Long Lake near Imlay City: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Long Lake in Lapeer County, Michigan. What surrounds it is mixed forest. The water covers some 31 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 1.1 miles in total. The nearest place of any size is Imlay City, 3.7 miles away. Sterling Heights sits 30 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Lapeer County include bluegill, largemouth bass, pink salmon and black crappie. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Anyone new to Long Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 22°F to 70°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near early April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Long Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Grass Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Long Lake for certain.