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Sugar Lake

Zebra musselsPublic accessStocked 2025

Sugar Lake is a 1,014-acre lake in Wright County, 69 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
86023300
County
Wright
Surface area
1,014 acres
Maximum depth
69 feet
Mean depth
25 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
357 acres, 35% of the lake
Shoreline
8.7 miles
Average water clarity
11.7 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)
Nearest town (DNR)
Annandale
Latest DNR fish survey
July 2025, targeted survey
Surveys on record
11, since 1982
Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
bluegill 1,001, hybrid sunfish 48, green sunfish 45, largemouth bass 31, pumpkinseed 21, yellow perch 13, rock bass 1
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 22 other species
Stocked in 2025
muskellunge yearlings (39); walleye yearlings (67); walleye yearlings (89); walleye fingerlings (4,950)
Stocked in 2024
muskellunge fingerlings (182); walleye yearlings (475); walleye fingerlings (1,538); walleye adults (11)
Stocked in 2023
walleye yearlings (2,192); walleye fingerlings (1,120); walleye fingerlings (1,308)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Sugar Lake (N) Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 5 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Sugar Lake (S) Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 17 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Infested waters list
Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel
Special regulation
Black and White Crappie: Daily limit five.
Special regulation
Northern Pike: All from 24-36" must be immediately released. Possession limit three, only one over 36".
Fish consumption
Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
Size
500 to 1,999 acres
Deepest point
60 feet or more
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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