FMZ 16 · Aurora

Black River

Black River (FMZ 16) was last stocked in 1981 with 1,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 16 stocking events in total.

By species

No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Older records (16 stockings, 1946–1981)

Date	Species	Stage	Fish	Strain / purpose
1981-05-14	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,500	Put-and-Take
1979-05-19	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,500	Put-and-Take
1978-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,084	Put-and-Take
1978-04-28	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,100	Put-and-Take
1976-05-13	Brook Trout	yearlings	500	Put-and-Take
1972-06-02	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1971-05-31	Brook Trout	yearlings	200
1959-07-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	2,000
1958-07-01	Largemouth Bass	fingerlings	2,000
1958-07-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	2,000
1957-07-01	Largemouth Bass	fingerlings	1,500
1956-07-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	2,000
1956-07-01	Largemouth Bass	fingerlings	2,000
1954-05-01	Muskellunge	fry	10,000
1953-06-01	Muskellunge	fingerlings	200
1946-05-01	Walleye	fry	100,000

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

Check the Zone 16 regulations. Some lakes have special rules; we do not summarize regs.
Guide to Eating Ontario Fish for consumption advisories.
Fish sizes are estimates: yearlings stocked 3–5 years ago are usually 30–45 cm; fingerlings take a year longer.

From the MNRF access point dataset. May not be on this lake.