 Brainerd
Lakes Area Bass Fishing: They say practice makes perfect
and Brainerd Lakes Area Fishing guide, Royal Karels has had
his share of practice when it comes to fishing bass in the
Brainerd, Minnesota area. When Royal guides your family or
group on a bass fishing trip you're sure to gain some insight
into bass behavior. Royal can share some of his 60 years
experience with you and show you how to get the most out of
your bass fishing equipment along with tips for finding
largemouth bass.My goals for bass
trips is to see my clients catch bass, take some photos and
release the fish. Bass are the perfect Catch and Release fish,
they are hardy, they fight hard and they bite on artificials.
It should be noted the Minnesota DNR stocks walleye but not
bass. Therefore bass should be released!
I fish with a lot of families. Last year at Christmas I got
a card and note from a young man about 10 years old that had
caught and released 17 bass on a trip with me last year. It
was his first fishing trip, that's about a perfect guide trip
for me!
On the average guided fishing trip, everyone in the boat
catch several bass. Along with muskies, bass are my most
popular trips, with many returning customers. Muskies are not
found in Gull Lake. |
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State Record Large Mouth Bass
8 pounds, 13 ounces, Tetonka Lake (LeSueur County), 1994
This is one of the scrappiest fish that swims. An
increasing number of anglers throughout the state are learning
that largemouth bass, with their jolting strikes and wild
airborne leaps, are an exciting fish to catch. And
increasingly, Minnesota is becoming nationally known for its
largemouth bass.
Largemouth bass look similar to their close cousin, the
smallmouth. Often they are found in the same waters. To tell
the two apart, look at the closed mouth. If it extends back
beyond the back of the eye, the fish is a largemouth. If it
goes only to the middle of the eye, it’s a smallmouth. |
