South Sugar Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Itasca County.
South Sugar Lake is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. South Sugar Lake covers about 90.5 acres, reaches a recorded 30 feet and holds about 1,453 acre-feet.
South Sugar Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from South Sugar Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, cisco, fathead minnow, golden shiner, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at South Sugar, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at South Sugar, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at South Sugar, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at South Sugar, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at South Sugar, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
At South Sugar, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at South Sugar, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
On a first trip to South Sugar, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at South Sugar is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at South Sugar can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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