Lake days, landings, and the kind of calendar item you can actually point at. If it is not here, we do not have it. We will not invent a fish fry so you buy a new flannel.
2026-09-09 · Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN (May–November in-person; also via Zoom). Contact Info@gcola.org for meeting-room details.
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.
2026-09-10 · Lester River at Hwy 61 & Lester River (Lester River Bridge / Historical Marker area), Duluth, MN
City Parks & Rec’s last fishing outing of the season — shore casting for salmon and trout where the Lester kisses Superior. Ages 18+; MN fishing license required; $5; Course #4633.
2026-09-11 · Headquarters at Ernie’s On Gull Lake, 10424 Gull Point Rd, East Gull Lake, MN 56401
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.
2026-09-12 · Lower Hay Lake Public Water Access (Whitefish Chain)
Central Minnesota’s low-cost bass team trail hits the Whitefish Chain for its September stop — check in at Lower Hay, fish the chain, weigh at the access.
2026-09-14 · Zoom (public invited). Email MilleLacsWatershed@gmail.com for agenda and meeting link.
The watershed crew is gathering on the second Monday to talk water quality, shorelines, and whatever else is swimming through the Mille Lacs agenda. Not a weigh-in — more coffee, Zoom, and neighbors who actually care whether the lake stays a crown jewel.
2026-09-17 · Anderson’s Grand Vu Lodge, Leech Lake (Pine Point peninsula / Walker area)
Twelve selected veterans get an all-expenses-paid guided muskie retreat on Leech — fall timing on purpose. Brainerd Muskies Inc. members volunteer as guides. Applications for 2026 are closed (check back Dec 2026 for 2027); listed as a verified lake fishing/community event, not an open public tournament.
2026-09-18 · Mille Lacs Lake (Garrison / Onamia area; confirm launch/HQ with MTT: 612-346-4107 / mtt@rlvnt.life)
MTT’s 2026 season finale rolls onto the big pond for championship glory — walleyes, drama, and that Mille Lacs habit of making confident people quiet. Two days to settle the yearbook.
2026-09-18 · Larsmont Cottages, Two Harbors, MN (Odyssey Resorts)
Learn to tie, then go chase pinks — fly fishing education with real river time along the North Shore’s fall salmon circus. Advance registration recommended by Sep 11.
2026-09-23 · Highway 371 corridor near North Long Lake; details via northlong.org / board contacts
The North Long crew is out bagging roadside treasures so the lake’s front door looks like somebody cares. Not a tournament — just neighbors doing the unglamorous stuff that keeps a lake feeling loved.
2026-09-26 · Grand View Lodge, 23521 Nokomis Avenue, Nisswa, MN 56468 — fishing from GVL Beach; dinner/results at Freddy’s Sports Grill
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.
2026-10-03 · Bar Harbor Supper Club, 8164 Interlachen Road, Lake Shore, MN 56468
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.
2026-10-03 · Agency Bay Lodge, 8491 Onigum Road NW, Walker, MN 56484
Brainerd Muskies Inc.’s big fall fundraiser on Leech — two days of muskie chasing out of Agency Bay in Jeff Young’s honor. Limited to 50 teams.
2026-10-10 · Border View Lodge, 3409 MN-172 / State Hwy 172 NW, Baudette, MN 56623
Fall tradition where walleyes, chili bowls, and prime rib somehow make sense together. Teams chase five-walleye CPR bags on the Rainy during the emerald-shiner run.
2026-10-14 · Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN + Zoom
Second-Wednesday Gull Chain board meeting — water quality, AIS, fisheries, and whatever else is swimming around the agenda before ice rumors start.