Stocked

FMZ 7 · Chabanel · Wawa District

Francis Lake

Francis Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2023 with 1,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1988: 27 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 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20162017: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20172018: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20182019: 1,350 Brook Trout1.4k20192020: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k202020212022: 1,040 Brook Trout1.0k20222023: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k2023202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2023
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,540
    Last 10 yrs
    9,390

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,040
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,350
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,500
Older records (20 stockings, 1988–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-11Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-03-27Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-03-06Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-03-07Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-03-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-03-10Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-03-11Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-03-15Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-03-21Brook Troutyearlings1,400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-03-18Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-03-30Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-09Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-and-Take
1990-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-12Brook Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take/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

48.0442, -84.7031 · Open in OpenStreetMap