2 miles southeast of Vergas
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 46.6259° N, 95.7835° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:10 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Sybil Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of Sybil Lake in 9 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,000 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 3,000 walleye fingerlings.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Sybil Lake was in July 2025: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2008 5.6 · 2013 11 · 2017 5.7 · 2021 10 · 2025 4.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2008 43 · 2013 42 · 2017 35 · 2021 20 · 2025 36
Walleye: 45 measured, 7 to 23 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 68 measured, 13 to 29 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2 lb, normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 24 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 107 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.55 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 522 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 28 Jul 2025, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 15 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2008–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Sybil Lake is 74 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 683 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Sybil Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,000 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2025 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, rock bass, yellow perch and northern pike.
About 63% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.