Stocked

FMZ 6 · Thunder Bay District · unofficial name

Crooked Birch Lake

Crooked Birch Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,000 Brown Trout yearlings.

In the sweet spot

Brown Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other brown trout lakes in Zone 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
201620172018201920202021: 300 Brown Trout30020212022: 300 Brown Trout30020222023: 200 Brown Trout20020232024: 1,000 Brown Trout1.0k202420252026
  • Brown Trout

By species

  • Brown TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    800
    Last 10 yrs
    1,800

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brown Troutyearlings1,000
2023Brown Troutyearlings200
2022Brown Troutyearlings300
2021Brown Troutyearlings300

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

Where it is

49.4689, -89.5961 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Crooked Birch Lake Fish Stocking — Brown Trout | Stocked