Stocked

FMZ 10 · Gough · Sudbury District

Birch Lake

Birch Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,163 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 88 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other lake trout lakes in Zone 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 4,301 Lake Trout4.3k20172018: 3,200 Lake Trout3.2k20182019: 3,900 Lake Trout3.9k20192020: 5,310 Lake Trout5.3k20202021: 5,000 Lake Trout5.0k20212022: 5,600 Lake Trout5.6k20222023: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20232024: 901 Lake Trout90120242025: 3,163 Lake Trout3.2k20252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    13,600
    Last 10 yrs
    34,375

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

  • WalleyeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2014
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1956
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1956
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings3,163
2024Lake Troutyearlings901
2023Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2022Lake Troutyearlings5,600
2021Lake Troutyearlings5,000
2020Lake Troutyearlings5,310
2019Lake Troutyearlings3,900
2018Lake Troutyearlings3,200
2017Lake Troutyearlings4,165
2017Lake Troutadults136
Older records (78 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-02Lake Troutadults71Iroquois Bay (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2015-05-22Lake Troutsub-adults4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Rehabilitation
2014-11-05Walleyefingerlings2,425Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2014-10-23Lake Troutadults110Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-21Walleyefingerlings4,918Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2014-10-10Walleyefingerlings10,413Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2014-05-15Lake Troutyearlings2,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2014-04-05Lake Troutyearlings4,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2013-11-20Lake Troutadults52Iroquois Bay (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2012-10-11Walleyefry5,212Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2012-10-10Walleyefry10,328Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2012-10-10Walleyesub-adults200Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2012-05-11Lake Troutyearlings2,500Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2011-10-05Lake Troutyearlings1,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2011-06-28Walleyefry34,975Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2011-05-30Lake Troutyearlings3,030Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2011-05-11Lake Troutyearlings1,430Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2010-05-20Lake Troutadults225Iroquois Bay (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2009-05-22Lake Troutadults147Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2008-11-10Walleyefingerlings8,205Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2008-05-16Lake Troutadults60Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2007-11-01Lake Troutadults179Iroquois Bay (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2007-05-10Lake Troutyearlings1,250Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2007-04-02Lake Troutyearlings5,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2006-05-24Walleyeyearlings18,695Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2005-10-26Lake Troutsub-adults2,499Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2005-10-14Lake Troutadults177Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2005-04-22Lake Troutyearlings2,298Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2004-10-16Lake Troutsub-adults2,698Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2004-10-15Lake Troutsub-adults2,249Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2003-10-02Lake Troutyearlings2,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2003-10-02Lake Troutyearlings1,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2003-05-30Lake Troutadults66Iroquois Bay (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2003-05-16Lake Troutyearlings1,028Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2003-05-02Lake Troutadults176Michipicoten Island (DNC) · Rehabilitation
2003-05-02Lake Troutadults42Iroquois Bay (TTC) · Rehabilitation
1999-10-07Walleyefingerlings7,003Napanee River (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1999-05-13Lake Troutadults337Michipicoten Island (DNC) · Rehabilitation
1999-05-13Lake Troutadults143Michipicoten Island (DNC) · Rehabilitation
1998-01-07Lake Troutfry115,000Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Rehabilitation
1998-01-07Lake Troutfry20,000Mishibishu Lakes (TTC) · Rehabilitation
1997-09-24Walleyefingerlings13,000Napanee River (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1997-08-04Walleyefish243Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1995-07-06Walleyefry457Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation
1995-05-19Lake Troutadults425Mishibishu Lakes (Sanc) · Rehabilitation
1995-05-16Lake Troutyearlings5,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1994-07-07Walleyefry1,400Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation
1994-05-02Lake Troutyearlings5,000Slate Islands (DNC) · Rehabilitation
1994-05-02Lake Troutadults800Michipicoten Island (DNC) · Rehabilitation
1993-05-13Lake Troutyearlings10,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1992-07-26Walleyefingerlings42Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation
1991-06-22Walleyefry910Rehabilitation
1991-05-19Walleyefry236,000Rehabilitation
1989-06-01Lake Troutyearlings6,500Supplemental
1988-11-02Lake Troutyearlings2,082Rehabilitation
1988-11-02Lake Troutyearlings650Rehabilitation
1988-07-25Walleyefingerlings1,800Rehabilitation
1987-01-01Lake Troutfingerlings14,628Rehabilitation
1964-05-01Lake Troutyearlings3,000
1963-05-01Walleyeeggs280,000
1962-05-01Walleyeeggs310,000
1959-05-01Walleyeeggs175,000
1956-06-01Smallmouth Bassfry6,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-06-01Smallmouth Bassfry5,000
1953-07-01Smallmouth Bassfry4,000
1953-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings3,000
1952-07-01Smallmouth Bassfry4,000
1952-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000
1951-07-01Smallmouth Bassfry3,500
1951-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings3,000
1951-05-01Walleyeeggs200,000
1949-08-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1949-07-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings1,500
1948-08-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000
1948-07-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings4,500
1946-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000
1946-06-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings1,000

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

Where it is

46.3041, -81.9745 · Open in OpenStreetMap