Stocked

FMZ 7 · Cowie · Chapleau Wawa District · unofficial name

Big Lake

Big Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

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
20162017: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k201720182019: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k201920202021: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k202120222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202320242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,200
    Last 10 yrs
    5,600

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,200

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

Where it is

48.1638, -84.5013 · Open in OpenStreetMap