Stocked

FMZ 15 · Guilford · Bancroft District

Bitter Lake

Bitter Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2023 with 400 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1950: 35 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 800 Lake Trout800201720182019: 701 Lake Trout701201920202021: 400 Lake Trout400202120222023: 400 Lake Trout4002023202420252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2023
    Stocked 2021–2023
    800
    Last 10 yrs
    2,301

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1993
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1962
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2023Lake Troutyearlings400
2021Lake Troutyearlings400
2019Lake Troutyearlings701
2017Lake Troutyearlings800
Older records (31 stockings, 1950–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-08Lake Troutyearlings400Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-06Lake Troutyearlings400Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-26Lake Troutyearlings400Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-29Lake Troutyearlings400Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-30Lake Troutyearlings350Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-02Lake Troutyearlings400Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-27Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2003-05-09Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2001-05-01Lake Troutyearlings400Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1999-04-26Lake Troutyearlings900Killala Lake (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-30Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-09Lake Troutyearlings900Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1995-04-18Lake Troutyearlings600Put-Grow-and Take
1993-04-22Splakeyearlings300F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-14Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-04-23Lake Troutyearlings300Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-24Lake Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1989-04-27Lake Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-09Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-11-04Lake Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-04-16Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1983-04-20Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-05Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1971-05-13Lake Troutyearlings1,000WK
1966-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,200
1965-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,400
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1950-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000

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

Where it is

45.1719, -78.5756 · Open in OpenStreetMap