Sylvan Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

11030400

County

Cass

Surface area

894 acres

Maximum depth

57 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

367 acres, 41% of the lake

Shoreline

11.1 miles

Average water clarity

19.0 feet (Secchi disk, 6 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Pillager

Latest DNR fish survey

May 2023, targeted survey

Surveys on record

15, since 1981

Game fish caught in the 2023 survey

bluegill 284, black crappie 66

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 19 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye yearlings (4,950)

Stocked in 2021

walleye fingerlings (2,745)

Stocked in 2016

walleye fingerlings (1,606)

Public accesses (DNR survey record)

1, owned by DNR

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Special regulation

Black and White Crappie, Sunfish: Daily limit five.

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  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.