2 miles southwest of Maplewood
Ramsey County, Minnesota · 44.9875° N, 93.0530° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Lake Phalen; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:23 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of Lake Phalen in 8 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 120 tiger muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: tiger muskellunge, walleye, white bass.
Latest: 2025: 120 tiger muskellunge fingerlings.
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 Lake Phalen was in June 2015: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 12 species. This survey is 11 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2020; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1989 0.7 · 1999 6.7 · 2004 0.7 · 2009 0.5 · 2015 1.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1989 26 · 1999 39 · 2004 134 · 2009 71 · 2015 29
Walleye: 11 measured, 11 to 25 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 61 measured, 7 to 31 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 5 measured, 7 to 14 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.67 lb, normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 12 measured, 5 to 8 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.18 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 358 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 21 Jun 2015, 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 10 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2009–2020.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Phalen is 91 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 198 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of it in 8 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 120 tiger muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2015 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed.
About 65% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.