Stocked

FMZ 18 · South Canonto · Bancroft District

Butternut Lake

Butternut Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1956: 46 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 803 Brook Trout803201720182019: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201920202021: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202120222023: 800 Brook Trout800202320242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,800
    Last 10 yrs
    4,603

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

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

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings800
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings803
Older records (41 stockings, 1956–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-04Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-07Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-27Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-05Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-04-30Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-02Brook Troutyearlings544L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-19Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-07Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-04Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-02Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-05Brook Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1981-04-29Brook Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1980-04-24Brook Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1979-05-07Brook Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1978-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1977-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1976-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1975-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1974-04-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1973-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,000HL
1972-06-14Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1970-10-06Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1970-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,050
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,050
1966-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1956-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings800

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

Where it is

45.0526, -76.8941 · Open in OpenStreetMap