Lakes
From Gull Lake to Hidden Gems
Gull Lake
This is my home lake and the lake we hit most frequently. It’s loaded with all species of fish, but is most known for the walleye’s it produces year after year. Gull is loaded with structure and there are endless “spots” to fish. If the walleye bite is tough, we should be able to find something to get the rod bending. Gull Lake is where “Jingles the Fish” got her name and if you are the lucky/skillful one, you may get a crack at her and even win the Walleye Lotto!!
Whitefish Chain
This body of water (just north of Gull by about 30 minutes) is another incredible fishery. It is an all around great fishery with a lot of water to fish and many species to target. This lake is where most of our area walleye stocking is originated. Gull may have “Jingles”, but Whitefish has many of here ancestors and they are right up there in here weight category. If you want bass, they are here too (many of them!). There are even lake trout in the chain (on Big Trout Lake). This lake is awesome
North Long
North Long is a fishing lake! Whereas some of our other area lakes see a lot of recreation, North Long isn’t quite as busy…yet! There are 3 pretty distinct parts, the 371 bay, the main lake and the Merrifield Bay. All 3 fish a little different, but there are good populations of all species in the lake. The main lake has nice large sand flats where fish can feed, but there is also good depth and some nice mid-lake structure for fish to hang too. The 371 bay freezes up before most of our area lakes, so it sees a fair amount of ice fishing pressure but does continue to produce good catches of pan fish and pike. Merrifield Bay is a pretty cool body of water that offers about anything you might be looking for! It’s also a good crappie bay!
Pelican
Pelican is a beauty! Lots of acreage, lots of sandy shores and the water clarity is magnificent. As for fishing, it’s been a good one, year after year! With all the shallow flats and structure throughout, the walleyes have a lot of places they can call home. Fish the wind-swept structure near deep water and you should find a walleye or two. Slip bobbers and leeches are the mainstay throughout the summer, but pelican trolled at night (like most area lakes) can be good for walleyes. The bass population is good too, with both large and smallmouth present in good numbers. And yes, panfish and pike live here too.
Mille Lacs
Mille Lacs is legendary! Minnesota’s walleye factory, and now smallmouth factory. It’s one of the top ten bass lakes in the country, but it really got on the map many moons ago as a walleye destination! I fished it as a kid with my dad, and he fished it as a kid with his. The unique mudflats throughout the lake (mainly the north end), support a lot of food and of course where there is food there will be the big ones! Huge muskies roam this lake, and I personally boated a giant back in 2012 or so. If you’d like to fish Mille Lacs, we are about 45 miles away, so to make it worth the run we ask that you book at least a 6 hour trip.
“Last year we went on a lake tour/cruise of Gull Lake guided by Walleye Dan. This was a lake tour/cruise on Dan’s pontoon and was not in any way a fishing trip. We enjoyed it so much we went on our second lake tour/cruise guided by Walleye Dan this year. As Dan recommended, this year the tour/cruise was of the Whitefish Chain of Lakes. Again, we were fortunate Dan’s wife, Shelley, joined us. We are happy and pleased we did a tour/cruise again with Dan and Shelley.
The Whitefish Chain of Lakes is just a little north of Gull Lake and has interconnected lakes and plenty of scenic shorelines and beautiful homes. Dan told us he does provide lake tours/cruises on other area lakes as well.
Again, the tour/cruise was easy to schedule. They picked us up at a public dock. Dan expertly drove the pontoon in heavy weekend boat traffic. The pontoon was new, clean, spacious and comfortable. The rate charged was very reasonable. Dan and Shelly know the lakes, give a great tour/cruise and are fun to be with. We intend to do our third lake tour/cruise guided by Dan next year of yet a different lake.”
– Bill and Susie
