Long Lake Fishing near Frederic, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Long Lake sits within Burnett County in Wisconsin. It stands 945 feet above sea level. Roughly 329 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The margin runs to about 5.9 miles in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Burnett County list. Nearest place of any size is Frederic, 8.9 miles away. It is 67 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Burnett County, recorded fish include brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Long Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 69°F, while January sits near 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Long Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Silver Lake is 1 mile off. Check the current arrangement for Long Lake.