North Long

Crow Wing County, Minnesota — DOW #18037200

135 Surveys

Special Regulations for North Long

This lake has regulations that differ from statewide defaults. Always check before fishing.

Daily limit five.

Invasive Species Alert

North Long has confirmed populations of:

Eurasian watermilfoil
zebra mussel

Clean, drain, and dry all equipment before moving to another water body. It's the law in Minnesota.

6,190.33

Acres

97 ft

Max Depth

Fish Species

Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on North Long. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.1	0.20 lb	1
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	1.1 (normal)	0.5 – 4.1	0.81 lb	13

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 1.7	0.79 lb	6
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	12.2 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.6	0.79 lb	146
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	1.07 lb	7
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.7	1.00 lb	3
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	1.6	—	—	4
2018-08-13	15-ft beach seine	1.0	—	—	1
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	0.94 lb	6

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.7 – 3.7	0.17 lb	11
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	8.9 (normal)	7.1 – 33.9	0.11 lb	107
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	9.5 (normal)	7.1 – 33.9	0.11 lb	114
1999-07-19	Survey seining	5.8	—	—	29
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	28.9	—	—	636
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	2.4	—	—	6
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	2.1 (below normal)	7.1 – 33.9	0.19 lb	32

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	8.8 (above normal)	0.6 – 6.4	0.63 lb	105
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	4.3 (normal)	0.9 – 4.8	0.58 lb	65
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	1.6 (normal)	0.9 – 4.8	0.81 lb	23
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	3.8 (normal)	0.6 – 6.4	0.74 lb	46
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	2.9	—	—	7
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	4.2 (normal)	0.6 – 6.4	0.82 lb	63

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	3.3 (normal)	3.0 – 7.9	2.81 lb	40
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	2.69 lb	4
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	10.9 (above normal)	3.0 – 7.9	2.36 lb	131
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	2.02 lb	5
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	5.7 (normal)	3.0 – 7.9	2.13 lb	86

Rock Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	1.0 – 6.6	0.54 lb	28
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	5.3 (above normal)	0.7 – 3.3	0.33 lb	79
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	3.7 (normal)	1.0 – 6.6	0.49 lb	44
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	1.2 (normal)	0.7 – 3.3	0.38 lb	17
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	1.3	—	—	28
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	8.6	—	—	21
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	4.0 (normal)	1.0 – 6.6	0.70 lb	60

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	0.1	—	0.25 lb	1
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	2.3	—	0.20 lb	34
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.31 lb	4
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	1.1	—	0.24 lb	16
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	2.9	—	—	7
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	2.6	—	—	57
2018-08-13	15-ft beach seine	2.0	—	—	2
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	1.5	—	0.17 lb	23

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.0	5.50 lb	2
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.0	10.84 lb	1
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	0.4	—	—	1

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	9.3 (normal)	4.0 – 9.6	1.33 lb	112
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.9	3.75 lb	2
2015-09-11	Special electrofishing	38.2	—	0.53 lb	46
2018-09-24	Fall electrofishing	29.5	—	0.80 lb	29
1999-07-19	Special electrofishing	9.9	—	0.51 lb	25
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	7.8 (normal)	4.0 – 9.6	1.06 lb	93
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 0.9	1.58 lb	5
1999-07-19	Standard electrofishing	12.8	—	1.02 lb	31
2017-10-10	Fall electrofishing	22.4	—	1.05 lb	21
2019-10-03	Fall electrofishing	20.7	—	1.32 lb	21
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	4.9 (normal)	4.0 – 9.6	1.84 lb	73
2021-09-23	Fall electrofishing	3.5	—	1.96 lb	7
2024-09-18	Fall electrofishing	7.0	—	0.82 lb	14

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	0.9 (normal)	0.3 – 1.2	1.16 lb	11
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	2.1 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.4	0.17 lb	32
1999-07-19	Special electrofishing	28.1	—	0.77 lb	71
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	0.9 (normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.75 lb	11
1999-07-19	Survey seining	2.4	—	0.02 lb	12
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	3.3 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.4	0.29 lb	46
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	13.6	—	—	300
2018-08-13	15-ft beach seine	3.0	—	—	3
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	25.7	—	—	63
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	1.3 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.85 lb	19

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	10.0	—	0.17 lb	120
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	84.7 (above normal)	3.7 – 42.9	0.14 lb	1270
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	6.6	—	0.13 lb	79
1999-07-19	Survey seining	52.8	—	—	264
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	43.5 (above normal)	3.7 – 42.9	0.09 lb	609
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	28.9	—	—	71
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	120.0	—	—	2641
2018-08-13	15-ft beach seine	37.0	—	—	37
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	3.5	—	0.15 lb	53

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	7.7	—	0.18 lb	92
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	5.8 (normal)	1.6 – 6.9	0.21 lb	87
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	4.6	—	0.14 lb	55
1999-07-19	Survey seining	1.4	—	—	7
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	4.1 (normal)	1.6 – 6.9	0.19 lb	58
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	2.4	—	—	6
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	5.2	—	—	115
2018-08-13	15-ft beach seine	1.0	—	—	1
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	1.8	—	0.15 lb	27

Bowfin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	0.2 (normal)	0.1 – 0.2	2.38 lb	2
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.1	5.21 lb	7
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.1 – 0.2	1.62 lb	1
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 1.1	4.58 lb	6

Tullibee (Cisco)

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	0.5 – 5.2	0.39 lb	28
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.5 – 5.2	0.99 lb	7
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	2.4 (normal)	0.5 – 5.2	0.28 lb	36

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.5	1.55 lb	5
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	1.0 (normal)	1.0 – 3.5	2.22 lb	12
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.5	5.13 lb	1

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-07-18	Standard gill nets	4.7 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.1	0.12 lb	56
1988-07-18	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.7	0.23 lb	19
1999-07-19	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.2 – 1.1	0.29 lb	6
1999-07-19	Standard trap nets	1.7 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.7	0.34 lb	24
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	1.3 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.1	0.25 lb	19

EMS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-07-19	Survey seining	4.2	—	21

BKF

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-07-19	Survey seining	3.8	—	19
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	11.4	—	28
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	13.1	—	287

Johnny Darter

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-07-19	Survey seining	0.6	—	3
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	1.7	—	37
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	2.0	—	5

Common Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-07-19	Survey seining	0.2	—	1
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	0.2	—	4

Spottail Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-07-19	Survey seining	15.4	—	77
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	1.6	—	4
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	72.7	—	1599

HHC

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	0.4	—	1

Tadpole Madtom

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	0.2	—	5
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	2.0	—	5

BMS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	0.2	—	4
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	2.0	—	5

Iowa Darter

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	15-ft beach seine	2.0	—	2
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	1.6	—	4
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	1.4	—	30

BCS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	3.4	—	75

BST

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	15-ft beach seine	1.0	—	1

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	5.3	—	13
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	0.2	—	5

CNM

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	0.8	—	2

BNS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	1.6	—	4
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	23.2	—	510

Mimic Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	1.6	—	4
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	10.9	—	239

Bluntnose Minnow

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	42.4	—	104
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	69.6	—	1532

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2018-08-13	Backpack electrofishing	0.8	—	2
2018-08-13	50-ft beach seine	11.9	—	261

Smallmouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2021-07-26	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.9	2.49 lb	1

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Nearby Marinas

66 Marine North

Crosslake, MN

(218) 692-6161

★ 4.3

66 marine north storage

Crosslake, MN

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Bay Lake Marine - Sales

Deerwood, MN

(218) 534-3435

★ 4.3

Bay Lake Marine-Service

Deerwood, MN

(218) 678-2096

★ 4.2

Bell Marine LLC

Merrifield, MN

(218) 821-0842

Boats and beyond - dock

Brainerd, MN

(218) 963-7700

★ 4.9

Resorts & Lodges Near North Long

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Bay Colony Inn (A Gull Lake Beach Resorts Property)

Fishing Resort Nisswa

(218) 656-6965

Crosslake Cabin

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Fishing Resort Crosslake

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Fish Species

Species known to inhabit North Long. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Bowfin (Dogfish)Brown Bullhead Common Carp Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Pumpkinseed Rock Bass Smallmouth Bass Tullibee (Cisco)Walleye White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near North Long

371 Outdoors (Ice Forts)

Fishing Guide

(218) 824-1722

Blong's Brainerd Guide Service

Fishing Guide

(218) 825-8965

Brainerd Fishing Guides

(218) 829-7010

(218) 692-7368

(320) 345-7111

Let's Go Fishing Brd Lks Chapter

Fishing Guide

(218) 454-3474

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North Long

Special Regulations for North Long

Invasive Species Alert

DNR Fish Surveys

Black Bullhead

Brown Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Yellow Bullhead

Northern Pike

Rock Bass

Hybrid Sunfish

Common Carp

Walleye

Largemouth Bass

Bluegill

Pumpkinseed

Bowfin

Tullibee (Cisco)

White Sucker

Black Crappie

EMS

BKF

Johnny Darter

Common Shiner

Spottail Shiner

HHC

Tadpole Madtom

BMS

Iowa Darter

BCS

BST

Green Sunfish

CNM

BNS

Mimic Shiner

Bluntnose Minnow

Golden Shiner

Smallmouth Bass

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Nearby Marinas

66 Marine North

66 marine north storage

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