Long Lake Fishing Guide, Peterborough County, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Peterborough County, Ontario. It stands 288 metres above sea level. At about 100 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge covers about 15 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. For supplies, Lakefield is 29 km out. For a city, Oshawa is 102 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Peterborough County include rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, muskellunge and bluegill. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Long Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -10°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Long Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows a campsite some 820 m from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Pilot Lake is 1.1 km distant. Treat Long Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.