Minnesota · Beltrami County
Long Lake Fishing guide
Long Lake covers 664 acres in Beltrami County, Minnesota, reaching 18 ft at its deepest point. The Minnesota DNR has surveyed the lake 1 time, most recently in 1989, with walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill in the nets. That survey is 37 years old now.
DNR survey data
Fish species
The DNR last surveyed Long Lake in 1989. Ratings need a survey from the last 20 years, so this page lists the species from that older record without numbers.
- Walleye
- Largemouth bass
- Northern pike
- Bluegill
- Crappie
- Yellow perch
- Rock bass
How to fish Long Lake through the year
Walleye
- Spring
- Walleye are shallow, on and just off the spawning flats and the first green weeds.
- Early summer
- Walleye are setting up on the outside weed edge, points and shallow structure.
- Summer
- Walleye are working the weed edge, points and any wind-blown structure. With 99% of this lake 15 ft or shallower, the weed edge is the main event.
- Fall
- Walleye are packing onto the sharpest breaks and points as the water cools, in big schools with short windows. A 18-ft bowl cools fast, so the fall window comes early here.
Largemouth bass
- Spring
- Largemouth are moving up into the warming bays and flats, staging around wood, docks and new weeds to spawn.
- Early summer
- Largemouth are on the shallow spawning flats and protected bays, where beds go on firm bottom next to isolated cover.
- Summer
- Largemouth are in and along the weeds: cabbage and milfoil edges, matted cover and shade. With 99% of this lake 15 ft or shallower, the weed edge is the main event.
- Fall
- Largemouth are chasing bait back onto the flats and into the remaining green weeds, feeding hard and shallow before the freeze. A 18-ft bowl cools fast, so the fall window comes early here.
Season patterns for each species. Open the live map for today's wind, light and water temp.
Suggested tackle
What to bring
Top presentations for this lake's structure and clarity:
Walleye · Soft plastics
Curly-Tail Grub on Jig
3" curly-tail grub threaded on a round jighead
Largemouth bass · Soft plastics
Texas-Rigged Worm
7" ribbon-tail or straight-tail plastic worm
Largemouth bass · Soft plastics
Wacky-Rigged Stickworm
5" stickworm
Northern pike · Soft plastics
Paddletail Swimbait on Jighead
4–5" paddletail swimbait on a ball-head swimbait jighead
Northern pike · Muskie & pike
Soft Rubber (Bull Dawg / Medusa)
10" soft rubber body bait
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MN DNR · in their words
From the 1989 survey
good populations of walleye, northern pike and largemouth bass. Bluegill and black crappie num- bers are low. Bullheads are not a major problem. Black bullheads found in high numbers in 1971 were not captured during this survey or during trap nettting in 1975.
Narrative text from the Minnesota DNR lake survey.
Recent reports
Long Lake fishing reports
Recent reports on Long Lake from guides, tournaments and regular anglers. Anything posted in the last two weeks also bumps the matching spots on the live map, so you'll see a "matches a recent report" tag on them.
Public water access
Getting on the water
- Public access: NONE
DNR bathymetry
Long Lake depth map
Within 30 miles
Nearby lakes
- Deer Lake · 298 ac · 2.3 mi
- Campbell Lake · 463 ac · 2.4 mi
- Little Turtle Lake · 469 ac · 4.1 mi
- Julia Lake · 511 ac · 4.1 mi
- Turtle Lake · 1,607 ac · 5.5 mi
- Sandy Lake · 103 ac · 6.5 mi
- Little Buzzle Lake · 78 ac · 6.6 mi
- Movil Lake · 855 ac · 6.8 mi
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions
How deep is Long Lake?
Long Lake reaches 18 ft at its deepest point; about 99% of the lake is littoral (15 ft or shallower).
How big is Long Lake?
Long Lake covers 664 acres with about 7.7 miles of shoreline.
What fish are in Long Lake?
Minnesota DNR surveys (most recently 1989) record walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, rock bass.
Is Long Lake stocked?
No stocking is on record for Long Lake in the DNR's stocking database.
Does Long Lake have a public access?
Yes. Long Lake has one public access site: Public access (NONE).
When was Long Lake last surveyed?
The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Long Lake in 1989. That is more than 20 years ago, so this page lists species without ratings.
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