Stocked

FMZ 6 · Gorham · Thunder Bay District

Golding Lake

Golding Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2024 with 10,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1964: 30 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,853 Brook Trout2.9k201620172018: 10,000 Brook Trout10k201820192020: 20,000 Brook Trout20k202020212022: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202220232024: 10,000 Brook Trout10k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    41,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutfingerlings10,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutfingerlings20,000
2018Brook Troutfingerlings10,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings2,853
Older records (25 stockings, 1964–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-03-17Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-02Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-07Brook Troutyearlings4,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-16Brook Troutyearlings472L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Introduction/Research
2006-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,235Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-05Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-23Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings8,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-22Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-05Brook Troutfry6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-09Brook Troutfry6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-31Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-04Brook Troutfingerlings5,970Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-07Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-15Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-02Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Supplemental
1975-06-17Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings3,000DN
1972-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1971-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1970-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000

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

Where it is

48.5965, -89.2339 · Open in OpenStreetMap