May 4, 2008
Fishing Report provided by:
Walleyedan
Walleyedan's Guide Service

Hi. The ice is going, going and almost gone! Brent Wiczek of Nisswa Marine was up in the air today and gave me a report about an hour ago. He said there is a small patch of ice in the middle of Mille Lacs (which is probably gone by now), a lot of ice on the Whitefish Chain, some on the east side of Gull and in Steamboat and Wilson Bays, a patch on the south end of Pelican and that is the story. The opener will be on open water afterall (around the Brainerd area). I have been working around the clock trying to get things in order. The garage sale is over, thank goodness. I started loading my new Mills Fleet Farm tackle boxes with some goodies, but I still have a lot of work to do with the rods and reels. I don’t have to worry about having my boat because I will be using John Janouseks’ boat on the opener as I will be guiding Governor Tim Pawlenty and the first lady. My first lady wants to come along too, but I think we will have a full boat. I have a feeling that the Pelican Lake walleyes are going to be up on the shallow sand and hopefully we can get a few of those marble eyes to bite. I will have a chance to do a little scouting (not fishing) on Friday and then it will be “game time” Saturday a.m.. The crappies are going to be fished pretty hard this coming weekend because I think a lot of people are thinking the water will be too cold for a decent walleye “bite”. We are going to fish walleyes and we will do our best with what we have to work with. Hopefully the air temperature is comfortable, that will do wonders. For now, I must be on my way. BuyARangerBoat.com.

Later on,
Walleyedan

Walleyedan's Guide Service
Dan and Shelley Eigen
9287 Anderson Rd.
Lake Shore, MN. 56468
www.walleyedan.com
218-839-5598

April 25, 2008
Fishing Report provided by:
Jason Erlandson
Nisswa Guide Service

This spring’s ice out will go down in history as one of the latest. The last few days have been beautiful, as the sunshine has pushed the temps into the 70s. The only problem is our lakes are still covered in ice. Some of the lakes are making progress but some lakes still have ice fishermen walking on them. There have been a few anglers hitting the open water at the Gull Lake narrows and from the sound of it there are even a few crappies in there. It should keep getting better as spring moves along and the water warms up. Time to dust off the fishing rods and reels, spool on some new line, and tie on that trusty crappie jig. Some of the smaller lakes and bays should open in the next couple of days. The bigger lakes could be ready in about a week. I would love to predict sooner but I think May 1 is a little more realistic considering the upcoming forecast. Over the last few weeks the fishing has been phenomenal for big crappies. We’ve even seen some 2 pounders caught and released. That is a serious slab. This big crappie bite should continue into the open water period. While we’ve been waiting we’ve been stocking the shelves here at the store. The new tackle is up and we’re ready to talk fishing so stop in on your way to the lake. I’ll keep you posted on the latest.

Dave's Sportland Bait and Tackle
Nisswa Guide Service
5029 Cty Rd 13
Nisswa MN
218-963-2401
www.sportlandbait.com