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Frequently Asked Questions About Lake Benton, MN
- How big is Lake Benton?
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How big is Lake Benton?
How deep is Lake Benton?
What kind of fish can you catch in Lake Benton?
Other fish species in the lake include Fathead Minnow, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Orangespotted Sunfish and White Sucker.
What are the closest cities to Lake Benton?
Are there places to stay in the Lake Benton area?
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History & Status of the Fishery
Electrofishing for age-0 Walleye was conducted on 26 September 2023 on Lake Benton. Lake Benton was not stocked with walleye fry during 2023, so any age-0 walleye sampled would have been from natural reproduction or emigration. One-hundred-ninety-two (192) age-0 Walleye were sampled during 32 minutes of electrofishing. Sampling was conducted during late day. Fin clips from 50 age-0 walleye were kept and sent for genetic testing to determine ancestry. It was determined that 32.4% of age-0 walleye were Spicer Strain (SPS) and 30.1% were Lower Mississippi Strain (LMS) with the remainder not assigning distinctly to any strain and were a cross of genetic strains. Therefore, including the genetic crosses, Lake Benton is unique in that southern Minnesota strains are extremely dominant and make up nearly the entire 2023 year class. Spicer strain Walleye (Spicer Area Fisheries Office egg take) were last stocked in 2016 with stocking occurring from the early 2000's until 2016. Lower Mississippi Strain (Windom Area Fisheries Office egg take) Walleye have been stocked in Lake Benton since 2018 with spawning size fish (age-3 and older) becoming more common over the past several years. It appears that Lake Benton may contain an increasingly unique walleye population with more and more evidence of natural reproduction during the past 20 years. Since 2005, Lake Benton has a contribution of 20% due to natural reproduction. The 20% is only what can be determined during years where other walleye are not stocked, so the true percentage could actually be greater with natural reproduction adding to the population during years were walleye fry are stocked. More investigation into natural reproduction via genetic testing of year classes caught in gill nets and electrofishing will be done on Lake Benton.
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