Stocked

FMZ 15 · Fraser · Pembroke District

Big Trout Lake

Big Trout Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1955: 56 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: 2,360 Brook Trout2.4k20162017: 2,400 Brook Trout2.4k20172018: 2,400 Brook Trout2.4k20182019: 2,400 Brook Trout2.4k20192020: 2,200 Brook Trout2.2k20202021: 2,400 Brook Trout2.4k20212022: 2,400 Brook Trout2.4k20222023: 2,200 Brook Trout2.2k20232024: 2,400 Brook Trout2.4k20242025: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    7,000
    Last 10 yrs
    20,800

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,400
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,200
2022Brook Troutyearlings2,400
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,400
2020Brook Troutyearlings2,200
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,400
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,400
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,400
2016Brook Troutyearlings2,360
Older records (46 stockings, 1955–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-05Brook Troutyearlings2,360L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-05Brook Troutyearlings2,360L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-06Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-10Brook Troutyearlings1,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-26Brook Troutyearlings1,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-20Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-04-30Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-09Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-09Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-20Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-21Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-09Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-07Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1989-04-26Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-03Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-04Brook Troutyearlings2,700Put-Grow-and Take
1978-04-05Brook Troutyearlings3,780Supplemental
1976-05-04Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1974-03-18Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1973-05-11Brook Troutyearlings600HL
1972-06-05Brook Troutyearlings450HL
1970-09-18Brook Troutfingerlings2,000HL
1970-03-31Brook Troutyearlings500HL
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings175
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings432
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings864
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,040
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings875
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500

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

Where it is

45.7703, -77.4814 · Open in OpenStreetMap