Long Lake Fishing near Wind Lake, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Long Lake is one of the Racine County listings for Wisconsin. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Around 105 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 2.1 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. The closest town, Wind Lake, is 0.7 miles distant. The nearest city of size is Milwaukee, 20 miles away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Racine County include common carp, brown trout and largemouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Long Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 18°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Long Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A made slipway is half a mile from here, which settles the boat question. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lake Denoon sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Long Lake for certain.