Long Lake near Bemidji: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Long Lake stands in Beltrami County, Minnesota. The bank is 1,348 feet above sea level. Roughly 660 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. You are looking at roughly 6.4 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Size puts it in the front rank of our Beltrami County list. Nearest town is Bemidji, 13 miles off. Further out sit Red Lake (16 miles) and Redby (16 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Beltrami County include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike and largemouth bass. 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

  The range across the year is 3°F to 67°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Long Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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, Round Lake is 1.1 miles distant. Ask locally about Long Lake if anything is unclear.