Long Lake in Ashland County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Ashland County, Wisconsin. The setting is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 17 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Ashland lies 16 miles from the water. Then Washburn, 22 miles, and Little Round Lake, 35 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge. The water gives you a straightforward day if you keep it simple.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Ashland County include rainbow smelt, yellow perch, white sucker, johnny darter and brown trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Long Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 67°F and January near 10°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Long Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Indian Lake, 2.3 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Long Lake.