Fishing Long Lake in Douglas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Long Lake belongs to Douglas County. The surface lies 1,207 feet up. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 13 miles from Lake Nebagamon. Saint Paul sits 119 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Douglas County include yellow perch, walleye, white sucker, black crappie and rainbow smelt. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Long Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 8°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Long Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 0.4 miles off. None of that is settled for Long Lake in what we hold.