Little Long Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Long Lake lies in District Municipality of Muskoka, in Ontario. Elevation runs to 312 metres. At about 21 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 4.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. Supplies mean a trip to Huntsville, 25 km off. The nearest city of size is Barrie, 95 km away. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Long Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across District Municipality of Muskoka include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Anyone new to Little Long Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -10°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Little Long Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Barnes Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Little Long Lake in what we hold.