Fishing Long Lake in Montmorency County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Montmorency County, Long Lake is a Michigan water. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. It measures some 281 acres, and wind has room to build across it. It ranks high for size among our Montmorency County listings. Rogers City lies 22 miles from the water. Further out sit Lewiston (23 miles) and Alpena (27 miles). Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Montmorency County names largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Long Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 17°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Long Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Gassel Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Long Lake as something to verify.