Sutton Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sutton Lake is listed under Scott County, Minnesota. The setting is mixed forest. With some 53 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. Some 5.1 miles away sits Jordan, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 26 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Sutton Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Scott County list bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Sutton Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 71°F; by January the average is down near 11°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Sutton Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Swamp Lake at 2.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Sutton Lake should be assumed from this page alone.