at Little Canada
Ramsey County, Minnesota · 45.0201° N, 93.0707° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Gervais Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:22 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 19 stockings of Gervais Lake in 9 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 234 tiger muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: tiger muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 75 walleye yearlings.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Gervais Lake was in July 2020: 5 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2021; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2000 3.5 · 2005 4.5 · 2011 2.0 · 2017 2.0 · 2020 4.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 87 · 2005 175 · 2011 116 · 2017 49 · 2020 24
Walleye: 20 measured, 7 to 24 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 81 measured, 13 to 34 in, half 25 in or longer; average 3.5 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 11 measured, 3 to 16 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.56 lb, normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 60 measured, 3 to 10 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.18 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 433 measured, 0 to 7 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, tiger muskellunge, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 13 Jul 2020, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2011–2020.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Gervais Lake is 41 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 235 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 19 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 234 tiger muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2020 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and walleye.
About 66% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.