Stocked

FMZ 8 · Fournier · Cochrane District · unofficial name

Else Lake

Else Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 550 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 77 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: 300 Brook Trout30020162017: 350 Brook Trout35020172018: 800 Brook Trout80020182019: 450 Brook Trout45020192020: 550 Brook Trout55020202021: 550 Brook Trout55020212022: 200 Brook Trout20020222023: 650 Brook Trout65020232024: 200 Brook Trout20020242025: 550 Brook Trout55020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,400
    Last 10 yrs
    4,300

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2004
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2004
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings550
2024Brook Troutyearlings200
2023Brook Troutyearlings550
2023Brook Troutadults100
2022Brook Troutyearlings200
2021Brook Troutyearlings550
2020Brook Troutyearlings550
2019Brook Troutyearlings450
2018Brook Troutyearlings700
2018Brook Troutadults100
2017Brook Troutyearlings350
2016Brook Troutyearlings300
Older records (65 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-27Brook Troutyearlings100Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-07Brook Troutadults75Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-30Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-04Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-10-18Brook Troutadults100Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-24Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-11-15Brook Troutadults100Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-18Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-11-09Brook Troutadults75Dickson Lake (Wild) · Put-and-Take
2010-05-19Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-10-28Brook Troutadults50Hills Lake · Put-and-Take
2009-05-27Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-10-23Brook Troutadults50Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2008-05-26Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-26Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-10-10Brook Troutadults50Hills Lake · Put-and-Take
2007-05-24Brook Troutyearlings300Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-26Brook Troutyearlings156Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-25Brook Troutyearlings200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-21Splakeyearlings160F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-23Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-24Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-24Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-24Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-07Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-23Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-10-06Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-03Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-25Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-22Splakeyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1984-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1980-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Rehabilitation
1978-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,500Rehabilitation
1976-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1972-01-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1969-10-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1967-10-01Brook Troutadults1,000
1966-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1965-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1965-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1964-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings580
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings5,000
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings5,000
1955-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1954-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1953-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,100
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,800
1951-10-01Brook Troutyearlings1,100
1949-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1948-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1946-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400

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

Where it is

49.0167, -81.1639 · Open in OpenStreetMap