Stocked

FMZ 8 · Timmins · Timmins District

Birch Lake

Birch Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1960: 49 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20162017: 1,049 Rainbow Trout1.0k20172018: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20182019: 998 Rainbow Trout99820192020: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20202021: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20212022: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20222023: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20232024: 725 Rainbow Trout72520242025: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,000
    Last 10 yrs
    8,772

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings725
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings998
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,049
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (39 stockings, 1960–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings998Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-09Rainbow Troutyearlings733Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-10-10Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings350Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings350Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-05Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-28Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-10-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-30Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-06Rainbow Troutyearlings1,750Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-08Rainbow Troutyearlings1,750Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-25Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-16Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1991-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1990-06-07Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-05Rainbow Troutyearlings2,600Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-18Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-16Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1979-06-26Rainbow Troutyearlings6,776Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-04Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-29Rainbow Troutyearlings1,364
1974-06-25Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
1972-01-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,750
1971-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400
1967-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1966-09-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000
1965-07-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings4,000
1964-07-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000
1964-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
1963-07-01Rainbow Troutyearlings500
1962-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,198
1961-07-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,400
1960-05-01Rainbow 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

48.3242, -80.7498 · Open in OpenStreetMap