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Beltrami County

Benjamin Lake

The Minnesota DNR reports 2,563 trout stocked in Benjamin Lake (Beltrami County) in 2025, the latest year in its lake stocking report. The DNR reports stocking by year, not by day. Minnesota DNR lists it as “Benjamin”.

Minnesota DNR data pulled .

A lake
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Benjamin Lake in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
2,563
yearly average, 2020–2024
1,777
years stocked since 2020
6
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 20252,5632,263 rainbow trout; 300 brown trout
Every year since 2020
YearSpeciesSizeFish
2025Brown troutyearlingsyearlings300
2025Rainbow troutyearlingsyearlings2,200
2025Rainbow troutadultsadults63
2024Brown troutadultsadults125
2024Brown troutyearlingsyearlings300
2024Rainbow troutyearlingsyearlings2,200
2023Brown troutyearlingsyearlings350
2023Rainbow troutyearlingsyearlings1,800
2023Rainbow troutadultsadults50
2022Rainbow troutadultsadults61
2022Rainbow troutyearlingsyearlings1,000
2021Rainbow troutyearlingsyearlings1,500
2020Rainbow troutyearlingsyearlings1,500
2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

Shown from 2020 to 2025, the latest year the DNR has published. The tallest year is yellow.

  1. 1.5k2020: 1,500 fish
  2. 1.5k2021: 1,500 fish
  3. 1.1k2022: 1,061 fish
  4. 2.2k2023: 2,200 fish
  5. 2.6k2024: 2,625 fish
  6. 2.6k2025: 2,563 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout10,37491%
Brown trout1,0759%

Where it is

Minnesota trout stockingAll Beltrami County waters

Open on a map

Map point 47.6403, -94.5453: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 655335). 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 Beltrami County: South Branch Battle River.

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

Near Benjamin 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 tackle6.2mi
Boat rentalNone in 10 mi
Campground0.2miLodging5.8mi

Bait and tackle

1 listed

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3
  • Rabideau CCC Campcampground · Hines0.2 mi
  • Webster Lake Campgroundcampground · Beltrami County3.1 mi
  • Scenic Highway Resortcampground · Blackduck4.0 mi

Lodging

nearest 3
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