Long Lake Fishing near Minnetrista, Minnesota

• Overview

  Long Lake is set in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The setting is rolling bush. With some 53 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.3 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is low-lying compared with other Minnesota water we list. Minnetrista sits 0.9 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Mound (2.2 miles) and Saint Bonifacius (3.6 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Hennepin County names bluegill, common carp and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Long Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 71°F and January about 11°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Long Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Part of this sits inside or beside Kingswood Park Restoration Area, so read the notices. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Whaletail Lake, 1.2 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Long Lake.