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Long Lake

By Phelps. 886 acres, 88 feet at the deepest.

886acres
88 ftdeepest
30 ftaverage depth
2public boat landings

Ice on Long Lake

No ice reports from Long Lake in the last two weeks.

What folks saw out there, not the DNR. No ice is safe ice; check it yourself.

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Fish

  • Common: smallmouth bass and walleye
  • Also there: musky, panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and trout

How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Bottom: 60% sand, 15% gravel, 25% rock, 5% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

Invasive species

The DNR has found Chinese mystery snail, Eurasian water-milfoil, hybrid Eurasian / northern water-milfoil and rainbow smelt here.

State law: before you leave the landing, pull off any plants and critters, drain all the water out of your boat, motor, livewell and buckets, and never move live fish away from the lake.

The DNR's boat and bait rules

Depth map

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map of Long Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped September 1961. Mind the north arrow; some of these old maps are turned sideways. It's old and not for navigation; shorelines and depths change. The DNR lists the lake at 886 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Long Lake, checked October 24, 2026.