by Walleyedan | May 4, 2026 | Fishing Report, Open Water Fishing, Turkey
Good morning! The countdown is on, 5 days until the 2026 MN Fishing Opener. Are you ready? I’m not either, in fact I pick up my new Premier pontoon tomorrow afternoon in Big Lake, MN. This is an exciting time, but it will be a bit of a hurry and scurry to get...
by Walleyedan | Apr 8, 2026 | Fishing Report, Open Water Fishing, Turkey
We have ice! And we still do have snow on the ground here in central Minnesota. But it’s going to get NICE very soon and we will have the boats/toons back on the open water. First thing is first though, gobblers. A week from today is the MN spring turkey opener....
by Walleyedan | Oct 30, 2025 | deer, Fishing Report, Ice Fishing, Open Water Fishing
Well, it sure has been a beautiful fall thus far and the extended forecast looks pretty good too. The walleyes have been eating quite well most days, and the “other whitetails” are on the move! So, when traveling these roads in the BLA be aware of deer....
by Walleyedan | Oct 5, 2025 | Fishing Report, Open Water Fishing
Yesterday was our 13th annual Walleyedan Fishing To End Hunger fishing tournament, and boy was it a great success! Beautiful weather, although it didn’t feel too fall-like. We had 115 boats registered and 84 of those registered fish this year compared to 39 last...
by Walleyedan | Sep 18, 2025 | Fishing Report, Open Water Fishing
Fishing remains good. And it should just get better. The walleyes are fairly plentiful in the lakes area, and it seems that there is a good range of year classes. We have been fishing Gull, Whitefish and Pelican and the chub bite is picking up. Live bait rigging is...
by Walleyedan | Aug 27, 2025 | Fishing Report, Open Water Fishing
It’s August! Lots of food in the lakes and a lot of the fish are well fed. Under the right conditions, things can be good but the best fishing is coming up later this fall. We continue to fish many of the lakes in and around the Brainerd area. Some of the walleyes are...
