Snail Lake
Ramsey County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 62007300
DNR records show 8 stocking entries at Snail Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (130,000 fish).
- Snail Lake has 8 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2024): walleye (8).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,170,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 30 ft; surface area 158 acres, 130 littoral acres, 2.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Ramsey County, nearest town Shoreview; DNR lake number (DOW) 62007300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey (get source); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 130,000 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 130,000 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 130,000 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 130,000 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 130,000 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 130,000 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 130,000 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 260,000 | 2.6 |
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 | city |
DNR fish survey, 2016
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 33.44 | 301 | 0.05 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 15.33 | 138 | 0.21 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 9.67 | 87 | 0.44 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 6.11 | 55 | 0.19 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 4.78 | 43 | 0.30 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 4.11 | 37 | 0.21 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.56 | 23 | 0.16 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 2.00 | 18 | 1.72 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 16.33 | 49 | 0.23 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 15.00 | 45 | 2.38 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 6 | 0.09 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.67 | 5 | 0.37 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.11 |
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.
Snail Lake is a 148 acre class 38 lake located in northern Ramsey County. Snail Lake is primarily managed for Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike, with Walleye and Bluegill as secondary management species. Walleye fry are stocked biennially at a rate of 2,000 per littoral acre (260,000 fry). Snail Lake experienced a significant winterkill event during the winter of 2012-13, so additional Walleye fry, adult Black Crappie, and prespawn adult Largemouth Bass were stocked in 2014. Northern Pike catch rate was 15 fish per net in the gillnets, above average for class 38 lakes and a significant increase from the 7.75 fish pet net sampled in the last survey in 2004. Sampled Northern Pike ranged from 15 to 34 inches, with an average length of 21.79 inches. over 51% of sampled pike were greater than 21 inches in length, 16% were greater than 25 inches, and 9% were greater than 26 inches. The largest pike sampled in 2016 was 34.5 inches in length. Two Walleyes were sampled in the trap nets at a catch rate of 0.22 fish per net. This is below average for class 38 lakes. Walleyes averaged 16.36 inches in length and were both from the 2013 fry stocking (age-3). Largemouth Bass are typically not sampled effectively by gill nets or trap nets, however bass catch rate was 1.22 fish per trap net, above average for class 38 lakes. Sampled bass ranged from 5 to 12.6 inches in length and the average Largemouth Bass sampled in 2016 was 10.48 inches long. Bluegill catch rate was 33.44 fish per net in the trap nets, above average for class 38 lakes. Sampled Bluegills ranged from 2.36 to 7.56 inches, and the average length was 4.9 inches. Over 11% of Bluegills were greater than 6 inches in length and 4% were greater than 7 inches. Pumpkinseeds, Green Sunfish, and hybrid Sunfish were all sampled at above average abundance. Individuals greater than 8 inches were sampled of all three species. Both Black and Yellow Bullheads were sampled at average to above average abundances in the trap nets. The average Black Bullhead was 7.77 inches in length, and the largest was 12.4 inches. The average Yellow Bullhead was 8.49 inches in length and the largest was 14.17 inches.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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