---
type: lake
name: "Middle Sucker Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Cass Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 286
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 47.34851
longitude: -94.42203
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "11031700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/middle-sucker-lake
---

# Middle Sucker Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Cass Lake

- **Surface Area**: 286 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Middle Sucker Lake is a 286-acre lake near Cass Lake in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

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**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Sucker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/upper-sucker-lake) - 0.9 miles, 113 acres
- [Lower Sucker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lower-sucker-lake) - 1.3 miles, 592 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/portage-lake) - 5.2 miles, 1,539 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/twin-lake) - 6.8 miles, 169 acres
- [Pike Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/pike-bay) - 6.9 miles, 4,756 acres
- [Thirteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/thirteen-lake) - 7.2 miles, 555 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.34851,-94.42203)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11031700)
- [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/middle-sucker-lake)*