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Bench Lake

The Minnesota DNR reports 1,500 trout stocked in Bench Lake (Cook County) in 2024, the latest year in its lake stocking report. The DNR reports stocking by year, not by day. Minnesota DNR lists it as “Bench”.

Minnesota DNR data pulled .

A lake with rocks and clouds
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Bench Lake in numbers

trout stocked in 2024
1,500
yearly average, 2020–2023
600
years stocked since 2020
3
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout stocking the DNR reports for this lake, by year, species and size class (fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults), newest first.

Stocked in 20241,5001,500 brook trout
Every year since 2020
YearSpeciesSizeFish
2024Brook troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,500
2022Brook troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,500
2020Brook troutfingerlingsfingerlings900
2020 – 2024

Trout stocked each year

Shown from 2020 to 2024, the latest year the DNR has published. The tallest year is yellow.

  1. 9002020: 900 fish
  2. –2021: 0 fish
  3. 1.5k2022: 1,500 fish
  4. –2023: 0 fish
  5. 1.5k2024: 1,500 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brook trout3,900100%

Where it is

Minnesota trout stockingAll Cook County waters

Open on a map

Map point 48.0558, -90.2375: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 655330). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between map points, not driving distance.

Also in Cook County: Mink Lake, Trout Lake, Kimball Lake, Birch Lake, Esther Lake, Pine Lake, Leo Lake, Thompson Lake.

Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near Bench Lake

Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.

Bait and tackleNone in 10 mi
Boat rental9.6miCampground7.4miLodging6.8mi

Boats, kayaks and marinas

1 listed

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 3
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