Best Fishing Lakes in Ramsey County

42 lakes · Minnesota DNR survey data

Lakes by fishing quality

Ranked by the strongest game-fish, panfish, and trout scores from the latest DNR surveys. Lakes without a score yet are listed last.

Pike

38 acres

Excellent · 100

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Charley

37 acres

Excellent · 100

Black Crappie · White Crappie · Walleye

Island

59 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass

Silver

71 acres

Excellent · 97

Channel Catfish · Yellow Perch · Green Sunfish

East Vadnais

393 acres

Excellent · 94

Walleye · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

McCarron

73 acres

Excellent · 94

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Little Josephine

10 acres

Excellent · 94

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Bluegill

Bald Eagle

1,049 acres

Excellent · 93

Muskellunge · Northern Pike · Walleye

Como

71 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Channel Catfish · Northern Pike

Sucker

63 acres

Excellent · 90

Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike · White Crappie

Turtle

450 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

Owasso

375 acres

Excellent · 85

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Walleye

Willow

52 acres

Excellent · 83

Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Pleasant

607 acres

Excellent · 82

Walleye · Northern Pike · Muskellunge

Snail

158 acres

Excellent · 82

Green Sunfish · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Twin

32 acres

Excellent · 82

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish

Gervais

235 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Muskellunge

Long

173 acres

Excellent · 80

Channel Catfish · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Silver

76 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Phalen

198 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed

Josephine

116 acres

Excellent · 79

Walleye · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Evergreen Ponds

17 acres

Excellent · 75

Green Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Johanna

212 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Deep

72 acres

Good · 72

Black Crappie · Channel Catfish · White Crappie

Beaver

86 acres

Good · 65

Yellow Perch · Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass

Little Johanna

17 acres

Good · 63

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Unnamed

0 acres

Good · 63

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish

Unnamed

80 acres

Good · 62

Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Keller (main bay)

73 acres

Good · 62

Black Crappie · White Crappie · Green Sunfish

Bennett

29 acres

Good · 61

Hybrid Sunfish · Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass

Loeb

9 acres

Good · 60

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Pigs Eye

674 acres

Good · 59

Black Crappie · White Crappie · Yellow Perch

West Vadnais

212 acres

Good · 58

Yellow Perch · Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

Wakefield

22 acres

Good · 58

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Casey

12 acres

Good · 54

Black Crappie · Green Sunfish

Wabasso

43 acres

Good · 53

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Green Sunfish

Emily

13 acres

Good · 53

Black Crappie · Bluegill

Kohlman

84 acres

Good · 50

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch

Crosby

69 acres

Good · 50

White Crappie · Yellow Perch · Hybrid Sunfish

Spoon

7 acres

Average · 49

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Green Sunfish

Gervais Mill Pond

6 acres

Average · 44

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Goose

115 acres

Not yet scored