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Benzie County

Crystal Lake

Michigan DNR logged 2 trout stocking dates at Crystal Lake in 2026 so far, 86,081 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 16, 2026.

Michigan DNR data pulled . Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.

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Crystal Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
86,081
by the same date in 2025
148,579
in all of 2025
148,579
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and salmon release Michigan DNR lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include small fish (fingerlings) as well as catchable trout; the average length tells them apart (the DNR records it in centimetres; it is shown here in inches). The site is the stocking point the DNR names within the water.

Last stocked, Apr 16, 202619,998Rainbow trout, avg 7 in
2026 · 86,081 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 16Rainbow trout19,998 fish · Beulah19,998Beulah7 in
Apr 8Lake trout23,995 fish · Yacht Club23,995Yacht Club6 in
Apr 8Lake trout21,396 fish · Yacht Club21,396Yacht Club6 in
Apr 8Rainbow trout20,692 fish · Beulah20,692Beulah7.7 in
2025 · 148,579 fish on 5 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Oct 20Rainbow trout60,034 fish · Beulah60,034Beulah2.8 in
May 20Rainbow trout7,311 fish · Beulah7,311Beulah8.5 in
Apr 23Rainbow trout13,840 fish · Beulah13,840Beulah6.1 in
Apr 10Rainbow trout21,164 fish · Beulah21,164Beulah7.8 in
Apr 9Lake trout24,995 fish · Yacht Club24,995Yacht Club5.6 in
Apr 9Lake trout21,235 fish · Yacht Club21,235Yacht Club5.6 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026286,081
20255148,579
2024386,789
20234185,755
20223168,577
20214159,699
20204112,610
2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fingerlings. Records start in 2020.

  1. 113k2020: 112,610 fish
  2. 160k2021: 159,699 fish
  3. 169k2022: 168,577 fish
  4. 186k2023: 185,755 fish
  5. 87k2024: 86,789 fish
  6. 149k2025: 148,579 fish
  7. 86k2026: 86,081 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout521,59355%
Lake trout426,49745%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Benzie County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 44.6616, -86.1726: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 624181). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

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

Also in Benzie County: Platte River, Betsie River, Lake Michigan.

Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.