Stocked

FMZ 8 · Eby · Kirkland Lake District · unofficial name

Eby Pothole

Eby Pothole (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 300 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1948: 84 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: 500 Brook Trout50020162017: 474 Brook Trout47420172018: 500 Brook Trout50020182019: 300 Brook Trout30020192020: 400 Brook Trout40020202021: 300 Brook Trout30020212022: 450 Brook Trout45020222023: 300 Brook Trout30020232024: 376 Brook Trout37620242025: 300 Brook Trout30020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,050
    Last 10 yrs
    3,400

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings300
2024Brook Troutyearlings276
2024Brook Troutadults100
2023Brook Troutyearlings300
2022Brook Troutyearlings350
2022Brook Troutadults100
2021Brook Troutyearlings300
2020Brook Troutyearlings300
2020Brook Troutadults100
2019Brook Troutyearlings300
2018Brook Troutyearlings500
2017Brook Troutyearlings375
2017Brook Troutadults99
2016Brook Troutyearlings500
Older records (70 stockings, 1948–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-10-30Brook Troutadults111Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-11Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-11-07Brook Troutadults144Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-30Brook Troutyearlings600Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-24Brook Troutadults670Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2013-05-14Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-11-19Brook Troutadults462Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-10-24Brook Troutadults265Lake Nipigon (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-06-27Brook Troutadults180Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2012-06-27Brook Troutyearlings130Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-20Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-11-16Brook Troutadults125Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-24Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-10-28Brook Troutadults214Hills Lake · Put-and-Take
2010-10-28Brook Troutadults190Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-11-12Brook Troutadults144Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2009-11-12Brook Troutadults22Hills Lake · Put-and-Take
2009-05-13Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-10-30Brook Troutadults988Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2008-05-30Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-11-08Brook Troutadults192Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2007-05-04Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-17Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-31Brook Troutadults468Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2005-10-31Brook Troutadults232Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2005-04-28Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-11-09Brook Troutadults600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2004-06-03Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-11-12Brook Troutadults541Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2003-11-12Brook Troutadults459Hills Lake · Put-and-Take
2003-05-14Brook Troutyearlings700Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-29Brook Troutadults500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-07Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-16Brook Troutadults320Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-01Brook Troutsub-adults400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-10-14Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-10-22Brook Troutadults150Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-09-20Brook Troutfry530Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-25Brook Troutyearlings4,175L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-23Brook Troutyearlings600Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-10-12Brook Troutsub-adults325Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-26Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-02-16Brook Troutfry10,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-26Brook Troutyearlings500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-02Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-08Brook Troutyearlings500Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-06-02Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-26Brook Troutsub-adults300Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-06Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-26Brook Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-14Brook Troutyearlings750Rehabilitation/Put-Grow-and Take
1979-10-11Brook Troutfingerlings500Supplemental
1977-09-30Brook Troutfingerlings750Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-09-30Brook Troutfingerlings400
1973-10-04Brook Troutfingerlings500HL
1971-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1969-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,600
1969-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,600
1968-06-01Brook Troutadults500
1964-08-01Brook Troutadults500
1964-01-01Brook Troutadults500
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1948-07-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

48.0323, -80.1628 · Open in OpenStreetMap