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.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
10
Since 2022
Species recorded
5

Fish at Long

5 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2023 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide
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

Last stocked January 1, 2023 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2023 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2023 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
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 guide

How Long is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

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

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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.

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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 January 1, 2025. Northern Pike was last stocked January 1, 2023. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2023. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2023. 1 more species is on the stocking report. Channel Catfish (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) and Yellow Perch (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Long stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. 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.

How do you get on Long?

There is a boat ramp. 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.

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