7 miles southeast of Brainerd
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.2802° N, 94.0859° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:43 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on South Long Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of South Long Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 11,175 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 4,099 walleye fingerlings.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of South Long Lake was in July 2025: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2004 3.0 · 2007 5.3 · 2013 6.5 · 2019 4.0 · 2025 4.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 21 · 2007 34 · 2013 20 · 2019 8.8 · 2025 29
Walleye: 67 measured, 7 to 29 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 66 measured, 17 to 29 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 150 measured, 2 to 18 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 5 measured, 8 to 11 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.49 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 361 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.11 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 21 Jul 2025, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 7 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2007–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
South Long Lake is 47 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,309 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: South Long Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 11,175 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2025 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and walleye.
About 75% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.