Stocked

FMZ 8 · Chown · Kirkland Lake District · unofficial name

Chown Lake 15

Chown Lake 15 (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1964: 42 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k20162017: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k20172018: 2,700 Brook Trout2.7k20182019: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20192020: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20202021: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20212022: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20222023: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20232024: 1,950 Brook Trout1.9k20242025: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,000
    Last 10 yrs
    21,650

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1964
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,950
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2020Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,700
2017Brook Troutyearlings5,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings5,000
Older records (32 stockings, 1964–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-26Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-18Brook Troutyearlings4,035Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-28Brook Troutyearlings2,900Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-02Brook Troutyearlings3,900Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-18Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-13Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-26Brook Troutyearlings3,800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-07Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-30Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-26Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-27Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-05Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-06-05Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-02Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-14Brook Troutyearlings10,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-17Brook Troutyearlings8,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-04Brook Troutyearlings6,200Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-27Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-15Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-19Brook Troutyearlings200Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-09Brook Troutyearlings3,200Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-16Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-23Brook Troutyearlings4,750Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-20Brook Troutsub-adults600Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1976-10-06Brook Troutfingerlings1,500Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,000HL
1970-09-29Brook Troutfingerlings3,000HL
1964-07-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings18,000

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

Where it is

47.7110, -80.5884 · Open in OpenStreetMap