Long Lake Fishing Guide, Calumet County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Long Lake in the Calumet County part of Wisconsin. It sits at 827 feet above sea level. At about 134 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 2.9 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Of the waters listed here in Calumet County, this is the largest. Some 3 miles away sits Brillion, the nearest settlement. Reedsville is 4.2 miles and Hilbert 6.3 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Calumet County list common carp, rainbow trout, bluegill, pumpkinseed and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Long Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 70°F and January about 16°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Long Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Boot Lake at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Long Lake as something to verify.