Long Lake - A Real Adirondack Experience

Spring Fishing:

The waters in and around Long Lake and Raquette Lake are chock full of fish. With optimal spots to camp and lodge a spring fishing expedition is not to be missed. Trout season opens on April 1st and Bass Season will be open on June 16th, 2012. Bodies of water in our region are numerous and many have special regulations, so be sure and check out the information listed at the link below. A springtime fishing experience is not to be missed. Trailer your boat to launch your fishing expedition from the Central Adirondack Region. The waters of the Raquette River offer an untapped bounty. The Sargent Ponds Wilderness, Raquette Lake, Jennings Park Pond (stocked), Forked Lake and Lake Eaton are great fishing spots. Many of our area ponds and streams are stocked with trout it’s your loss if you don’t check it out. Live bait is available in town at Hoss’s Country Corner – but please check special regulations for any/all info regarding live bait on bodies of water. For information about bait fish check out the link to the DEC. Fishing licenses are available at the LL Town Clerk’s Office, 1130 Deerland Rd. Long Lake, NY 12847 518.624.3088 Monday – Friday 7am – 2pm and at Hoss’s Country Corner 518.624.2481 for info

For More Information: dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7860.html

For More Information: Fishing News 2012

Bass Fishing Derby:

Look for Long Lake’s 4th Annual Bass Fishing Derby August 11, 2012. $85 a boat with two person maximum. Total weight of five fish, one pound penalty for dead fish. Prizes awarded for Lunker as well as 1st thru 3rd (and probably more depending on entries) Contact 518.624.2145 for registration information and official rules. Sponsored by the Fish and Game Club.

For lodging information please check LL Lodging, RL Lodging or under our LL Biz Listing for Accommodations Long Lake or Accommodations Raquette Lake, listed in alpha order.

Fishing Derby Information:

The diverse waters of Raquette Lake and Long Lake make it ideal for an angler of any age. The New York State record brook trout at 5 lb 4.5 oz, 21 inches was caught in Raquette Lake in 2009. Our waters boast a variety of catch including: Bass, Northern Pike, Sunfish, Brook Trout, Land-locked salmon, and Rainbow Trout.

Long Lake and Raquette Lake boast fishing derbies for cash prizes all year round and we also have tournaments for the kids.

Long Lake Fish & Game Club
President, Bruce Jennings. Contact 518.624.2145
Long Lake Fish and Game Club Email:ll.fish.game.club@gmail.com

Raquette Lake Fish & Game Club
Wayne Kavanaugh, President
For Applications go to the Raquette Lake Hotel and Tap Room
315.354.4581

“Fish you were here?”
2012 Tournament Dates (all dates subject to change without notice)
Late January – Mike Norris Memorial Fishing Derby on Raquette Lake
March – Adult/Kid Fishing Derby on any waters in Long Lake
May – 3rd weekend Lamphear Memorial Derby – Raquette Lake (call 315-354-4581)
Early June – Kid Fishing derby Long Lake June 2, 2012 10am (across from Town Beach)
June – Bass Fishing Tournament on opening Day June 16, 2012 – LL Town Beach 6:30am Registration $25 per person
July – Raquette Lake Fishing Bass Fishing Derby July 28th – RL Fire Hall 6am Registration $110 per boat Call 315.354.4581 for info
August – Long Lake Bass Fishing Derby – August 11th, 2012 – $85 per boat. Call 518.624.2145 for info

Mike Norris Fishing Derby:

January 28, 2012. The Mike Norris Ice Fishing Derby happens every year in Raquette Lake on the last Saturday of January. Fish for Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Perch and Salmon. Registration begins at 6am at the Raquette Lake Fire Hall. Cash Prizes, Plaques for Winners. Hot Chocolate and Snacks provided throughout the day. Sponosered by the Raquette Lake Fish and Game Club and the Town of Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department.

Hunting Safety Classes:

Hunter Safety Classes are offered in the fall by certified instructors. All sportsman must be licensed in New York State. The Adirondacks offers many game types like, White Tail Deer, Wild Turkey, Pheasant, Black Bear, and seasons like bow and arrow, black powder, and Open Season.

For More Information: dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7860.html

Long Lake Top Three Bass Fishing Areas in New York State:

From Game and Fish Magazine, October 4, 2010 In the last few seasons, Long Lake in Hamilton County has evolved into one of northern New York’s better bass waters. Region 5 biologist Preall, who has documented the transformation, says smallmouths of between 1 and 2 pounds and largemouths up to 5 pounds are now abundant in the lake. In fact, bass appear to have supplanted northern pike as Long Lake’s dominant predators. Although Long Lake stretches over 4,000 surface acres, its bass aren’t difficult to pinpoint. Preall cites the Camp Islands, about six miles north of the DEC boat launch on Big Bay, as a great place to cast for smallmouths. For largemouths, he suggests trying any inshore cover. “Weedbeds, docks, boathouses or fallen trees are apt to hold largemouths,” he said. Long Lake is in the heart of the central Adirondacks tourist corridor. To find it, take the state Thruway to Utica, and then go north on Route 28. At the village of Blue Mountain Lake, bear left onto routes 28N and 30. The village of Long Lake is at the south end of its namesake fishing hole.

Fishing Licenses:

Fishing Licenses are available at the Long Lake Town Clerk’s Office, 1130 Deerland Rd, Long Lake, and at Hoss’s Country Corner which is open on the weekends. If you know in advance you will be fishing in our area you can apply conveniently on line, but you need to licenses two weeks prior to the use period. All persons over the age of 16 must obtain a NY State fishing license. For fishing equipment – Try Hoss’s Country Corner, selling live bait, lures and equipment or Northern Borne Hardware Store.