones]

was on south long 2 weeks ago, we fished for walleye and perch, didn't do to well with either marked fish but not alot of takers. Most surprisingly we only caught one pike and it was on a 20ft hump.

good luck lots of ice and lots of traffic

[Jmnhunter]

did good for walleyes on a popular lake 12-15ft midday was our best bite 1230-4; could not find any panfish to save our lives; alot of traffic out there, 12-14" of ice, fullsize trucks everywhere

[NateF]

pounded the crappies on south long in 30-45 ft

[JIFFY_10]

The bite on gull is starting to pick up.Lots of perch all day.occasional northern between 10-2. The eyes steady in the evening. Ice is 17-20 every where we went.

[gregg52]

pounded the crappies on south long in 30-45 ft

isnt south long contamated??

do eat those ???

[centralmnguy]

gregg52...are you talking about the meth lab they busted well over 10 years ago? I think they did some studies afterwords & found no trace of anything a few years back.

[gregg52]

lol

well i dunno

I just heard its been contaminated for yrs

heard it a couple times

never heard from what or why