Long Lake Fishing in Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Long Lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. Height above sea level is 830 feet. Around 59 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 1.5 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Newberry is the closest place, 16 miles off. The big place round here is Green Bay, 171 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Schoolcraft County include rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Long Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 16°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Long Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Grass Slough, 0.3 miles away. For Long Lake in particular, ask before you travel.