Big Sugar Bush Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

03030400

County

Becker

Surface area

522 acres

Maximum depth

42 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

297 acres, 57% of the lake

Shoreline

14.3 miles

Average water clarity

15.5 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Richwood

Latest DNR fish survey

June 2022, standard survey

Surveys on record

11, since 1964

Game fish caught in the 2022 survey

bluegill 653, northern pike 109, largemouth bass 54, pumpkinseed 44, hybrid sunfish 39, black crappie 34, walleye 20, yellow perch 11

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 12 other species

Stocked in 2024

walleye yearlings (5,590); walleye fingerlings (792); walleye adults (152)

Stocked in 2022

walleye fingerlings (10,134)

Stocked in 2020

walleye fingerlings (590); walleye yearlings (8,380)

Stocking years on record

5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)

Big Sugar Bush Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 4 trailer spaces, run by Becker County

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
• 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.