Long Lake from the Pioneer docks, a small pine island and the sun path on the water

Let’s go fishing

Long Lake, the Walleye Capital of Wisconsin

Whether you’re a walleye-trolling diehard or a worm-and-bobber sunny fisherman, you’ll love Long Lake. The Pioneer sits right on it in Sarona, with the dock, the boats and the bar all in one place.

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Aerial view of Long Lake, a wooded island and miles of forested shoreline

Long Lake by the numbers

99miles
of shoreline, with numerous bays and inlets and varied structure
3,300acres
of spring-fed water
70feet
of depth at the deepest

Long Lake has been officially designated “The Walleye Capital of Wisconsin.” Depths run to 70 feet, and the shoreline folds into bays and inlets with varied structure all the way around.

What swims in it

Walleye is the headline. The spring-fed water is also great for northern, bass, sunfish, crappie and bluegills.

Pick a boat for the day
  1. 01Walleye
  2. 02Northern
  3. 03Bass
  4. 04Sunfish
  5. 05Crappie
  6. 06Bluegill

Ice fishing on Long Lake

And don’t forget the winters… if you’ve never tried ice fishing, the Pioneer is the place to start!

The Pioneer is open year round, and the bar and grill keeps its 11 AM to 2 AM hours through the cold months. Snow sports, ice fishing and a warm room after a cold afternoon all sit on the same shoreline. The cabins rent with a 2 night minimum after Labor Day.

Snow-covered Pioneer cabins with a snowmobile rider on the trail beside the frozen lake

Four seasons on the lake

Spring

Get out and enjoy those first warm days and watch the world green up!

Summer

The Long Lake area is full of activities on and off the lake.

Fall

Take in endless miles of beautiful colors as the leaves change.

Winter

Snow sports, ice fishing, and so much more.

Two hours from the Twin Cities, in the heart of Northwestern Wisconsin

  • Rice Lake
  • Birchwood
  • Spooner
  • Hayward
  • Shell Lake

Long Lake’s vacation-land has its urban conveniences too: supermarket and department store shopping, churches, laundromats, theaters, roller rinks and bowling in nearby Rice Lake, Birchwood, Spooner, Hayward and Shell Lake. For the golfer there are several challenging courses in the area, including one right on Long Lake. Guests come up from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois, and from points beyond.

Fish it, stay on it, eat beside it

Rent a pontoon or a fishing rig on the boat rental page, or pick a cottage with a dock space on the lodging page.

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