Silver Lake (Ramsey County)
Ramsey County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 62000100
DNR records show 13 stocking entries at Silver Lake (Ramsey County) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (150,000 fish).
- Silver Lake (Ramsey County) has 13 DNR stocking records across 7 years (2016-2024): walleye (11), yellow perch (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,235,795 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 18 ft; surface area 76 acres, 71 littoral acres, 1.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Ramsey County, nearest town North Saint Paul; DNR lake number (DOW) 62000100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 5/3/1961 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 150,000 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 800,000 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | Walleye | adults | 15 | 19.5 |
| 2021 | Walleye | adults | 213 | 142.0 |
| 2021 | Yellow Perch | adults | 152 | 69.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 1,320 | 66.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | yearlings | 10 | 10.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 220 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | adults | 17 | 15.0 |
| 2019 | Yellow Perch | adults | 2,205 | 630.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 71,000 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 71,000 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 142,000 | 1.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | county | - Park land on north shore of the lake provides shore fishing along with a concrete plank boat launch. |
| O | city | - Park land on south shore of the lake provides shore and pier fishing opportunities. A swimming beach is located in SW corner of lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 33.11 | 298 | 0.06 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 4.78 | 43 | 0.16 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 4.22 | 38 | 0.16 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.56 | 32 | 0.13 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.90 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.12 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 2.25 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.19 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 21.50 | 43 | 0.11 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 19.50 | 39 | 0.09 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 14.50 | 29 | 0.13 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 6.50 | 13 | 0.18 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 8 | 1.24 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 3.14 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.13 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 1.18 |
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.
Silver Lake (72 acres and lake class 40) has maximum depth of 18 feet and littoral area of 71 acres. The lake is a heavily vegetated, shallow water basin that has a predominant Northern Pike - Largemouth Bass - Bluegill species composition. Eurasian watermilfoil was found in the lake in 1992. Since 1995, chemical treatments to control dense mats of milfoil have been done in the southern part of the lake. In 2007-2009 a series of lakewide herbicide treatments aimed at controlling Eurasian watermilfoil were conducted. These large chemical herbicide treatments perturbed the lake, resulting in a decline in native aquatic plant species and a corresponding decline in water clarity and quality. To this day, Silver Lake is still dominated by Eurasian watermilfoil. A city park on the south shore provides a fishing pier another city park along the north shore provides a fishing pier, shore, boat and winter access. A winter aeration system is located east of the boat access. Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Hybrid sunfish were the most abundant fish captured during this survey. Most Bluegill were small, with less than 8% over 6 inches long. Pumpkinseed and Hybrid Sunfish were also very small with average sizes of 5.3 and 5.6 inches respectively. Black Crappie are present in above average numbers but small in size, with no fish larger than 8 inches. Black Crappies had an average size of 6.3 inches. Yellow Perch numbers were above the median for lakes of this type. Yellow Perch size ranged from 5.6 to 7.4 inches with an average size of 6.5 inches. Consistent with what has been observed in previous surveys, Walleye have been found in low to modest numbers. One large Walleye was sampled during this survey, it measured over 27 inches. Largemouth Bass were moderately abundant with most fish measuring 9.5-14.5 inches Long. Northern Pike were sampled in above average numbers and are essentially unchanged in catch rate from the 2012 survey. This quantity is less than the previous survey of this lake (2005) in which Northern Pike were sampled at all-time highs for abundance. Northern Pike had an average size of 22 inches long. Yellow Bullheads were observed in below average numbers for this type of lake. Yellow Bullhead sizes ranged from 6.5 to almost 14 inches. Black Bullhead were found in much lower numbers during this survey than what was found in 2012. These fish however are of good size and had an average size of 12.0 inches. White Sucker were also present in low numbers, ranging in size from 16-21 inches. Other fish found in low abundance were Golden Shiner and Brown…
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