Stocked

FMZ 7 · Lahontan · Nipigon District

Bear Trap Lake

Bear Trap Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 4,000 Splake yearlings and 1,000 Lake Trout yearlings.

In the sweet spot

Splake and Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016201720182019: 3,998 Lake Trout4.0k20192020: 3,000 Splake2020: 1,000 Lake Trout4.0k20202021: 3,000 Splake2021: 1,000 Lake Trout4.0k20212022: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k20222023: 4,500 Splake2023: 1,000 Lake Trout5.5k20232024: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k20242025: 4,000 Splake2025: 1,000 Lake Trout5.0k20252026
  • Splake
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    7,500
    Last 10 yrs
    14,500

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

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,000
    Last 10 yrs
    9,998

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Splakeyearlings4,000
2025Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2024Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2023Splakeyearlings4,500
2023Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2022Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2021Splakeyearlings3,000
2021Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2020Splakeyearlings3,000
2020Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2019Lake Troutyearlings3,998

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

Where it is

48.8599, -87.5184 · Open in OpenStreetMap