Stocked

FMZ 15 · Nightingale · Algonquin Park Zone - Ontario Parks

Gem Lake

Gem Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 776 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1960: 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20162017: 500 Brook Trout500201720182019: 500 Brook Trout500201920202021: 750 Brook Trout750202120222023: 800 Brook Trout800202320242025: 776 Brook Trout77620252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,550
    Last 10 yrs
    3,326

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

  • Largemouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1964
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings776
2023Brook Troutyearlings800
2021Brook Troutyearlings750
2019Brook Troutyearlings500
2017Brook Troutyearlings500
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (29 stockings, 1960–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-16Brook Troutyearlings1,000Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,000Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,000Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,073Dickson Lake (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
1992-05-20Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-08Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-04-27Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-11Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-27Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-18Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-10Brook Troutyearlings400HL
1972-05-31Brook Troutyearlings500HL
1970-09-14Brook Troutfingerlings1,000HL
1970-05-20Brook Troutyearlings912HL
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings460
1964-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings400
1964-06-01Largemouth Bassfingerlings500
1963-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings400
1962-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings800
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

45.4795, -78.3722 · Open in OpenStreetMap