Benny Lake fishing

Fishing at Benny Lake has Rainbow Trout, Splake, and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1979, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

Last stocked

May 15, 1989

Plants on record

11

Since 1979

Species recorded

3

Surface acres

12.8

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How Benny Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of June. In 1989 it was May 15, 1989, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 1986.

About 883 reported fish per acre, 20th most of 26 lakes in Luce County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Syphon Lake (0.9 mi), Peanut Lake (1.6 mi), Bass Lake (2.1 mi), Wolverine Lake (4.8 mi), and Ward Lake (5 mi) were stocked more recently. Syphon Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout, Peanut Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout and Splake, Bass Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Splake, Wolverine Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Ward Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Benny Lake

Fishing Benny Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 6 of 11 plants on record, ahead of Splake and one more.

Around the dates Benny Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.2°F in May, 60.9°F in June, 47.4°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Brook Trout 6 plants
Plants
6 of 11
Last stocked
May 15, 1989

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Splake 3 plants
Plants
3 of 11
Last stocked
May 13, 1983

Seasons and rigs are on the Splake guide.

Rainbow Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 11
Last stocked
June 12, 1980

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1501979
  • 1501980
  • 1501981
  • 751982
  • 1501983
  • 1,0001984
  • 2,8741985
  • 1,2001987
  • 1,2001988
  • 4,3501989

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 15, 1989 Brook Trout 4,350 – report
May 9, 1988 Brook Trout 1,200 – report
June 10, 1987 Brook Trout 1,200 – report
June 19, 1985 Brook Trout 1,674 – report
June 11, 1985 Brook Trout 1,200 – report
October 15, 1984 Brook Trout 1,000 – report
May 13, 1983 Splake 150 – report
May 27, 1982 Splake 75 – report
May 12, 1981 Splake 150 – report
June 12, 1980 Rainbow Trout 150 – report
June 11, 1979 Rainbow Trout 150 – report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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