Minnesota Fishing Guide

Sullivan

Lake County, Minnesota — DOW #38075500

83 Surveys
45.11
Acres
7 ft
Max Depth
0
5
Fish Species
8
Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Sullivan. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1992-06-19 Standard trap nets 5.0 (normal) 1.0 – 5.9 0.21 lb 50
1992-06-19 Standard gill nets 16.0 (normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.17 lb 32
1960-06-08 Standard trap nets 11.2 (above normal) 1.0 – 5.9 0.32 lb 56
1960-06-08 Standard gill nets 36.7 (above normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.30 lb 110
1997-08-05 Special trap nets 98.1 — — 785
1997-08-05 Standard trap nets 3.7 (normal) 1.0 – 5.9 0.18 lb 33
1997-08-05 Standard gill nets 11.0 (normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.27 lb 22
2025-06-16 Standard gill nets 40.5 (above normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.22 lb 81
1984-06-25 Standard trap nets 5.9 (normal) 1.0 – 5.9 0.19 lb 47
1984-06-25 Standard gill nets 7.0 (normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.21 lb 7
2003-07-28 1/4-in trap nets 8.2 — — 49
2003-07-28 Standard trap nets 4.3 (normal) 1.0 – 5.9 0.16 lb 43
2003-07-28 Standard gill nets 7.0 (normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.19 lb 14
2008-06-02 Standard trap nets 7.8 (above normal) 1.0 – 5.9 0.26 lb 70
2008-06-02 Standard gill nets 24.5 (above normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.34 lb 49
2016-06-20 1/4-in trap nets 30.3 — 0.01 lb 121
2016-06-20 Standard trap nets 2.0 (normal) 1.0 – 5.9 0.18 lb 18
2016-06-20 Standard gill nets 14.3 (normal) 2.0 – 16.0 0.23 lb 43

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1992-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.5 (below normal) 1.2 – 6.1 2.96 lb 5
1992-06-19 Standard gill nets 7.0 (normal) 4.0 – 14.5 1.86 lb 14
1960-06-08 Standard trap nets 3.8 (normal) 1.2 – 6.1 2.37 lb 19
1960-06-08 Standard gill nets 10.3 (normal) 4.0 – 14.5 1.47 lb 31
1997-08-05 Standard gill nets 9.5 (normal) 4.0 – 14.5 1.86 lb 19
1997-08-05 Special trap nets 0.3 — — 2
1997-08-05 Standard trap nets 0.8 (below normal) 1.2 – 6.1 3.22 lb 7
1988-05-13 Standard trap nets 5.6 (normal) 1.2 – 6.1 1.42 lb 45
1988-05-13 Standard gill nets 17.0 (above normal) 4.0 – 14.5 1.47 lb 34
2025-06-16 Standard gill nets 2.5 (below normal) 4.0 – 14.5 0.74 lb 5
1984-06-25 Standard trap nets 1.3 (normal) 1.2 – 6.1 2.40 lb 10
1984-06-25 Standard gill nets 3.0 (below normal) 4.0 – 14.5 2.83 lb 3
2003-07-28 Standard gill nets 7.0 (normal) 4.0 – 14.5 2.73 lb 14
2003-07-28 1/4-in trap nets 0.5 — — 3
2003-07-28 Standard trap nets 0.9 (below normal) 1.2 – 6.1 2.85 lb 9
1987-04-24 Standard trap nets 4.9 (normal) 1.2 – 6.1 1.11 lb 39
2008-06-02 Standard trap nets 1.6 (normal) 1.2 – 6.1 3.06 lb 14
2008-06-02 Standard gill nets 1.0 (below normal) 4.0 – 14.5 4.08 lb 2
2016-06-20 Standard gill nets 0.7 (below normal) 4.0 – 14.5 2.60 lb 2
2016-06-20 1/4-in trap nets 0.8 — 1.86 lb 3
2016-06-20 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 1.2 – 6.1 2.65 lb 1

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1992-06-19 Standard gill nets 3.0 (normal) 2.8 – 8.5 2.83 lb 6
1992-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.8 — 1.73 lb 8
1960-06-08 Standard gill nets 6.3 (normal) 2.8 – 8.5 1.08 lb 19
1960-06-08 Standard trap nets 1.2 — 0.67 lb 6
1997-08-05 Standard gill nets 4.5 (normal) 2.8 – 8.5 0.63 lb 9
1997-08-05 Special trap nets 0.5 — — 4
1997-08-05 Standard trap nets 1.3 — 0.88 lb 12
1988-05-13 Standard gill nets 12.5 (above normal) 2.8 – 8.5 2.67 lb 25
1988-05-13 Standard trap nets 1.3 — 0.94 lb 10
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 0.5 — 0.91 lb 2
2025-06-16 Standard gill nets 9.5 (above normal) 2.8 – 8.5 4.19 lb 19
1984-06-25 Standard gill nets 1.0 (below normal) 2.8 – 8.5 2.00 lb 1
1984-06-25 Standard trap nets 1.3 — 0.33 lb 10
2003-07-28 Standard gill nets 7.0 (normal) 2.8 – 8.5 1.13 lb 14
2003-07-28 1/4-in trap nets 0.5 — — 3
2003-07-28 Standard trap nets 1.8 — 1.08 lb 18
1987-04-24 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 2.30 lb 4
2008-06-02 Standard gill nets 6.0 (normal) 2.8 – 8.5 2.96 lb 12
2008-06-02 Standard trap nets 1.6 — 2.75 lb 14
2016-06-20 Standard gill nets 4.3 (normal) 2.8 – 8.5 2.50 lb 13
2016-06-20 Standard trap nets 2.4 — 1.23 lb 22

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1997-08-05 Special trap nets 0.1 — — 1
1997-08-05 Standard trap nets 0.8 (normal) 0.4 – 6.5 0.44 lb 7
2025-06-16 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 0.40 lb 1
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 1.3 — 0.22 lb 5
2008-06-02 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.4 – 6.5 0.95 lb 1
2016-06-20 1/4-in trap nets 6.0 — 0.06 lb 24
2016-06-20 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.4 – 6.5 1.11 lb 2

BNS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
1997-08-05 Special trap nets 102.0 — 816
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 65.0 — 260
2003-07-28 1/4-in trap nets 7.8 — 47
2016-06-20 1/4-in trap nets 45.3 — 181

Rainbow Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1988-05-13 Standard gill nets 5.5 — 0.28 lb 11
1988-05-13 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 0.33 lb 4
1987-04-24 Standard trap nets 3.0 — 0.22 lb 24

Brook Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1988-05-13 Standard gill nets 1.5 — 0.67 lb 3
1987-04-24 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 0.10 lb 1

FND

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 2.5 — 10

Pumpkinseed

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 2.3 — 0.05 lb 9

Golden Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 172.5 — 690

BCS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 3.0 — 12

NRD

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2025-06-16 Trapnet - Mini Fyke 2.5 — 10

Common Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1987-04-24 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 0.10 lb 1

CRC

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2016-06-20 1/4-in trap nets 0.3 — 1

Depth Maps & Lake Info

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Bait & Tackle

Agate Bay Outfitters LLC

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 834-5777

★ 4.4

Boundary Waters Outfitters

Ely, MN

(218) 365-3466

★ 4.9

Canadian Border Outfitters

Ely, MN

(800) 247-7530

★ 4.8

Granite Gear Inc

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 834-6157

★ 4.7

North Country Canoe Outfitters

Ely, MN

(218) 365-5581

★ 4.9

Red Rock Wilderness Store

Ely, MN

(218) 365-5489

★ 5

Seagren's Home Hardware Outdoors

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 834-2222

★ 4.6

Veness Bait & Tackle

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 834-0743

★ 3.9

Nearby Marinas

Entry Point 24

Ely, MN

★ 4.7

Harbor Kayak & Paddleboard Rental

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 393-4545

★ 5

Knife River Marina

Knife River, MN

(218) 834-6076

★ 4.7

Landing Sports Bar

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 834-5191

★ 4.6

Leroy's Repair

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 834-0743

★ 4.6

Meierhoff Marine

Two Harbors, MN

(218) 341-4588

★ 5

Resorts & Lodges Near Sullivan

Plan your stay — fishing resorts and lodges near Sullivan.

The Moose Bay Co
Fishing Resort Ely

(218) 365-6285
Bell Sheep Homestead
Fishing Resort Two Harbors

(218) 226-4614
Bob's Cabins On Lake Superior
Fishing Resort Two Harbors

(218) 834-4583
Breezy Point Cabins On Lake Superior
Fishing Resort Two Harbors

(218) 389-4522

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Fish Species

Species known to inhabit Sullivan. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

BluegillNorthern PikePumpkinseedWhite SuckerYellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Sullivan

Boreal Triangle Guide Service
Fishing Guide

(218) 830-2148
Boundary Waters Fishing Guide
Fishing Guide

(218) 235-9595
Duluth Superior Charter Fishing with Capt Paul Morris aboard Freedom II
Fishing Guide

(218) 428-5562
Ely Ice Fishing Company
Fishing Guide

(218) 365-3466
James Addiction Charter Fishing
Fishing Guide

(218) 213-8816
Muskie Doom Guide Service
Fishing Guide

(218) 491-3277

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Data sourced from Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. Last verified: March 19, 2026. Learn how we maintain this data.