Ramsey Lake
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86012000
DNR records show 13 stocking entries at Ramsey Lake since 2017, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2025 (2,564 fish).
- Ramsey Lake has 13 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2017-2025): walleye (13).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 179,579 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 80 ft, mean depth 21 ft; surface area 317 acres, 135 littoral acres, 3.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.1 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Maple Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 86012000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/25/1975 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,564 | 82.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | yearlings | 99 | 60.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 67,498 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | Walleye | yearlings | 120 | 30.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,968 | 132.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 101,683 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fingerlings | 14 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | adults | 538 | 220.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | adults | 1 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,146 | 156.5 |
| 2019 | Walleye | - | 665 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 9 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fingerlings | 1,274 | 182.0 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| asphalt ramp | Minnesota DNR | The state owned access is located on the south east side of the lake off of County Road 8. |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 91.19 | 155 | 1.40 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 22.62 | 181 | 0.11 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.62 | 13 | 0.25 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.25 | 10 | 0.23 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 0.11 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 0.22 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.38 | 3 | 1.56 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 2 | 0.04 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 2 | 6.27 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 21.17 | 127 | 0.75 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 10.67 | 64 | 0.08 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 9.67 | 58 | 0.15 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 9.33 | 56 | 0.34 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 6.50 | 39 | 3.41 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 16 | 3.70 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 6 | 1.77 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 6.37 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
Ramsey Lake is a 275 acre lake located on the south side of the City of Maple Lake in central Wright County. Ramsey Lake has a maximum depth of 82 feet and a 10 year average water clarity of three feet. The Ramsey Lake watershed is 6,037 acres with land use consisting of 38% agriculture, 22% marsh/open water, 14% forest, 13% residential, 11% pasture, and 2% grassland. A standard survey was conducted in 2017 to monitor changes in the fishery from the last survey completed in 2008. Ramsey Lake has a diverse aquatic plant community. While no submerged plant survey was conducted in 2017, the last submerged plant survey conducted in 2008 found 24 species of aquatic plants growing to a depth of nine feet. Coontail, sago pondweed, and Eurasian watermilfoil were the most common. Emergent and floating-leaf plants were mapped in 2017 and found to cover 47% of the shoreline. Species found were cattail spp. (54 acres), white waterlily (4 acres), and bulrush spp. (0.1 acres). Ramsey Lake is considered to be a "good fishing lake" and consistently provides crappie and sunfish angling. If an angler were looking for good bass, Northern Pike and Walleye fishing all together, Ramsey Lake would be the place to go. Largemouth Bass were captured by night electrofishing in May 2017. The catch rate in 2017 exceeded the average catch rate for lakes in the Sauk Rapids Management area and was similar to the rate observed in 2008. Bass up to 19 inches can be found though the average fish runs about 12 inches. The average Northern Pike was 24 inches long and weighed 3.4 pounds. Thirty eight percent of the Northern Pike were longer than 24 inches and 15 percent were longer than 30 inches. This percentage is much better than average and even better than some of our lakes that are regulated for quality Northern Pike. Ramsey Lake has been stocked with Walleye fingerlings every other year for several decades. Walleye numbers decreased significantly since 2008 but remained within the range of expected values for the lake class. The average Walleye was 20 inches long and weighed 3.7 pounds. Growth of Walleye was fast as stocked fish grew to nearly 20 inches in four years. The catch of Yellow Perch increased from the 2008 survey but remained well below the lake's long term average. Yellow Perch are often cyclic in abundance but this population needs to increase in order to balance the fish community. The catch rate of Bluegill was similar to the last survey in 2008 and typical for lakes with similar characteristics. The average length of Bluegill (five inches) was small but fish up to…
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