Stocked

FMZ 6 · Hardwick · Thunder Bay District · unofficial name

Birch Lake

Birch Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2024 with 8,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1952: 35 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k201620172018: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k201820192020: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k202020212022: 7,000 Brook Trout7.0k202220232024: 8,000 Brook Trout8.0k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    7,000
    Last 10 yrs
    23,000

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1971
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutfingerlings8,000
2022Brook Troutfingerlings7,000
2020Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
2018Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
2016Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
Older records (30 stockings, 1952–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-03-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-15Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-06Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-29Brook Troutfingerlings2,920Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-15Brook Troutfry4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-05Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-22Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-05Brook Troutfry4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-09Brook Troutfry4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1987-05-05Brook Troutfingerlings2,200Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-17Brook Troutfingerlings1,999Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-13Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Supplemental
1981-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Supplemental
1975-06-17Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1974-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-06-13Brook Troutfingerlings1,000DN
1972-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1971-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1970-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,300
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1965-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1952-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000

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

Where it is

48.1747, -90.1216 · Open in OpenStreetMap