Bentsen Lake
Big Stone County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 06009001
DNR records show 2 stocking entries at Bentsen Lake since 2019, most recently walleye fry in 2022 (1,000,000 fish).
- Bentsen Lake has 2 DNR stocking records across 2 years (2019-2022): walleye (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,100,000 fish on record.
- Big Stone County, nearest town Clinton; DNR lake number (DOW) 06009001.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 1,000,000 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 100,000 | 0.8 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
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