Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best crappie lakes in Ramsey County
35 surveyed crappie lakes sit in Ramsey County; the 10 ranked here cleared this site's grade rubric, which reads DNR survey catch rates, size structure and trophy history the same way the live map does for every lake.
Johanna Lake leads at grade B+, with 16.8 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2021 survey and a 10-inch fish the biggest measured. Owasso Lake is next at B, 3.5 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2024 survey, 1% of the crappie netted over 10 inches. Pleasant Lake rounds out the top three at B−, a 13-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 10" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanna Lake | B+ | 212 | 16.8/net in trap nets | 0% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2021 |
| 2 | Owasso Lake | B | 375 | 3.5/net in trap nets | 1% | 10" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 3 | Pleasant Lake | B− | 607 | — | 17% | 13" | 0.5 lb | 2020 |
| 4 | Turtle Lake | C+ | 450 | — | 9% | 11" | 0.3 lb | 2025 |
| 5 | Josephine Lake | C+ | 116 | — | 0% | 8" | 0.1 lb | 2024 |
| 6 | Bald Eagle Lake | C+ | 1,049 | — | 0% | 8" | 0.2 lb | 2022 |
| 7 | Snail Lake | C+ | 158 | 2.6/net in trap nets | 0% | 8" | 0.2 lb | 2016 |
| 8 | Long Lake | C | 173 | 2.2/net in trap nets | 0% | 8" | 0.2 lb | 2021 |
| 9 | Gervais Lake | C− | 235 | 1.2/net in trap nets | 0% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2021 |
| 10 | Phalen Lake | C− | 198 | 1.2/net in trap nets | 0% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2020 |
Also ranked in Ramsey County: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Bluegill · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best crappie lakes in Minnesota
Grades are this site's rubric over Minnesota DNR survey data (catch per unit effort against DNR benchmarks, size structure, trophy history). See any lake's page for the underlying numbers. Survey years vary by lake; the table shows each lake's latest.