Stocked

FMZ 10 · Ryan · Sault Ste Marie Blind River District

Gimlet Lake

Gimlet Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 700 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1955: 24 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 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
201620172018201920202021: 700 Brook Trout70020212022202320242025: 700 Brook Trout70020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    700
    Last 10 yrs
    1,400

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings700
2021Brook Troutyearlings700
Older records (22 stockings, 1955–2013)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2013-06-03Brook Troutyearlings700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-25Brook Troutyearlings700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-15Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Supplemental
1991-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,400Supplemental
1989-05-19Brook Troutyearlings700Supplemental
1988-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1983-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,400
1975-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,600
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1955-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings9,000
1955-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,000

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

Where it is

47.0212, -84.6505 · Open in OpenStreetMap