You will find Long Lake in Florence County, where it is classified as a lake and its basic numbers come out to about 353 acres and a maximum depth of 21 feet, which is the first thing I would want to know if a buddy asked me about this place.
Putting the lake in perspective
| County | Florence County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 353 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 21 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 6 |
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I would avoid overthinking this one right out of the gate with my first few stops centered on one shallow area, one stretch of cover, and one deeper break and I would take a couple of bites in one type of water over a dozen pretty spots with no life.
What is actually listed here
At Long Lake, the current fish record includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; which gives me a good reason to start with weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and make the first hour useful instead of random.
My first-day plan
If I were starting from scratch on Long Lake, I would pick a small part of the lake and try to understand it before worrying about everything else, then I would confirm the current rules before the first fish ever comes over the side.
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