FMZ 11 · Hammell · North Bay District
Bear Lake
Bear Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,000 Lake Trout yearlings.
Records here go back to 1947: 59 stocking events in total.
In the sweet spot
Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other lake trout lakes in Zone 11 worth fishing.
- Lake Trout
By species
- Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 5,000
- Last 10 yrs
- 20,975
Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.
- Rainbow TroutHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1961
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
- WalleyeHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1954
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
- Smallmouth BassHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1950
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Stage | Fish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 2024 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | |
| 2023 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 2022 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 1,000 | |
| 2021 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 2020 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,980 | |
| 2019 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 2018 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,995 | |
| 2017 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | |
| 2016 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 |
Older records (49 stockings, 1947–2015)
| Date | Species | Stage | Fish | Strain / purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-10 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2014-03-21 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2013-03-15 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2012-02-29 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2011-03-03 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2010-03-11 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2009-03-23 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2008-03-27 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2007-03-20 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,500 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2006-03-22 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2005-03-21 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2004-03-23 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2003-03-19 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2001-03-16 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2000-03-08 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1999-03-17 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1998-03-11 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,500 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1997-03-11 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1996-04-04 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1995-03-10 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,500 | Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1994-02-09 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 4,000 | Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1993-03-11 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 1,500 | Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1992-03-25 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 1,500 | Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental |
| 1991-03-22 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 1,500 | Supplemental |
| 1990-05-17 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 1,500 | Supplemental |
| 1989-03-09 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,500 | Supplemental |
| 1988-03-31 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,500 | Supplemental |
| 1987-05-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,500 | Supplemental |
| 1986-05-05 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | Supplemental |
| 1984-05-23 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,500 | Supplemental |
| 1982-05-20 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,886 | Supplemental |
| 1981-05-15 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 8,000 | Supplemental |
| 1977-09-19 | Lake Trout | fingerlings | 6,000 | Supplemental |
| 1977-05-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Supplemental |
| 1976-05-18 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 4,000 | Supplemental |
| 1970-06-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 1,500 | |
| 1968-05-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 1967-06-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 1966-06-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,750 | |
| 1965-06-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 3,750 | |
| 1964-05-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 1963-05-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 1,000 | |
| 1962-05-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 1961-10-01 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 3,000 | |
| 1961-05-01 | Lake Trout | yearlings | 500 | |
| 1954-05-01 | Walleye | eggs | 100,000 | |
| 1953-07-01 | Lake Trout | fry | 2,000 | |
| 1950-07-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fingerlings | 400 | |
| 1947-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 5,000 |
Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.
Where it is
46.6303, -79.6028 · Open in OpenStreetMap