Long Lake Fishing in Waupaca County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Long Lake in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The ground round it is rolling bush. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Waupaca County standards. For supplies, Marion is 3.4 miles out. The big place round here is Green Bay, 45 miles distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Waupaca County names brown trout, flathead catfish, rainbow trout, common carp and bluegill. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Long Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 69°F, with January the cold end at about 13°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Long Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Little Long Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Long Lake locally before you travel.