Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Long fishing
Long fishing is stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, and Largemouth Bass on a natural lake. Also recorded: Channel Catfish and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022. 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
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 10
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 5 (+2 also recorded)
Fish at Long
Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Northern Pike Stocked · 2 plants · last 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023
Last stocked 2023 · 1 plant
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023 Best: dawn, dusk 
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel Catfish species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Long is stocked
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
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 284 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 1,278 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 3,358 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 128,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Northern Pike | 497 | – | report |
| 2023 | Largemouth Bass | 36 | – | report |
| 2023 | Crappie | 105 | – | report |
| 2023 | Bluegill Sunfish | 675 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 128,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | 102 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- St. James, MN
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.
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Common questions
What fish are at Long?
Fishing Long usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 5 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike and 3 more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Northern Pike was last stocked 2023. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2023. Crappie was last stocked 2023. 1 more species is on the stocking report. Channel Catfish and Yellow Perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Long stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Long?
The nearest town is St. James, MN. 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.