Trout lake

Bench Lake

Public accessStocked 2024

Bench Lake is a 29-acre lake in Cook County, 16 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2003. Recorded species include trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
16006300
County
Cook
Surface area
29 acres
Maximum depth
16 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
24 acres, 83% of the lake
Shoreline
1.1 miles
Average water clarity
9.0 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2003, population assessment
Surveys on record
5, since 1975
Game fish caught in the 2003 survey
brook trout 17
Fish species recorded
brook trout
Stocked in 2024
brook trout fingerlings (1,500)
Stocked in 2022
brook trout fingerlings (1,500)
Stocked in 2020
brook trout fingerlings (900)
Stocking years on record
5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
Public accesses (DNR survey record)
1, owned by US Forest Service
Fish consumption
Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
15 to 29 feet
Public access
Yes
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.

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