Water · Brainerd lakes area
Gull Lake
The postcard water west of Brainerd. Resorts, a chain of neighbors, and enough boat traffic to make a walleye file a noise complaint.
Usual suspects: Walleye, Northern pike, Bass, Panfish
Gull is the one people mean when they say they are “going up to the lake” and then need three more sentences to explain which lake. It sits in Crow Wing County, anchors a whole chain, and has more docks than some towns have opinions.
Usual suspects are walleye, pike, bass, and the panfish that keep a kid busy while the grown-ups argue about sunscreen. This is a short lake page — place vibe, no invented bite. Live notes belong in Reports when something actually happened.
What’s happening
- 2026-09-09 · Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN (May–November in-person; also via Zoom). Contact Info@gcola.org for meeting-room details. — Gull Chain of Lakes Association — September Board Meeting. The Gull Chain folks are gathering midweek for the board meeting — AIS, fisheries, loons, the whole lakeshore soup. Open to the community if you want to sit in, sip coffee, and hear what’s up on Gull before the fall bite gets weird and wonderful. Open the day · Source
- 2026-09-11 · Headquarters at Ernie’s On Gull Lake, 10424 Gull Point Rd, East Gull Lake, MN 56401 — WABTA Annual Championship (Classic). Wisconsin’s WABTA crew rolls into Gull for their 2026 Annual Championship — two days of bass fishing on one of Minnesota’s favorite big-water playgrounds. Headquarters at Ernie’s, which is basically the Gull Lake handshake with a boat ramp attached. Bring your A-game and maybe a sweater; September on Gull has opinions. Open the day · Source
- 2026-09-26 · Grand View Lodge, 23521 Nokomis Avenue, Nisswa, MN 56468 — fishing from GVL Beach; dinner/results at Freddy’s Sports Grill — Grand View Lodge Fish & Golf Tournament. Half fish, half fairway — three-person teams chase points on Gull, weigh in around 4, then scramble the next day on The Pines Woods-Marsh. $250/person; full team required to register. Open the day · Source
- 2026-10-03 · Bar Harbor Supper Club, 8164 Interlachen Road, Lake Shore, MN 56468 — Fishing to End Hunger (14th Annual Walleye Tournament). Charity walleye tournament benefiting The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes — big bags, bigger heart, questionable alarm clocks. Fish the Gull Lake Chain; weigh-in at Bar Harbor. Open the day · Source
- 2026-10-14 · Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN + Zoom — Gull Chain of Lakes Association — October Board Meeting. Second-Wednesday Gull Chain board meeting — water quality, AIS, fisheries, and whatever else is swimming around the agenda before ice rumors start. Open the day · Source