Little Long Lake, Michigan

[Doug]

Hey folks,

I was planning a trip later this week to this lake and just wondered if
anyone had any information on Little Long Lake in Michigan? What fish are
in there? Good baits to use? Good area's to try for Bass? General
information is what I'm seeking. Its the Little Long Lake in Southeastern
Michigan in Hillsdale County. The one where there's 2 other lakes very near
by, and they are Carpenter Lake and Hemlock Lakes. Now my topo map just
says the lake name is "Long Lake" but the guy I talked to said it was LITTLE
Long Lake. Any and all information is very much appreciated! IE: I also
have a GPS so if you would happen to have any POI's for the lake that would
be AWESOME!

TIA,

Doug

[Doug]

Well, just in case anyone is curious about the lake or plans on going
there. It's an average of 20' around the edges, plenty of 1 to 2 lb bass,
we banged about 30 or 35 a piece. Somewhere in there, we both lost count
at around 25 or so. We also tagged a few SLAB gills around the 1 lbs range
and we hit 2 walleye a piece. The one was quite respectable weighing in at
6 lb and 10 oz's and the others were around the 3 lb mark. Most of the day
we used black and silver repala's for they seemed to be the most
productive, running around the 10+ mark and bucktail Mepp's were doing
fairly well also. Towards the end of the day we seemed to have better luck
on plow jockey's on a weedy sandbar in the middle of the lake.

All and all we had a fair to good day on the lake but then again, any day
on the lake is a good one! Would like to have seen bigger bass though....

Tight lines all!!

Doug


"Doug" > wrote in message
...
> Hey folks,
>
> I was planning a trip later this week to this lake and just wondered if
> anyone had any information on Little Long Lake in Michigan? What fish are
> in there? Good baits to use? Good area's to try for Bass? General
> information is what I'm seeking. Its the Little Long Lake in Southeastern
> Michigan in Hillsdale County. The one where there's 2 other lakes very
near
> by, and they are Carpenter Lake and Hemlock Lakes. Now my topo map just
> says the lake name is "Long Lake" but the guy I talked to said it was
LITTLE
> Long Lake. Any and all information is very much appreciated! IE: I
also
> have a GPS so if you would happen to have any POI's for the lake that
would
> be AWESOME!
>
> TIA,
>
> Doug
>
>

[Doug]

Well, just in case anyone is curious about the lake or plans on going
there. It's an average of 20' around the edges, plenty of 1 to 2 lb bass,
we banged about 30 or 35 a piece. Somewhere in there, we both lost count
at around 25 or so. We also tagged a few SLAB gills around the 1 lbs range
and we hit 2 walleye a piece. The one was quite respectable weighing in at
6 lb and 10 oz's and the others were around the 3 lb mark. Most of the day
we used black and silver repala's for they seemed to be the most
productive, running around the 10+ mark and bucktail Mepp's were doing
fairly well also. Towards the end of the day we seemed to have better luck
on plow jockey's on a weedy sandbar in the middle of the lake.

All and all we had a fair to good day on the lake but then again, any day
on the lake is a good one! Would like to have seen bigger bass though....

Tight lines all!!

Doug


"Doug" > wrote in message
...
> Hey folks,
>
> I was planning a trip later this week to this lake and just wondered if
> anyone had any information on Little Long Lake in Michigan? What fish are
> in there? Good baits to use? Good area's to try for Bass? General
> information is what I'm seeking. Its the Little Long Lake in Southeastern
> Michigan in Hillsdale County. The one where there's 2 other lakes very
near
> by, and they are Carpenter Lake and Hemlock Lakes. Now my topo map just
> says the lake name is "Long Lake" but the guy I talked to said it was
LITTLE
> Long Lake. Any and all information is very much appreciated! IE: I
also
> have a GPS so if you would happen to have any POI's for the lake that
would
> be AWESOME!
>
> TIA,
>
> Doug
>
>

[Pepperoni]

I'm not familiar with that lake, but it sounds typical for a Michigan lake;
flats 4-5 feet dropping quickly to 15-20 feet. (Weeds growing thick at the
top of the drop-off)

Next time, you can fill the boat with those 11 inch bull bluegills by
fishing crickets on light line about 4-6 feet deep on the deep side of the
weeds. Fishing 5-7 inch chubs deep (10-12 feet) on the second rod will bring
in the larger bass. Fishing 2 inch minnows on light line 6-12 feet deep
cast 20-30 feet from the top of the drop-off (toward deep water) should pull
in large numbers of decent crappies. Any of the lines baited with
minnows/chubs could draw pike/ muskies at any time. (The gills and crappies
will suddenly quit biting just before the pike hit) For excitement on slow
days, place the largest deadest chub or small bluegill 4 feet deep up
against the outside face of the weeds (touching the weeds) Bowfin (dogfish,
grinnel, multiple local names) are great fighters, even if they are
inedible and ugly.

You sound like you spend a lot of time moving and trolling. Those guys in
the rowboat anchored just outside the weeds are filling the boat with meat.
They probably each have a line down deep, and are taking the pike and larger
bass that are too fat to chase a lure.

That weedy bar sounds good. I'd anchor right on it so I could place bait
all around. Minnows and leeches should do well; either floated deep, or on
bright (I prefer yellow) jigs.

Pepperoni
<<There must be hundreds each of Long lakes, Sand lakes, mud lakes etc. in
Michigan>>>




"Doug" > wrote in message
...
> Well, just in case anyone is curious about the lake or plans on going
> there. It's an average of 20' around the edges, plenty of 1 to 2 lb
bass,
> we banged about 30 or 35 a piece. Somewhere in there, we both lost count
> at around 25 or so. We also tagged a few SLAB gills around the 1 lbs
range
> and we hit 2 walleye a piece. The one was quite respectable weighing in
at
> 6 lb and 10 oz's and the others were around the 3 lb mark. Most of the
day
> we used black and silver repala's for they seemed to be the most
> productive, running around the 10+ mark and bucktail Mepp's were doing
> fairly well also. Towards the end of the day we seemed to have better
luck
> on plow jockey's on a weedy sandbar in the middle of the lake.
>
> All and all we had a fair to good day on the lake but then again, any day
> on the lake is a good one! Would like to have seen bigger bass though....
>
> Tight lines all!!
>
> Doug
>
>
> "Doug" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > I was planning a trip later this week to this lake and just wondered if
> > anyone had any information on Little Long Lake in Michigan? What fish
are
> > in there? Good baits to use? Good area's to try for Bass? General
> > information is what I'm seeking. Its the Little Long Lake in
Southeastern
> > Michigan in Hillsdale County. The one where there's 2 other lakes very
> near
> > by, and they are Carpenter Lake and Hemlock Lakes. Now my topo map
just
> > says the lake name is "Long Lake" but the guy I talked to said it was
> LITTLE
> > Long Lake. Any and all information is very much appreciated! IE: I
> also
> > have a GPS so if you would happen to have any POI's for the lake that
> would
> > be AWESOME!
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
>
>

[Pepperoni]

I'm not familiar with that lake, but it sounds typical for a Michigan lake;
flats 4-5 feet dropping quickly to 15-20 feet. (Weeds growing thick at the
top of the drop-off)

Next time, you can fill the boat with those 11 inch bull bluegills by
fishing crickets on light line about 4-6 feet deep on the deep side of the
weeds. Fishing 5-7 inch chubs deep (10-12 feet) on the second rod will bring
in the larger bass. Fishing 2 inch minnows on light line 6-12 feet deep
cast 20-30 feet from the top of the drop-off (toward deep water) should pull
in large numbers of decent crappies. Any of the lines baited with
minnows/chubs could draw pike/ muskies at any time. (The gills and crappies
will suddenly quit biting just before the pike hit) For excitement on slow
days, place the largest deadest chub or small bluegill 4 feet deep up
against the outside face of the weeds (touching the weeds) Bowfin (dogfish,
grinnel, multiple local names) are great fighters, even if they are
inedible and ugly.

You sound like you spend a lot of time moving and trolling. Those guys in
the rowboat anchored just outside the weeds are filling the boat with meat.
They probably each have a line down deep, and are taking the pike and larger
bass that are too fat to chase a lure.

That weedy bar sounds good. I'd anchor right on it so I could place bait
all around. Minnows and leeches should do well; either floated deep, or on
bright (I prefer yellow) jigs.

Pepperoni
<<There must be hundreds each of Long lakes, Sand lakes, mud lakes etc. in
Michigan>>>




"Doug" > wrote in message
...
> Well, just in case anyone is curious about the lake or plans on going
> there. It's an average of 20' around the edges, plenty of 1 to 2 lb
bass,
> we banged about 30 or 35 a piece. Somewhere in there, we both lost count
> at around 25 or so. We also tagged a few SLAB gills around the 1 lbs
range
> and we hit 2 walleye a piece. The one was quite respectable weighing in
at
> 6 lb and 10 oz's and the others were around the 3 lb mark. Most of the
day
> we used black and silver repala's for they seemed to be the most
> productive, running around the 10+ mark and bucktail Mepp's were doing
> fairly well also. Towards the end of the day we seemed to have better
luck
> on plow jockey's on a weedy sandbar in the middle of the lake.
>
> All and all we had a fair to good day on the lake but then again, any day
> on the lake is a good one! Would like to have seen bigger bass though....
>
> Tight lines all!!
>
> Doug
>
>
> "Doug" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > I was planning a trip later this week to this lake and just wondered if
> > anyone had any information on Little Long Lake in Michigan? What fish
are
> > in there? Good baits to use? Good area's to try for Bass? General
> > information is what I'm seeking. Its the Little Long Lake in
Southeastern
> > Michigan in Hillsdale County. The one where there's 2 other lakes very
> near
> > by, and they are Carpenter Lake and Hemlock Lakes. Now my topo map
just
> > says the lake name is "Long Lake" but the guy I talked to said it was
> LITTLE
> > Long Lake. Any and all information is very much appreciated! IE: I
> also
> > have a GPS so if you would happen to have any POI's for the lake that
> would
> > be AWESOME!
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
>
>

[Doug]

Thanx for the input and information there Pepperoni! In my oringinal post,
I had put this as well to help people know where it was for sure.

>>Its the Little Long Lake in Southeastern Michigan in Hillsdale County.
The one where there's 2 other lakes very
> near
> > by, and they are Carpenter Lake and Hemlock Lakes. Now my topo map
just
> > says the lake name is "Long Lake" but the guy I talked to said it was
> LITTLE
> > Long Lake. Any and all information is very much appreciated!

AND yes, you are correct, there's tons of lakes with common names there such
as "Long Lake".

Either way, we had a pretty darn good day!! And as they say, "A bad day
fishing is better then a good day working!"

Doug




"Pepperoni" > wrote in message
...
> I'm not familiar with that lake, but it sounds typical for a Michigan
lake;
> flats 4-5 feet dropping quickly to 15-20 feet. (Weeds growing thick at the
> top of the drop-off)
>
> Next time, you can fill the boat with those 11 inch bull bluegills by
> fishing crickets on light line about 4-6 feet deep on the deep side of the
> weeds. Fishing 5-7 inch chubs deep (10-12 feet) on the second rod will
bring
> in the larger bass. Fishing 2 inch minnows on light line 6-12 feet deep
> cast 20-30 feet from the top of the drop-off (toward deep water) should
pull
> in large numbers of decent crappies. Any of the lines baited with
> minnows/chubs could draw pike/ muskies at any time. (The gills and
crappies
> will suddenly quit biting just before the pike hit) For excitement on
slow
> days, place the largest deadest chub or small bluegill 4 feet deep up
> against the outside face of the weeds (touching the weeds) Bowfin
(dogfish,
> grinnel, multiple local names) are great fighters, even if they are
> inedible and ugly.
>
> You sound like you spend a lot of time moving and trolling. Those guys in
> the rowboat anchored just outside the weeds are filling the boat with
meat.
> They probably each have a line down deep, and are taking the pike and
larger
> bass that are too fat to chase a lure.
>
> That weedy bar sounds good. I'd anchor right on it so I could place bait
> all around. Minnows and leeches should do well; either floated deep, or
on
> bright (I prefer yellow) jigs.
>
> Pepperoni
> <<There must be hundreds each of Long lakes, Sand lakes, mud lakes etc. in
> Michigan>>>
>

[Doug]

Thanx for the input and information there Pepperoni! In my oringinal post,
I had put this as well to help people know where it was for sure.

>>Its the Little Long Lake in Southeastern Michigan in Hillsdale County.
The one where there's 2 other lakes very
> near
> > by, and they are Carpenter Lake and Hemlock Lakes. Now my topo map
just
> > says the lake name is "Long Lake" but the guy I talked to said it was
> LITTLE
> > Long Lake. Any and all information is very much appreciated!

AND yes, you are correct, there's tons of lakes with common names there such
as "Long Lake".

Either way, we had a pretty darn good day!! And as they say, "A bad day
fishing is better then a good day working!"

Doug




"Pepperoni" > wrote in message
...
> I'm not familiar with that lake, but it sounds typical for a Michigan
lake;
> flats 4-5 feet dropping quickly to 15-20 feet. (Weeds growing thick at the
> top of the drop-off)
>
> Next time, you can fill the boat with those 11 inch bull bluegills by
> fishing crickets on light line about 4-6 feet deep on the deep side of the
> weeds. Fishing 5-7 inch chubs deep (10-12 feet) on the second rod will
bring
> in the larger bass. Fishing 2 inch minnows on light line 6-12 feet deep
> cast 20-30 feet from the top of the drop-off (toward deep water) should
pull
> in large numbers of decent crappies. Any of the lines baited with
> minnows/chubs could draw pike/ muskies at any time. (The gills and
crappies
> will suddenly quit biting just before the pike hit) For excitement on
slow
> days, place the largest deadest chub or small bluegill 4 feet deep up
> against the outside face of the weeds (touching the weeds) Bowfin
(dogfish,
> grinnel, multiple local names) are great fighters, even if they are
> inedible and ugly.
>
> You sound like you spend a lot of time moving and trolling. Those guys in
> the rowboat anchored just outside the weeds are filling the boat with
meat.
> They probably each have a line down deep, and are taking the pike and
larger
> bass that are too fat to chase a lure.
>
> That weedy bar sounds good. I'd anchor right on it so I could place bait
> all around. Minnows and leeches should do well; either floated deep, or
on
> bright (I prefer yellow) jigs.
>
> Pepperoni
> <<There must be hundreds each of Long lakes, Sand lakes, mud lakes etc. in
> Michigan>>>
>