Stocked

FMZ 7 · Strey · Nipigon District

Bews Lake

Bews Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2024 with 725 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1957: 21 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 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k201620172018: 1,115 Brook Trout1.1k201820192020: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202020212022: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202220232024: 725 Brook Trout725202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    3,840

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings725
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,115
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,500
Older records (16 stockings, 1957–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-03-25Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-02-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-03-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-03-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-03-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-04-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-06-04Brook Troutyearlings900Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-06-11Brook Troutyearlings650Supplemental
1986-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,250Supplemental
1983-06-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1969-06-13Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,750
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,300
1959-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings250
1958-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600

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

Where it is

48.8586, -87.0550 · Open in OpenStreetMap