FMZ 15 · Dickens · Bancroft District
Bear Lake
Bear Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 900 Brook Trout yearlings.
Records here go back to 1965: 22 stocking events in total.
In the sweet spot
Splake stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 15 worth fishing.
- Brook Trout
- Splake
By species
- SplakeIn the sweet spot
- Last stocked
- 2023
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 1,800
- Last 10 yrs
- 3,800
Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.
- Brook TroutStill growing
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 900
Recent stockings, but most of those fish are still small.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Stage | Fish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 900 | |
| 2023 | Splake | yearlings | 900 | |
| 2021 | Splake | yearlings | 900 | |
| 2019 | Splake | yearlings | 1,000 | |
| 2017 | Splake | yearlings | 1,000 |
Older records (17 stockings, 1965–2015)
| Date | Species | Stage | Fish | Strain / purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-11 | Splake | yearlings | 900 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2013-05-23 | Splake | yearlings | 900 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2011-05-06 | Splake | yearlings | 900 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2009-05-01 | Splake | sub-adults | 900 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2007-05-15 | Splake | yearlings | 800 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2005-05-09 | Splake | yearlings | 1,600 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2003-05-14 | Splake | yearlings | 1,900 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2001-05-14 | Splake | yearlings | 1,900 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1997-05-14 | Splake | yearlings | 1,900 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1991-05-09 | Splake | yearlings | 1,600 | Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1989-05-05 | Splake | yearlings | 1,600 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1987-04-28 | Splake | yearlings | 1,000 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1986-04-28 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1968-05-01 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 450 | |
| 1967-05-01 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 524 | |
| 1966-05-01 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 784 | |
| 1965-05-01 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 882 |
Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.
Where it is
45.5189, -77.9005 · Open in OpenStreetMap