---
type: lake
name: "Upper Sucker Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Cass Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 113
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.36083
longitude: -94.41972
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "11031600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/upper-sucker-lake
---

# Upper Sucker Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Cass Lake

- **Surface Area**: 113 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Sucker Lake is an 113-acre lake near Cass Lake in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.4 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, 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

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, 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) - 0.9 miles, 286 acres
- [Lower Sucker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lower-sucker-lake) - 2.2 miles, 592 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/portage-lake) - 5.2 miles, 1,539 acres
- [Pike Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/pike-bay) - 7 miles, 4,756 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/twin-lake) - 7.3 miles, 169 acres
- [Thirteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/thirteen-lake) - 7.7 miles, 555 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.36083,-94.41972)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11031600)
- [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/upper-sucker-lake)*