Lake Sugema fishing: Muskellunge, Walleye, Redear
Target species: Muskellunge, Walleye, Redear, Channel Catfish
The lake
Lake Sugema covers 620 acres in Iowa, across Van Buren County. It is a lake: 92.9% of it is 22 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 32 feet (9.8 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 32 ft (9.8 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.9% of the water is 22 feet or shallower. We hold 80 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 13.4% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 12.1% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 11.7% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 10.2% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 8.5% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 8.7% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 6.7% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 5.5% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 4.8% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 6.5% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 4.8% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 2.9% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 1.7% of the water
- 26–28 ft: 2.5% of the water
4 target fish, led by Muskellunge
- Muskellunge — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
- Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
- Redear — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
Stocking: 112,553 fish, 1999–2015
Iowa DNR records list 112,553 fish released into this water from 1999 to 2015. The latest stocking on record is from 2015, more than three years ago.
- Walleye: 84,127 in 1999–2015
- Channel Catfish: 24,587 in 1999–2009
- Muskellunge: 3,839 in 2006–2010
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 76°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8. These readings span 2017–2024.
Where this data comes from
- Iowa DNR — Iowa DNR: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
