Long Lake Fishing near Spooner, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Long Lake is set in Burnett County, Wisconsin. It sits at 981 feet above sea level. The water covers some 245 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Some 4.2 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It ranks high for size among our Burnett County listings. Some 16 miles away sits Spooner, the nearest settlement. For a city, Saint Paul is 86 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Burnett County names brown trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Long Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 9°F in January up to 69°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Expect Long Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Des Moines Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Long Lake is worth confirming on the day.