Long Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Sucker

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Sucker, Bluegill, Rock Bass, Pumpkinseed
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Crescent Shores, 2 lanes.

The lake

Long Lake covers 2,937 acres in Michigan, across Grand Traverse County. It is a lake: 91.8% of it is 50 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 88 feet (26.8 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 88 ft (26.8 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.8% of the water is 50 feet or shallower. We hold 79 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–5 ft: 9.3% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 14.1% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 11.9% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 10% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 11.1% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 10% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 5% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 5.9% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 2.5% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 0.9% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 0.2% of the water

6 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Also recorded here: Spottail Shiner.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 70°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2018–2023.

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Stocking: 13,519,904 fish, 1986–1995

Michigan DNR records list 13,519,904 fish released into this water from 1986 to 1995. The latest stocking on record is from 1995, more than three years ago.

  • Walleye: 13,519,904 in 1986–1995

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

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  • Crescent Shores — 2 lanes. Long Lake Township. phone 231-946-2249

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

What is hard here

Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Michigan EGLE — Michigan EGLE: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.