Long Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Black Bullhead, White Sucker, Black Crappie, Bluegill
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Long Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Long Lake covers 396 acres in Minnesota, across Todd County. It is a lake: 91.4% of it is 54 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 16 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 60 ft (18.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.4% of the water is 54 feet or shallower. We hold 28 depth contour lines for this water.

Long Lake, Long Lake, NY.jpg
Mwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • 0–3 ft: 5% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 5.9% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 4.2% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 4.1% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 3.4% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 3.4% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 3.8% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 11.2% of the water
  • 48–51 ft: 7.6% of the water
  • 51–54 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 54–57 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 57–60 ft: 5.4% of the water

7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 7.2–17.1 feet on our readings, averaging 12.5 feet, from 114 readings. Our water temperature readings average 74°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2017–2025.

Sunrise and ice on Long Lake at Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade, Minnesota (53569534183).jpg
Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States · CC BY 2.0

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Long Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. Burnhamville Township.

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.

Sunrise and cattails at Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade, Minnesota (53569534378).jpg
Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States · CC BY 2.0

What is hard here

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

Where this data comes from

  • Minnesota DNR — Minnesota DNR: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • Minnesota DNR — Minnesota DNR: reported depths: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.