Stocked

FMZ 8 · Colquhoun · Cochrane District

Bear Lake

Bear Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 260 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1952: 42 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Brook Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other brook trout lakes in Zone 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 275 Brook Trout27520172018: 300 Brook Trout30020182019: 400 Brook Trout400201920202021: 200 Brook Trout200202120222023: 200 Brook Trout20020232024: 184 Brook Trout18420242025: 260 Brook Trout26020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    400
    Last 10 yrs
    1,819

    Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings260
2024Brook Troutyearlings184
2023Brook Troutyearlings200
2021Brook Troutyearlings200
2019Brook Troutyearlings400
2018Brook Troutyearlings200
2018Brook Troutadults100
2017Brook Troutyearlings275
Older records (34 stockings, 1952–2011)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2011-05-17Brook Troutyearlings200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-26Brook Troutyearlings200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-10-23Brook Troutadults50Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2007-05-23Brook Troutyearlings200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-26Brook Troutyearlings157Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-06-04Brook Troutyearlings200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-04-11Brook Troutfry29,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-01Brook Troutsub-adults500
1987-01-01Brook Troutyearlings1,750
1985-07-17Brook Troutsub-adults500Supplemental
1974-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1965-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1962-06-01Brook Troutyearlings460
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings460
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings460
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings460
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1956-07-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1955-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1954-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400

Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.

Where it is

49.2065, -81.2876 · Open in OpenStreetMap