NISSWA 07/03

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NISSWA - Dave's Sportland Bait & Tackle, Jason, 2 miles south of Nisswa at the Intersection of Hwy 371 and Cty Rd 77, next to Schaefer's Foods, www.sportlandbait.com (218-963-2401)

Busy, Busy, Busy here in the Nisswa area.  It has been hectic everywhere you go whether it is on the water or at the bait shop.  It hasn?t slowed the fishing a bit though.  The bass and pike fishing is awesome lately.  Pretty much any lake that we?ve been fishing has produced some great action.  The big ones are on the prowl as well.  This morning we lost a huge pig of a bass as it made one last run for daylight, than it was gone.  That is how the big ones get big I guess.  Rapalas or plastic worms are working the best along the weedlines.  If I had to pick a depth I would say 14-16 feet has been best.  For walleyes we have spent most of our time up on the Whitefish chain. 

The other lakes in the area have just been pretty slow.  Lindy rigs and redtail chubs or leeches have been working best in 14-24 feet.  Slow and steady while working over the walleyes on Whitefish.  Sometimes it has taken a couple of passes to get them going.  The panfish are going strong in 8-10 feet of water and the crappies are starting to show up again in the early mornings or the evenings.  Well that?s the latest here for early July.  Keep checking back for the latest.


Lake Osakis - Holiday Resort, Adam, 115 miles west of Twin Cities on I-94W, take 71N to Co Rd 10W to Falcon Dr in Osakis, www.lakeosakisresorts.com (320-859-4360)


BRAINERD/NISSWA AREA - S & W Bait and Tackle - Home of Walleye Dans Guide Service 7 1/2 miles North of Brainerd on the East side of Hwy 371 (218) 829-7010 www.sandwbait.com & www.walleyedan.com