Stocked

FMZ 18 · Denbigh · Bancroft District

Big Birch Lake

Big Birch Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,300 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1949: 74 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k201620172018: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k201820192020: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k202020212022: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k202220232024: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,300
    Last 10 yrs
    5,200

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,300
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,300
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,300
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,300
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,300
Older records (69 stockings, 1949–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-12Brook Troutyearlings1,150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-25Brook Troutfingerlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-05Brook Troutyearlings1,395L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-05Brook Troutyearlings491Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-19Brook Troutyearlings3,044Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-20Brook Troutyearlings1,109Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-29Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-06-02Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,354Put-Grow-and Take
1991-09-26Brook Troutfingerlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-12Brook Troutfingerlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,400Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-26Brook Troutyearlings3,190Put-and-Take
1984-05-14Brook Troutyearlings600Put-and-Take
1984-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,900Put-and-Take
1983-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,900Put-and-Take
1982-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1981-05-13Brook Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1981-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,900Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-29Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1980-05-29Brook Troutyearlings655Put-and-Take
1980-04-25Brook Troutyearlings900Put-and-Take
1979-05-07Brook Troutyearlings750Put-and-Take
1978-05-10Brook Troutyearlings750Put-and-Take
1977-05-05Brook Troutyearlings750Put-and-Take
1976-05-07Brook Troutyearlings750Put-and-Take
1975-05-08Brook Troutyearlings750
1974-05-02Brook Troutyearlings750
1972-05-12Brook Troutyearlings750
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,125
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,100
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,100
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1963-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1955-08-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1955-08-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings950
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings850
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1951-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1950-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1949-04-01Brook Troutyearlings900

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

Where it is

45.1189, -77.3233 · Open in OpenStreetMap