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Crystal Lake

📍 Benzie County, Michigan

Stunning clarity. Excellent rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and lake trout. Popular summer destination.

9,854
Acres
165 ft
Max depth
53
Fish species
3
Boat launches
✓
Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Crystal Lake

Atlantic Salmon Good
Salmo salar
Lake Trout Excellent
Salvelinus namaycush
Smallmouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus dolomieu
Black Crappie Good
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Largemouth Bass Good
Micropterus salmoides
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Rainbow Trout Good
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Splake Good
Salvelinus fontinalis x namaycush
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
Coho Salmon Fair
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Burbot Good
Lota lota
Hybrid Sunfish Good
Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus
Lake Whitefish Good
Coregonus clupeaformis
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
Rainbow Smelt Good
Osmerus mordax
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
Cisco Fair
Coregonus artedi
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
Brook Stickleback Good
Culaea inconstans
Central Mudminnow Good
Umbra limi
Common Shiner Good
Luxilus cornutus
Deepwater Sculpin Good
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Finescale Dace Good
Phoxinus neogaeus
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chub Good
Couesius plumbeus
Least Darter Good
Etheostoma microperca
Longnose Sucker Good
Catostomus catostomus
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
Mottled Sculpin Good
Cottus bairdii
Ninespine Stickleback Good
Pungitius pungitius
Northern Pearl Dace Good
Margariscus nachtriebi
Northern Redbelly Dace Good
Phoxinus eos
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
Slimy Sculpin Good
Cottus cognatus
Spoonhead Sculpin Good
Cottus ricei
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Threespine Stickleback Good
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Crystal Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 4, 2024 Walleye 36,330 1.5"
Apr 15, 2024 Rainbow Trout 20,000 7.4"
Apr 8, 2024 Lake Trout 44,790 5.7"
Apr 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 21,999 6.1"
Oct 10, 2023 Rainbow Trout 102,876 3.0"
May 4, 2023 Rainbow Trout 10,714 6.5"
Apr 12, 2023 Rainbow Trout 14,568 6.1"
Apr 12, 2023 Rainbow Trout 14,569 6.1"
Apr 7, 2023 Lake Trout 23,030 5.6"
Apr 7, 2023 Lake Trout 19,998 5.6"
Oct 12, 2022 Lake Trout 82,587 4.1"
Jun 1, 2022 Walleye 36,269 1.2"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Crystal Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Beulah Waterfront Launch -- Crystal Lake
📍 Beulah Waterfront Park, Beulah, MI 49617
Paved ramp Free 40 parking spots
Restrooms, picnic area, swimming beach
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Crystal Lake Boat Launch
📍 Beulah, MI 49617
Paved ramp Free 20 parking spots
Parking
⚠ Good condition, single lane
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Crystal Lake Township Launch
📍 Crystal Dr, Beulah, MI 49617
Paved ramp Free 50 parking spots
Restrooms, dock
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📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.
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🌤 Current Crystal Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

📋 DNR Stocking Database 📖 Michigan Fishing Guide (PDF) 🗺 View on Map 📍 Google Maps 🎣 Log a catch here