Stocked

FMZ 15 · Fitzgerald · Pembroke District

Big Bissett Lake

Big Bissett Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1955: 43 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20162017: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20172018: 3,800 Brook Trout3.8k20182019: 4,249 Brook Trout4.2k20192020: 3,018 Brook Trout3.0k20202021: 3,962 Brook Trout4.0k20212022: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20222023: 2,283 Brook Trout2.3k20232024: 2,290 Brook Trout2.3k20242025: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    8,745
    Last 10 yrs
    27,602

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1962
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,290
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,283
2022Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,962
2020Brook Troutyearlings3,018
2019Brook Troutyearlings4,249
2018Brook Troutyearlings3,800
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2016Brook Troutyearlings2,500
Older records (33 stockings, 1955–2010)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2010-04-26Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-04-29Brook Troutyearlings2,175L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-02Brook Troutyearlings4,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-17Brook Troutyearlings4,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-26Brook Troutyearlings4,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-21Brook Troutyearlings4,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-08Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-11Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-12Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-11Brook Troutyearlings5,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-21Brook Troutyearlings5,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-09Brook Troutyearlings7,800Put-Grow-and Take
1993-10-15Brook Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-13Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-09-17Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-14Brook Troutyearlings4,500
1989-09-26Brook Troutfingerlings7,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-09-21Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutyearlings5,400Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-08Brook Troutyearlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-27Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1978-06-26Brook Troutyearlings3,500Supplemental
1972-06-06Brook Troutyearlings846HL
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,008
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,100
1962-10-01Lake Troutfingerlings3,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1958-10-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000

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

Where it is

46.1332, -78.1268 · Open in OpenStreetMap