Stocked

FMZ 7 · St Julien · Chapleau Wawa District · unofficial name

Francois Lake

Francois Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,600 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1974: 26 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: 1,260 Brook Trout1.3k20162017: 1,600 Brook Trout1.6k201720182019: 2,200 Brook Trout2.2k20192020: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20202021: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k202120222023: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k202320242025: 1,600 Brook Trout1.6k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,500
    Last 10 yrs
    9,900

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1974
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,600
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,200
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,600
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,260
Older records (19 stockings, 1974–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-18Brook Troutyearlings2,700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-19Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-20Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-23Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-05Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-06-05Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-30Brook Troutyearlings2,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-06-02Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-26Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-and-Take
1997-06-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1974-07-08Rainbow Troutyearlings5,000Put-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

48.4821, -84.2907 · Open in OpenStreetMap