Long Lake Fishing Guide, Polk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Long Lake is a Polk County water, in Wisconsin. It sits at 1,132 feet above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 273 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. Around 3.9 miles of bank, which is a long day on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Polk County list. Saint Croix Falls is the closest place, 6.8 miles off. Taylors Falls lies 7.6 miles off, Luck another 8.6 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Long Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 70°F on average, January about 10°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Long Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can launch from a ramp around half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Loveless Lake, 1.2 miles out. Rules at Long Lake are worth checking on the day.