Fishing at Long Lake, Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Gogebic County end of Michigan holds Long Lake. The country here is lake country bush. Around 172 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 2.8 miles in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Gogebic County list. Head to Eagle River, 23 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Lac du Flambeau at 31 miles and Wakefield at 32 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Gogebic County include bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Long Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 9°F to 65°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Long Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a ramp at Long Lake Boat Launch, half a mile out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Snap Jack Lake, 0.8 miles out. Treat access at Long Lake as something to verify.