Bennett Lake
MI · Livingston
- Stocked
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Livingston County
- Last stocked
- October 27, 2025
- Species
- Walleye, Black crappie
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 500 | 14 | 10-27-2025 |
| Black crappie | 250 | 11.43 | 10-27-2025 |
| Walleye | 550 | 12.7 | 11-19-2024 |
| Black crappie | 238 | 11.43 | 11-19-2024 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Walleye
Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.
Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.
Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches
Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits
Crappie
Rod: Light or ultralight rod, 4.5 to 8 feet or longer. Longer rods are gentler on their soft mouths.
Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament; 6 lb is a good default.
Baits: small minnows, waxworms, pieces of nightcrawler
Lures: 1/32 to 1/8 oz jigs with small plastic bodies, small spinners and spinnerbaits, small crankbaits
Likely species (watershed)
Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Darter, Redfin Shiner, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Spotted Sucker, Striped Shiner, Western Blacknose Dace
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.