Stocked

FMZ 10 · Hurlburt · Sault Ste. Marie District

Garden Lake

Garden Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 800 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1950: 51 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other lake trout lakes in Zone 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 600 Lake Trout60020162017: 800 Lake Trout800201720182019: 800 Lake Trout80020192020: 400 Lake Trout40020202021: 869 Lake Trout869202120222023: 850 Lake Trout850202320242025: 800 Lake Trout80020252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,719
    Last 10 yrs
    4,519

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1990
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1970
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings800
2023Lake Troutyearlings800
2023Lake Troutadults50
2021Lake Troutyearlings800
2021Lake Troutadults69
2020Lake Troutyearlings400
2019Lake Troutyearlings800
2017Lake Troutyearlings800
2016Lake Troutyearlings600
Older records (42 stockings, 1950–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-10-27Lake Troutsub-adults191Big Sound (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-12Lake Troutyearlings800Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2013-11-06Lake Troutadults60Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Supplemental
2013-11-06Lake Troutadults15Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Supplemental
2013-05-17Lake Troutyearlings800Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2011-05-19Lake Troutyearlings800Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2009-05-15Lake Troutyearlings900Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-14Lake Troutyearlings800Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-17Lake Troutadults100Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Supplemental
2005-05-04Lake Troutyearlings839Mishibishu Lakes (TTC) · Supplemental
2003-05-09Lake Troutyearlings800Mishibishu Lakes (TTC) · Supplemental
2001-05-15Lake Troutyearlings250Mishibishu Lakes (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-27Lake Troutyearlings240Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1995-05-24Lake Troutyearlings250Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1993-05-13Lake Troutyearlings240Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1991-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1990-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,400Supplemental
1989-05-24Lake Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1985-01-01Lake Troutyearlings6,415
1981-04-28Brook Troutyearlings5,000Supplemental
1977-06-01Brook Troutyearlings6,130Supplemental
1975-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1970-07-01Rainbow Troutyearlings5,000
1965-09-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,450
1965-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
1964-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1962-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1960-09-01Brook Troutyearlings4,800
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1958-06-01Lake Troutyearlings3,000
1958-04-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1957-09-01Brook Troutyearlings8,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-05-01Lake Troutfingerlings15,000
1953-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1952-04-01Lake Troutfingerlings12,000
1952-04-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1950-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,400

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

Where it is

46.7646, -83.7065 · Open in OpenStreetMap