Long Lake Fishing near Lake Isabella, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Long Lake in Isabella County, Michigan. Land around it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 22 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. With about 1.3 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The town to know is Lake Isabella, 5.8 miles out. Then Canadian Lakes, 14 miles, and Evart, 16 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Isabella County include johnny darter, white sucker, rainbow darter, rock bass and bluegill. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Long Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 69°F for July and 20°F for January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Long Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data records a boat ramp half a mile out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Round Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Rules at Long Lake are worth checking on the day.