Long Lake Fishing near Rogers City, Michigan

• Overview

  Long Lake is set in Montmorency County, Michigan. It sits in mixed forest. At 15 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest town is Rogers City, 23 miles off. Then Indian River, 23 miles, and Lewiston, 25 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications. Trees shelter part of the bank when the wind gets up.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Montmorency County include largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Long Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 17°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Long Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Francis Lake is 1 mile off. Treat access at Long Lake as something to verify.