Little Sugar Bush Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

03031300

County

Becker

Surface area

221 acres

Maximum depth

29 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

99 acres, 45% of the lake

Shoreline

3.6 miles

Average water clarity

10.4 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Richwood

Latest DNR fish survey

June 2023, standard survey

Surveys on record

13, since 1964

Game fish caught in the 2023 survey

bluegill 795, yellow perch 247, northern pike 177, hybrid sunfish 60, pumpkinseed 49, black crappie 28, walleye 26, largemouth bass 12

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 14 other species

Stocked in 2024

walleye fingerlings (560); walleye yearlings (460)

Stocked in 2022

walleye fingerlings (3,135)

Stocked in 2020

walleye yearlings (1,488)

Stocking years on record

5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)

Little Sugar Bush Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 5 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Special regulation

Sunfish: Daily limit five.

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  Checked September 24, 2026

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.