Long fishing
Long fishing is stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and 1 more on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- 637 days ago · Walleye
- Plants on record
- 10
- Since 2022
- Species recorded
- 5
Fish at Long
Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night
Northern Pike Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2023
Last stocked January 1, 2023 · 1 plant
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2023 Best: dawn, dusk, night
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2023 Best: dawn, dusk
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night
Best: dusk, night
Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)
Channel Catfish species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)
Yellow Perch species guideHow Long is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.
Fish stocked in 2022
128,102
Fish stocked in 2023
132,671
Fish stocked in 2024
1,278
Fish stocked in 2025
284
Stocking history
Showing 5 of 10 plants Showing 10 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 284 | – | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Walleye | 1,278 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Walleye | 3,358 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Walleye | 128,000 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Northern Pike | 497 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Largemouth Bass | 36 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Crappie | 105 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Bluegill Sunfish | 675 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 128,000 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Northern Pike | 102 | – | report |
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Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- St. James, MN
- Boat ramp
- Yes
MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Long (DOW 83004000): State-owned public boat access on the southwest corner of the lake. Nearest town on the DNR record is Saint James.