Stocked

FMZ 10 · Daumont · Sault Ste Marie Blind River District · unofficial name

Deer Lake

Deer Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2026 with 700 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1998: 18 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 904 Rainbow Trout90420172018: 1,652 Rainbow Trout1.7k20182019: 1,500 Rainbow Trout1.5k20192020: 915 Rainbow Trout91520202021: 1,650 Rainbow Trout1.6k20212022: 832 Rainbow Trout83220222023: 1,400 Rainbow Trout1.4k20232024: 700 Rainbow Trout70020242025: 700 Rainbow Trout70020252026: 700 Rainbow Trout7002026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,882
    Last 10 yrs
    10,953

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2026Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,400
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings832
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,650
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings915
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,597
2018Rainbow Troutadults55
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings904
Older records (7 stockings, 1998–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-09Rainbow Troutadults81Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-04Rainbow Troutyearlings512Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings616Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,046Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-29Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take

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

Where it is

46.7876, -83.8908 · Open in OpenStreetMap