White Sucker Lakes in Minnesota, 1101 Lakes

Rough fish like White Sucker are often associated with eutrophic, nutrient-loaded waters. Their presence — documented in 1,211 Minnesota lakes — is often a signal of how the rest of the fishery is functioning. With 1,101 lakes in Minnesota and 110 in Michigan carrying a documented record, White Sucker is one of the more accessible targets in the dataset.

Rough-fish-dominant lakes are worth checking the phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings on: a rough-fish-heavy fishery often reflects an underlying nutrient-loading problem in the watershed. Cross-reference the White Sucker lake list below against each lake's clarity, phosphorus and algae readings: lakes with low nutrient readings and White Sucker documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

1,101

Minnesota Lakes

Counties

White Sucker Lakes Map

Every Minnesota lake with documented white sucker.

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Best White Sucker Lakes in Minnesota

Rank	Lake	County	Clarity	Depth
1	Lobster Lake	Douglas	13 ft	65 ft
2	Clearwater Lake	Wright	9.8 ft	73 ft
3	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	13 ft	54 ft
4	Clearwater Lake	Clearwater	10 ft	65 ft
5	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	18.5 ft	100 ft
6	Latoka Lake	Douglas	19 ft	108 ft
7	Little Birch Lake	Todd	13 ft	89 ft
8	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	15.1 ft	97 ft
9	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	25 ft	84 ft
10	Mud Lake	Becker	12.5 ft	34 ft
11	Big Lake	Beltrami	9.7 ft	35 ft
12	Big Lake	Sherburne	13.6 ft	48 ft
13	Big Lake	St. Louis	8.2 ft	22 ft
14	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	16.5 ft	42 ft
15	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	16.4 ft	55 ft
16	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	14.3 ft	104 ft
17	Birch Lake	Cass	14 ft	45 ft
18	Round Lake	Aitkin	14.5 ft	125 ft
19	Round Lake	Crow Wing	13.5 ft	51 ft
20	Round Lake	Cook	16.5 ft	45 ft
21	Round Lake	Becker	10 ft	69 ft
22	Ada Lake	Cass	14 ft	60 ft
23	Pike Lake	Cook	17.4 ft	45 ft
24	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	138 ft
25	Farm Lake	Lake	5.5 ft	56 ft
26	Washburn Lake	Cass	14.1 ft	111 ft
27	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	10.5 ft	46 ft
28	Long Lake	Clearwater	20.5 ft	80 ft
29	Long Lake	Beltrami	20 ft	87 ft
30	Long Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	128 ft
31	Long Lake	Becker	19.5 ft	61 ft
32	Long Lake	Hubbard	11.2 ft	135 ft
33	Long Lake	Otter Tail	11.6 ft	73 ft
34	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	65 ft
35	Maple Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	78 ft
36	Maple Lake	Itasca	15.3 ft	39 ft
37	West Twin Lake	Crow Wing	13.3 ft	42 ft
38	West Twin Lake	Cook	9.8 ft	37 ft
39	Shallow Lake	Itasca	16.4 ft	85 ft
40	Shallow Lake	Hubbard	8.2 ft	10 ft
41	Trout Lake	Itasca	18 ft	157 ft
42	Trout Lake	Cook	18.4 ft	77 ft
43	Detroit Lake	Becker	14 ft	89 ft
44	South Sturgeon Lake	St. Louis	2.5 ft	43 ft
45	Sallie Lake	Becker	13 ft	50 ft
46	Deer Lake	Beltrami	11 ft	42 ft
47	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	26 ft
48	Deer Lake	Itasca	8.9 ft	50 ft
49	Deer Lake	Itasca	13.1 ft	121 ft
50	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	14.8 ft	95 ft

Showing top 50 of 1,101 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Minnesota lakes have white sucker?

White Sucker are found in 1,101 lakes in Minnesota.

What are the best white sucker lakes in Minnesota?

The best white sucker lakes in Minnesota by water quality are Lobster Lake, Clearwater Lake, Clearwater Lake, Clearwater Lake, Lower Hay Lake.

Fish species from state agency survey, stocking, and public fishing-access records; water-quality readings from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.