Trout lake

Surber Lake

Public accessStocked 2025

Surber Lake is a 7-acre lake in Cook County, 21 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2022. Recorded species include trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
16034300
County
Cook
Surface area
7 acres
Maximum depth
21 feet
Mean depth
9 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
6 acres, 85% of the lake
Shoreline
0.6 miles
Average water clarity
6.5 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
September 2022, targeted survey
Surveys on record
10, since 1974
Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
brook trout 14
Fish species recorded
brook trout, coho salmon, rainbow trout, and 1 other species
Stocked in 2025
brook trout fingerlings (500)
Stocked in 2024
brook trout fingerlings (500)
Stocked in 2023
brook trout fingerlings (500)
Stocking years on record
9 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Public accesses (DNR survey record)
1, owned by US Forest Service
Fish consumption
Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
15 to 29 feet
Public access
Yes
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

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.

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