Stocked

FMZ 8 · Grenfell · Kirkland Lake District

Gale Lake

Gale Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1970: 35 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: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20162017: 1,020 Brook Trout1.0k20172018: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20182019: 500 Brook Trout500201920202021: 500 Brook Trout50020212022: 500 Brook Trout50020222023: 500 Brook Trout50020232024: 488 Brook Trout48820242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,500
    Last 10 yrs
    5,508

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings488
2023Brook Troutyearlings500
2022Brook Troutyearlings500
2021Brook Troutyearlings500
2019Brook Troutyearlings500
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,020
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (26 stockings, 1970–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-17Brook Troutyearlings700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-08Brook Troutyearlings700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-09Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-09Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-23Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-20Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-27Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-08Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-10Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-04Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-10Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-10Brook Troutyearlings750Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1986-09-22Brook Troutfingerlings7,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-06Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-25Brook Troutyearlings750Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-14Brook Troutyearlings750Supplemental
1979-06-05Brook Troutyearlings750Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-20Brook Troutyearlings650Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-13Brook Troutyearlings500
1973-10-03Brook Troutfingerlings3,000HL
1972-09-23Brook Troutfingerlings8,000HL
1970-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000HL

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

Where it is

48.1648, -80.2457 · Open in OpenStreetMap