Long Lake Fishing near Stambaugh, Iron River, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wisconsin holds Long Lake, in Florence County. Around the bank it is mixed forest. Roughly 325 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. With 4.3 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Florence County are bigger. Stambaugh, Iron River sits 17 miles from the bank. Iron River is 17 miles away, with Crandon at 22 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Long Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 65°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Long Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Halsey Lake, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Long Lake are worth checking on the day.