Gull Lake Crappie Fishing Report
Happy Easter to everyone in the Leisure Outdoors
Family! Just got back in from a gusty
day on Gull Lake and after driving past Hole in the Day Bay it quickly became
evident that getting to many areas on the lake was not going to be feasible. The wind was blowing 20-30MPH and gusting much
harder than that. Instead, I focused in on small bays, channels,
and windblown shorelines to find those slab crappies. After a few quick stops and with a mixed bag
of small crappies it was time to move and find a bigger school. After a short boat ride towards the northern
part of the lake, I was greeted with some calmer waters. I threw down the Minn
Kota Terrova with I Pilot and began using the windblown areas to my advantage and within
5 minutes we had four really nice crappies in the boat at our new location. As the day went on it was evident that being
able to keep the boat positioned correctly with the wind blowing was the key in
the whole process . Our key was using
the MinnKota I pilot which allows you to use the anchor feature and hold over
an area. With that confidence in mind we
fan casted slip bobber set ups with jigs and tubes. The fish were not hitting the bait hard, but
you could get them to react and bite with a twitch or slight pull of the bobber
and jig. We found the majority of the
fish in 9-12ft of water and roughly 3-5 feet down the water column. Water temps ranged from 44-49 degrees, which
means the best is yet to come because it is only going to get warmer. The key to the day was using the wind to our
advantage, since it was stacking up the crappies with the bait fish. The favorite set up for me today was a Jason
Mitchell 6’ meat stick, Pflueger Trion Reel spooled with 4LB mono combined
with a small lite bite bobber and 1/32oz jig.
Many fishermen could have looked
outside today and told themselves it wasn’t going to be worth it. Instead, we took the conditions and made the
best of it and we put some nice slabs in the boat. The glass is always half
full in my mind and fish are always biting somewhere. If you want to book a trip,
contact us at http://www.leisureoutdooradventures.com/.
"GET HOOKED!"
Jason Freed
Leisure
Outdoor Adventures
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