Long Lake Fishing near Gravenhurst, Ontario

• Overview

  Within District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, you have Long Lake. Elevation runs to 226 metres. The water covers around 1.32 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. There is roughly 9.9 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Size puts it in the front rank of our District Municipality of Muskoka list. Nearest town is Gravenhurst, 21 km off. Beyond it, Bracebridge at 23 km and Penetanguishene at 34 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for District Municipality of Muskoka names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Long Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -10°C for January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Long Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Expect 1.1 km away in from where the car goes. There is a mapped landing stage 1.4 km away. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Island Lake at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Long Lake as something to verify.