Memorial Weekend Fishing Report

The LOA guide crew had a busy Memorial Day weekend on Leech Lake.  To say the fishing was great would be an understatement.  From beginners to experienced fisherman, clients of all ages went home with sore shoulders and memories that will last a lifetime.  With this special weekend in mind, we want to take the time to honor and remember all of those who are serving and have served to protect our freedom.  Without this, none of us would be able to spend these great moments with one another.  For that, we are extremely grateful!

With East winds present for the last two weeks, we focused our efforts on western shorelines.  Fish were found still in shallow water close to spawning areas, with some of the bigger fish starting to move out along the first set of breaklines.  Shiners, Rainbows, Leeches and Crawlers all produced.  Jigs and minnows worked best, but a few of us experienced that first few fish of the year on a lindy rig, always a good feeling!

Really, all areas of the lake produced over the weekend.  Some of the more popular places we spent time on were Hardwoods, Star Point, Ottertail Point,Traders Bay and Walker Bay.  Each of these areas produced good numbers as well as a few fish in the slot. 

This bite should continue for the next week or so until the water warms up to that 60 degree mark.  Right now we are seeing anywhere from 52-57 on the main lake, and 48-51 in Walker Bay.  Soon fish will start moving out past the first breaklines to some of the mid lake structures. 

Stay tuned, as a few of our guides will be fishing the Leech Lake Walleye Tournament this coming weekend.  We will make sure and give a full report with results after the weekend is over!

 

 

 

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Brainerd / Mille Lacs Area Fishing Report

Brainerd / Mille Lacs fishing Report posted by Leisure Outdoor Adventures at 37 minutes ago Tags: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Minnkota, Ranger Boats, St.croix Rods, Lowrance Depth Finder, Light-tackle Fishing, Live Bait Catch of the Week Peggy Ford with a 29" Walleye fishing with Leisure Outdoor Adventures Gull Lake Fishing Report It was a busy weekend on the water with the beautiful weather in vacation land. Fishing in the Brainerd Lakes area has transitioned into summer patterns. The lakes have finally developed heavy weed lines and fish have transitioned into their summer locations. Water temps have reached the mid 70 deg marks and rising. Water levels continue to be higher than years past due to heavy rainfalls from the spring and early summer. Gull Lake is a fabulous walleye lake but even better multi species fishery. This time of year the walleye fishingtypically slows during the daylight hours. The Bass and Northern fishing is as good as it gets. Big bass andNorthern pike are well established on weed lines all across the lake in 10-15ft of water. The south end bays are where we fished with the Erickson family July 5th. The morning started out with a quick scan of possible walleyewaters. The walleyes on gull lake have been holding in the 18-25ft range off of the deep weed edges. On this morning very few fish were located, so without dropping a line we moved on to multi species. This proved to be the right thing to do. Our action was non stop for 3 plus hours. Jig worms, Crankbaits, Spinners, Slip Bobbers, and Top Water are techniques that will work when targeting these fish that are located on top of weedy/rocky flats on gull lake. The pike seem to be located right on the deep weed line waiting their prey. With 4 anglers in the boat, casting safely was not really a safe option, so we stuck to live bait rigging minnows on the weed lineand were rewarded with multiple catches of Pike, Bass, and panfish. The biggest Bass of the day was 19"s and our largest pike was just over the 30" mark. For constant rod bending action, it doesn't get any better than Gull Lake MN for multi species with Leisure Outdoor Adventures. Mille Lacs Lake report The Leisure Outdoor Adventure (LOA) guide team made a trip to Mille Lacs lake earlier in the week. With a steady SE wind we decided to launch the boats at the Red Door resort in the NE part of the lake. Fishing the north end of the lake always starts with a quick scan of the north end sand. To our surprise, the fish are still holding in this area. Night Crawlers on long leads are producing keeper size walleye and slot fish in the sand. Our best luck on this day occurred in 21-25ft of water just east of the Red Door resort. As the morning progressed and the fish become less active in the sand, the mud flats come to life. A quick boat ride out to one of our favorite flats proved to be the right adjustment. Within minutes, fish were located on the Lowrance depth finder. Mud flat fish are easy to find as they suspend 2-3 ft off the bottom consistently. They are usually located on top, on the drop, or off of the flat. On this day, the walleyes preferred the deep edges to slightly off of the flats. For this location, 1.5oz bottom bouncers and spinners tipped with night crawlers proved to be deadly. Speed and boat control are critical components to walleye fishing and its no different when fishing for spinners. Out walleyes wanted the spinners slow, .8 mph. Anything faster resulted in little action. Email & More

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Mille Lacs Lake ( Minnesota, United States - 46.335, -93.647 )

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Leech Lake (Walker MN) ( Minnesota, United States - 47.185, -94.432 )

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Gull Lake MN ( Minnesota, United States - 46.407, -94.386 )

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