8 miles east of Brainerd
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.3103° N, 94.0376° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:56 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Upper South Long Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of Upper South Long Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 300,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 5,325 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 Upper South Long Lake was in July 2025: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2004 1.9 · 2007 1.8 · 2013 2.1 · 2019 1.1 · 2025 2.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 23 · 2007 21 · 2013 12 · 2019 17 · 2025 18
Walleye: 36 measured, 8 to 28 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 21 measured, 21 to 32 in, half 24 in or longer; average 3.3 lb, above normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 133 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 22 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.23 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 222 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, greater redhorse, 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 8 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 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.
Upper South Long Lake is 47 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 804 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Upper South Long Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 300,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2025 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.