6 miles northeast of Annandale
Wright County, Minnesota · 45.3174° N, 94.0394° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:42 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Sugar Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 37 stockings of Sugar Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 39 muskellunge yearlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 4,950 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 Sugar Lake was in July 2021: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1992 4.3 · 1998 5.6 · 2007 2.9 · 2012 4.8 · 2021 2.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1992 42 · 1998 50 · 2007 12 · 2012 22 · 2021 17
Walleye: 25 measured, 11 to 23 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 129 measured, 11 to 34 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, below normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 191 measured, 5 to 20 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.73 lb, normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 67 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.38 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 292 measured, 1 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 19 Jul 2021, 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2007–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Sugar Lake is 69 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,014 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Sugar Lake (N) Public Water Access Site; Sugar Lake (S) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 37 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 39 muskellunge yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2021 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and pumpkinseed.
About 69% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.