The ice is going out, the turkey season is in full swing and it’s time to prepare and get rigged for “Opening Day”! This year, the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener is on Gull Lake in Nisswa. This will be an exciting time for all of those involved and a great community event for the town of Nisswa, MN.
I have turkey on my brain and this is not something that is easy to get rid of! 2 of my 3 children have tagged their birds this spring and now it’s time for my oldest daughter to bag one. She is a fair weather hunter (she wants it to be sunny and 70), so we will see how this goes. The forecast isn’t looking to “fair weather”, in fact it’s looking like really “ugly weather”! Let’s keep those folks down south (Arkansas, etc.) in our prayers and thoughts. It is the season for this “ugly” weather, so make sure you are aware. Our next filming adventure sounds like it will take place on Lake Mille Lacs, where there are some really interesting regulation changes on the books for this year. I think Al Lindner and I will have a reunion guide trip over there as soon as the ice is out and the season is on! We will keep you posted, until then keep checking back and I will try to get some ice-out photos and maybe some more gobbler photos up!! -Dan
This year, Governor Mark Dayton will be spending the fishing opener weekend (May 9-10) in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes area, fishing on the one and only Gull Lake. We're about a month out and the lake is still frozen solid, so we're having a contest on the We Love It! Outdoors Facebook page (facebook.com/weloveitoutdoors) to see who can guess the day the ice will go out. You have one week to submit your guess (April 8 to April 15), then we'll close the contest and be patient as the ice melts. The winner will receive some goodies from Mills Fleet Farm, We Love It! Outdoors and Walleyedan. Here's a video with some more information:
I drove across the lake today and drilled a hole, looks like there's about 30 inches of ice as of this morning. This week is looking like some warmer weather so maybe that will move things along. Submit your guess this week and get out and enjoy this weather!! -Dan
