---
type: lake
name: "Lower Sucker Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Cass Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 592
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 47.32979
longitude: -94.42655
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "11031300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lower-sucker-lake
---

# Lower Sucker Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Cass Lake

- **Surface Area**: 592 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lower Sucker Lake is a 592-acre lake near Cass Lake in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Middle Sucker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/middle-sucker-lake) - 1.3 miles, 286 acres
- [Upper Sucker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/upper-sucker-lake) - 2.2 miles, 113 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/portage-lake) - 5.5 miles, 1,539 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/twin-lake) - 6.3 miles, 169 acres
- [Thirteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/thirteen-lake) - 6.3 miles, 555 acres
- [Little Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-twin-lake) - 6.6 miles, 112 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.32979,-94.42655)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11031300)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lower-sucker-lake)*