---
type: lake
name: "Big Sucker Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Nashwauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 259
max_depth_ft: 36
latitude: 47.38503
longitude: -93.26208
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "31012400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-sucker-lake
---

# Big Sucker Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Nashwauk

- **Surface Area**: 259 acres
- **Max Depth**: 36 ft
- **Average Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Sucker Lake is a 259-acre lake near Nashwauk in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 36 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 20 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Big McCarthy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-mccarthy-lake) - 1.7 miles, 104 acres
- [Snowball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/snowball-lake) - 3.6 miles, 145 acres
- [Ox Hide Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/ox-hide-lake) - 3.8 miles, 123 acres
- [Nashwauk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/nashwauk-lake) - 4.2 miles, 168 acres
- [Upper Panasa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/upper-panasa-lake) - 5.2 miles, 148 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake) - 5.4 miles, 465 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.38503,-93.26208)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31012400)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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