Sullivan

Morrison County, Minnesota — DOW #49001600

102 Surveys

Special Regulations for Sullivan

This lake has regulations that differ from statewide defaults. Always check before fishing.

Possession limit 10 combined total for both lakes. (Sullivan Lake and connected Platte Lake)

1,103.4

Acres

57 ft

Max Depth

17.6 ft

Mean Depth

Fish Species

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 Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	7
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	12.9	—	—	207
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	2.2	—	—	44
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	1.4 (normal)	1.2 – 5.2	0.95 lb	17
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.2 – 10.9	0.89 lb	9
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	3.7	—	0.77 lb	88

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	1.9	—	1.67 lb	160
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	0.6	—	1.38 lb	10
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	1.4	—	1.74 lb	27
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	3.8 (normal)	2.8 – 9.0	1.89 lb	46
1993-07-06	Survey seining	0.5	—	—	2
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.6	—	1.24 lb	7
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.4	—	1.63 lb	10

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.0	—	—	2
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	0.2	—	—	3
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	2
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.0	17.64 lb	1
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.0	—	5.06 lb	1

Rock Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.4	—	—	34
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	0.3	—	—	5
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	0.6	—	—	11
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	3.4 (normal)	0.6 – 3.9	0.46 lb	41
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.69 lb	10
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.0	—	0.05 lb	1

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.2	—	—	15
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	3.0	—	—	48
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	0.3	—	—	7
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.08 lb	3
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	0.10 lb	9
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.2	—	0.37 lb	4

Common Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.1	—	4

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	4.4	—	3.20 lb	364
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	0.3	—	2.94 lb	5
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	0.3	—	1.73 lb	7
2013-10-31	Fall electrofishing	8.0	—	—	9
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	3.2 (below normal)	3.3 – 8.8	1.43 lb	38
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.8	1.71 lb	1
2011-09-15	Special electrofishing	8.5	—	0.52 lb	12
2014-05-29	Special electrofishing	128.5	—	0.20 lb	90
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.2	—	1.46 lb	4
2020-09-23	Fall electrofishing	27.0	—	0.08 lb	27
2016-06-09	Fall electrofishing	9.2	—	0.28 lb	10

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.1	—	1.79 lb	8
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.4	1.58 lb	4
1993-07-06	Survey seining	16.3	—	—	65
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.3	0.13 lb	1
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.2	—	2.57 lb	4

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	1.0	—	—	79
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	5.5	—	0.23 lb	88
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	2.2	—	—	44
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.8	—	0.05 lb	9
1993-07-06	Survey seining	0.5	—	—	2
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	7.1 (normal)	1.8 – 7.8	0.08 lb	85
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	1.1	—	0.26 lb	27

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	7.7	—	0.08 lb	632
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	19.2	—	0.22 lb	307
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	13.3	—	0.35 lb	266
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	2.2	—	0.22 lb	26
1993-07-06	Survey seining	2.0	—	—	8
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	64.8 (above normal)	4.4 – 49.0	0.04 lb	777
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	7.0	—	0.18 lb	169
2015-06-12	Special electrofishing	97.0	—	0.22 lb	139

Tullibee (Cisco)

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.0	—	1.82 lb	3
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.8 – 6.2	0.55 lb	2

Bowfin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.2	—	—	14
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	0.3	—	—	5
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	1.1	—	—	22
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.3 (normal)	0.1 – 0.4	4.15 lb	4
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.1	4.46 lb	4
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.4	—	4.60 lb	9

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	5
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.9 – 4.0	3.09 lb	1

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	4.0	—	0.18 lb	328
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	3.1	—	0.38 lb	49
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	2.3	—	0.61 lb	46
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	5.1 (above normal)	0.4 – 2.7	0.18 lb	61
1993-07-06	Survey seining	5.0	—	—	20
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	4.0 (above normal)	0.4 – 2.3	0.14 lb	48
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.9	—	0.30 lb	22
2015-06-12	Special electrofishing	12.6	—	0.46 lb	18

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.3	—	—	24
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	2.8	—	—	45
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.0	—	0.59 lb	1

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	2.7	—	—	223
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	1.8	—	—	29
2019-06-05	Special trap nets	0.3	—	—	5
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.8	1.19 lb	1
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.6	1.00 lb	3
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.2	—	1.42 lb	5

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.9	—	0.01 lb	76
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	0.3	—	0.01 lb	5
1993-07-06	Standard gill nets	6.8 (below normal)	7.0 – 46.3	0.13 lb	82
1993-07-06	Survey seining	92.8	—	—	371
1993-07-06	Standard trap nets	1.6 (normal)	0.6 – 3.5	0.06 lb	19
2015-06-12	Special trap nets	0.1	—	0.07 lb	2

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2006-04-07	Special trap nets	0.0	—	1
2009-06-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	1

EMS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1993-07-06	Survey seining	12.5	—	50

BNS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1993-07-06	Survey seining	116.5	—	466

Logperch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1993-07-06	Survey seining	0.5	—	2

Spottail Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1993-07-06	Survey seining	0.3	—	1

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Marinas

Boater's Dream, LLC

Little Falls, MN

(320) 632-8152

★ 3.9

Earl La Mieur Rental

Little Falls, MN

(320) 632-9294

★ 4

K&M Group Boats

Little Falls, MN

(763) 260-4177

★ 5

Le Bourget Park

Little Falls, MN

(320) 616-5500

★ 4.2

Mike's Marine and ATV-Small Engine Repair

Little Falls, MN

(320) 632-5141

★ 4.3

Monahan's Marine

Little Falls, MN

(320) 632-5666

★ 4.5

Resorts & Lodges Near Sullivan

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Fish Species

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

Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Bowfin (Dogfish)Brown Bullhead Common Carp Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Pumpkinseed Rock Bass Smallmouth Bass Tullibee (Cisco)Walleye White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Sullivan

2 Rivers Fly Fishing

Fishing Guide

(218) 851-8118

Crooked hat guide service

Fishing Guide

(507) 469-2714

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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.

Sullivan

Special Regulations for Sullivan

DNR Fish Surveys

Yellow Bullhead

Northern Pike

Common Carp

Rock Bass

Hybrid Sunfish

Common Shiner

Walleye

Largemouth Bass

Pumpkinseed

Bluegill

Tullibee (Cisco)

Bowfin

White Sucker

Black Crappie

Black Bullhead

Brown Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Green Sunfish

EMS

BNS

Logperch

Spottail Shiner

Depth Maps & Lake Info

Map & Directions

Nearby Bait & Tackle

Da Fishin Hole

Evergreen Outfitting

Maple Island Park

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Aitkin Backwoods Farm Supply LLC

Beimert Outdoors

Nearby Marinas

Boater's Dream, LLC

Earl La Mieur Rental

K&M Group Boats

Le Bourget Park

Mike's Marine and ATV-Small Engine Repair

Monahan's Marine

Resorts & Lodges Near Sullivan

Fish Species

Fishing Guides Near Sullivan

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