Fishing Long Lake in Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Long Lake in Oakland County, Michigan. The water sits 1,014 feet up. The water covers some 34 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Supplies mean a trip to Oxford, 1.5 miles off. Lake Orion is 3.4 miles away, with Ortonville at 8.1 miles. Close neighbours run: 0.1 miles away is Cedar Lake, Clear Lake after 0.2 miles, 0.3 miles away is Spring Lake, Squaw Lake after 0.4 miles and 0.4 miles away is Davis Lake. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Long Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 70°F and January near 22°F on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Long Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Cedar Lake is 0.1 miles distant. Treat access at Long Lake as something to verify.