The Gull chain of lakes is made up of eight lakes with a distance by boat of approximately 17 miles north to south.  Main Gull characteristics include an area of 9,418 acres with littoral acerage of 2,825, a maximum depth of 80 feet and a water clarity of 13 feet.  The fishery include walleye, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, tulibee, white sucker, and yellow perch.  The Minnesota DNR annually stock the lake and chain with an average of 3,060,000 walleye fry per year.  For additional fish information you can go to the Minnesota DNR site which is a link on our site.

There are a number of resorts on the Gull chain.  Some of the most famous are Craguns on Gull, Maddens on Gull both with world class accommodation and golf courses including boat up dining, tennis, croquet, and volleyball.  There are numerous other resorts and accommodations available to meet the tastes and needs of all types of life style.  Lost Lake Lodge is located in the north part of the chain, and holds some of the best dining in the Brainerd Lakes area.

The Gull Lake chain was born in the early 1900’s when the Corps of Engineers  decided to install a dam on the southerly end of the Gull River.  This dam almost always assures that Gull’s water level will remain relatively constant.   At the dam site is a federally funded camp ground and boat ramp facility which is second to none.  The Gull River is part of the total Mississippi flowage and meets Crow Wing River approximetly 10 miles south of the dam, eventually flowing into the Mississippi another 10 miles south.